Dame Commander wears the same cross suspended from a bow on the left breast.

She was invested as a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 2002.

The actress said just moments after being made a Dame Commander: "My heart's fluttering.

Dames Commander and female Companions wear the badge from a bow on the left side:

She was made a Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 2005.

A Dame Commander is the second most senior grade in the Order of the British Empire.

She has been granted the customary appointment as a Dame Commander of the British Empire.

She was invested as a Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1969.

In 1983, she was made a Dame Commander (DBE) of the order.

In 1987, she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.