ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, tə sˈɛləbɹˌeɪt ðə kwˈiːn mˈʌðɚz nˈaɪntiəθ bˈɜːθdeɪ baɪ ðæt tˈaɪm ʃiː hæd sˈɜːvd hɜː fɔːɹ fˈɪfti θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz, ʃiː wʌz mˌeɪd ɐ dˈeɪm ɡɹˈænd kɹˈɔs ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl vɪktˈoːɹiən ˈɔːɹdɚ.
In 1990, to celebrate the Queen Mother's 90th birthday (by that time she had served her for 53 years), she was made a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.