LONDON – King Charles III has had his hands full this week bestowing honors on fashion and retail industry figures.

In the future after handing Stella McCartney a CBE, or Commander of the Order of the British Empire, he received Marigay McKee at Windsor Castle, giving her an MBE, or Member of the Order of the British Empire.

McKee, who’s British and lives within the U.S., was given the award for retail services overseas.

For the past decade, she has served as a trade ambassador for Great, a British government-backed international marketing campaign that encourages people to go to, do business, invest and study within the U.K.

McKee said the award made her feel “very British and really patriotic in addition to grateful for the support of so many friends and colleagues along the way in which. After a 30-year profession in retail, you value the people, the players, and the talent around you a lot. It’s all the time in regards to the team.

“There’s still so rather more to do and a lot to work to get done. I feel like I’m still at the start, very passionate, and nowhere near the tip.”

For her meeting with the king on Wednesday, McKee wore a dress and coat specially made by Emilia Wickstead; Malone Souliers lace pumps; and vintage Cartier pearls.

McKee is a partner on the enterprise firm Fernbrook Capital Management, and sits on the boards of Aston Martin; ecommerce tech company ESW; and The Webster.

She began her profession at Estée Lauder in Europe, and later joined Harrods as the pinnacle of its beauty department. She was promoted to chief merchant in 2010. In 2013, McKee was named president of Saks Fifth Avenue and relocated to Recent York.

In 2015, after leaving Saks, McKee formed the consultancy firm MM Luxe Consulting to deliver strategic retail advisory services to clients.

That very same 12 months she joined fellow industry figures Glenda Bailey, Tommy Hilfiger and Silas Chou in raising greater than 100,000 kilos for Britain’s Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, which is overseen by the independent charity Historic Royal Palaces.

The fundraiser took place at Kensington Palace with Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, and Britain’s former First Lady Samantha Cameron, in attendance.