Overview
- Multiple outlets report the King invested Princess Anne’s husband with the GCVO, a sovereign-directed honor.
- The investiture was reported to have taken place privately at Balmoral Castle on August 21.
- The GCVO is the highest grade of the Royal Victorian Order, placing him alongside Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales.
- Laurence, a retired Royal Navy vice admiral, previously received the KCVO from Queen Elizabeth II in 2011.
- HELLO! reports he is honored and is expected to wear the insignia at next month’s state banquet for US President Donald Trump.