The Queen opened the Annual Meeting of the Women's Institute in its centenary year at Royal Albert Hall, London. The Princess Royal and The Countess of Wessex were also present.
The Queen is President of the Sandringham branch of the Women's Institute, and pays them a visit during her annual holiday break. She has a
Women's Institute Badge that she often wears to that meeting, but today she went with the Cambridge Pearl Pendant Brooch. A gorgeous match for her Rachel Trevor-Morgan hat and Stewart Parvin coat, no?
Video: Highlights, with a bit of cake cutting fun at the end
The Queen was also scheduled to attend a garden party today alongside The Countess of Wessex, according to her calendar the last time I checked it, but it appears that she did not attend after all. She did do one more important thing today:
Prince Harry has now been appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, and was received in a private audience by The Queen today. (No photos are available.)
My psychic powers are strong this week! Just yesterday, I posted about
the insignia of the Royal Victorian Order. While my post concentrated on the insignia as worn by a Knight or Dame Grand Cross (The Duchess of Cornwall's rank), Prince Harry has been made a Knight Commander, which is one rank below. Instead of wearing his Badge on a sash, it will be worn on a ribbon around the neck, and the Star is slightly different. Here is the insignia presented to him:
I assume that after some years have passed, he will be made a Knight Grand Cross, as happened with his uncles Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. While some have been waiting for Harry to get the Order of the Garter (doubtful until Charles takes the throne, if you ask me), this is the one I've been waiting for him to receive. It's a great way to recognize the good works he's done so far!
Photos: via Getty Images, Women's Institute video, Twitter
For more: Article from the BBC, video embedded below. 
