Vogue editor Wintour now Dame Anna after Queen crowned her Dame Commander of the British Empire

BRITAIN’S monarch has met the queen of the fashion world, as Vogue editor Anna Wintour was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II.

Editor-in-Chief, American Vogue and Artistic Director Dame Anna Wintour poses for a photo after receiving her Dame Commander insignia from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Picture: AP

BRITAIN’S monarch has met a queen of the fashion world, as Vogue editor Anna Wintour was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II.

Wintour was made a dame — the female equivalent of a knight — for services to fashion and journalism in a Buckingham Palace ceremony.

Editor-in-Chief, American Vogue and Artistic Director Dame Anna Wintour with Queen Elizabeth II. Picture: AP

Editor-in-Chief, American Vogue and Artistic Director, Dame Anna Wintour is made a Dame Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. Picture: AP

The UK-born editor arrived wearing her ever-present sunglasses, but removed them before entering the palace ballroom.

She said afterwards that the queen had struggled to find a place to pin the insignia on Wintour’s pink belted Chanel outfit.

Britain's Anna Wintour, editor of US Vogue flanked by her daughter Bee Schaffer, poses with her medal after being appointed Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to fashion and journalism. Picture: AFP

Wintour said she also congratulated the Queen on Prince Philip’s long public service, calling him “an inspiration to us all.”

The Queen’s husband, who is 95, announced that he will retire from public engagements later this year.

Vogue editor Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington. Picture: Supplied

Anna Wintour attends the Met Gala. Picture: Getty

Originally published as Vogue editor Wintour now Dame Anna after Queen crowned her Dame Commander of the British Empire