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.
