Stella McCartney gets OBE at Buckingham Palace

Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY

Stella McCartney and her husband, Alasdhair Willis, arrive at Buckingham Palace for an Investiture Ceremony.

Stella McCartney and husband Alasdhair Willis are at Buckingham Palace today where the designer is receiving an OBE.

Before the ceremony, in which Queen Elizabeth pinned her with the Order of the British Empire award for excellence and service in the fashion industry, McCartney, 41, told ITV News she felt "really proud and really excited and honored."

And yes, her blue pencil skirt suit is one of her own creations.

Fashion designer Stella McCartney, right, receives her Officer of the British Empire (OBE) medal from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

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