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he was appointed a Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours for her services to the state, a few months after her shock resignation as prime minister.

Last week it was announced she would formally receive her damehood from Prince William at a ceremony in Windsor Castle in London.

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In a social media post, Prince William and wife Kate called her a friend, an extraordinary advocate, and now a Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the State.

I am in no way a fan of this system.

But if anyone deserves the praise and recognition for outstanding work and dedication it’s Dame @jacindaardern

Her govt saved thousands of Kiwi and showed the world the mana of our Motu!

Ka Pai and congratulationshttps://t.co/JaQdv47V2u

— S.O.P.P. 💔🐢💉❤️🇳🇿 #ally 🇺🇦🇵🇸💚🏳️‍🌈 (@Huttvalleycraz1) October 16, 2024

"It was a privilege to present you with this deserved award at Windsor today!" he wrote

In a video accompanying the post, Dame Jacinda described it as a huge honour.

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𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕒 𝔸𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝔻𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕞

"I feel really humbled by the chance to be here with my family and really I see it as an acknowledgement of them and of every person I worked with, and of every person whose supported me and that includes a very large number of New Zealanders."

Dame Jacinda was in the UK for a meeting of the prince's Earthshot Prize, of which she is a trustee.

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The movement behind the prize was just as important, she said.

"About telling every single person out there that we don't have to wait, for this catastrophe to happen to us, that there are things we can do and that are being done."

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