On Monday, Windsor castle performed its annual investiture for former prime ministers or top royals but this year, there was a surprise candidate. Rt Hon. Baroness Valerie Amos, a black lady immigrant was one of the distinguished people included for the rare ceremony.
Professor Chris Imafidon [Wall Street Journal best selling author & award winning royal biographer] was live in Windsor to witness this historic ceremony.
No British monarch has ever given the highest honour to a black woman. So it was a huge surprise when Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II bestowed Baroness Valerie Amos with the honour of “Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter” ironically this on the day that the British government decided to implement its obnoxious “Rwandan plan” to deport innocent immigrants
Meanwhile, Rt Hon Valerie Amos, herself a black migrant, has contributed immensely to British life. Baroness Amos was the first black woman to serve in a British cabinet, and lead House of Lords, and also the first to head a British University achieves another historic first.
This is Britain’s highest order of chivalry. It is limited to a maximum of 24 individuals at any one time, and is in the personal gift of the monarch. Most of the previous recipients are former prime ministers. It is ancient and oldest order of Chivalry dating back 700 years and is one of the highest honours the monarch can bestow on anyone without any advice or input from politicians. Prince William, and Sir John Major are current knights of the order. And Sir Winston Churchill and Prince Philip were both given the award during their lifetimes.
Buckingham Palace said: The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint The Right Honourable Valerie Ann, Baroness Amos C.H. to be a Lady Companion and a Knight of the order of Garter.
Valerie Amos was born in March 1954 on the island of Wakenaam, in Guyana but moved to the UK with her family in 1963 and built a career working for equal opportunities. During the last black history month, Baroness Amos was described as a transformative and inspirational figure.
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