Vogue's Anna Wintour receives special recognition in King's first Honours list
Fashion legend Dame Anna Wintour is set to add more initials next to her name after being recognised by King Charles III.
The Chief Content Office for Condé Nast Publications and Global Editorial Director of Vogue is one of just three people to be awarded a special recognition from His Majesty.
Dame Anna, 73, is known to millions for her iconic bobbed haircut and oversized black sunglasses but her dedication to the fashion industry never goes unrecognised.
This year, Anna has received the Member of the Order of the Companions from His Majesty for services to fashion.
It comes six years after the late Queen Elizabeth II invested her as a Dame Commander for her contributions to fashion and journalism.
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Dame Anna has been made a. Member of the Order of the Companions by His Majesty for services to fashion (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
Wintour was made a Dame in 2017 by Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth (AFP via Getty Images)The Hampstead-born journalist started her career in 1970 when she was hired as an editorial assistant at Harper's & Queen – when Harper's Bazaar UK and Queen merged.
Just five years later, she found herself hired as the junior fashion editor of Harper's Bazaar in New York – but she was fired just nine months later.
Following almost five years of different roles, in 1983 Anna was later hired by Vogue after talking with the then-editorial director of Condé Nast, Alex Liberman.
Having doubled her salary to become the first creative director of the glossy mag, Anna became the editor of Vogue UK just two years later following the resignation of Beatrix Miller.
But in true Wintour style, she later left the role to work at House & Garden in New York, another publication from Condé Nast.
She is no stranger to royalty (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)However, this wasn't to last as she finally signed to become the editor of US Vogue – where she remained in place for several decades from 1988.
Nowadays it's believed that Wintour rarely writes for the publication, besides the editor's letter but often leaves her employees gobsmacked when she answers her phone, rather than having an assistant take calls for her.
The British and American citizen now sits as Editor-in-chief of Vohue as well as Global Chief Content Officer for Condé Nast as well as the artistic director of Condé Nast and the Global Editorial Director of Vogue.
Her career has seen her become the face of the glitzy Met Gala which is held every year in New York, as well as the subject of a novel and hugely successful film.
Lauren Wiesberger who previously served as an assistant to Wintor wrote The Devil Wears Prada alongside Richard Story – which is believed to be based loosely on Anna.
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In the book and movie, Miranda Priestly, the character based on Anna makes near-impossible demands and appears to berate employees for their failures.
During the production of the movie, it was alleged Anna had threatened fashion designers, claiming Vogue wouldn't cover them if they made cameos in the film as themselves.
This, however, was denied by Wintour's spokesperson.
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