Singer Adele said her visit to Buckingham Palace to receive an MBE was a “very posh” affair.
To mark her trip, the performer, who was honoured by the Prince of Wales, accessorised her fingernails with tiny crowns.
Her nails were painted royal blue and the nails on the ring fingers of both hands featured tiny silver-coloured crowns decorated with red stones.
In a statement issued after the ceremony, the singer said: “It was an honour to be recognised and a very proud moment to be awarded alongside such wonderful and inspirational people. Very posh indeed.”
Adele has become a worldwide phenomenon, with her debut album 19 and the follow-up 21 selling millions of copies both at home and abroad.
Her chart-topping releases made the 25-year-old singer the natural choice to sing the theme to the James Bond film Skyfall – the song that landed her an Oscar earlier this year.
In the past, the Londoner has said her second album 21 was inspired by a “rubbish relationship”, but she has gone on to find love with partner Simon Konecki, the father of her son Angelo.
During the investiture ceremony, Sir Edward Leigh, Margaret Thatcher’s former private secretary, followed in his father’s footsteps when he was dubbed a knight by the prince. The son of Sir Neville Leigh, former clerk to the Privy Council, Sir Edward worked in the private office of the former prime minister while she was leader of the opposition between 1976 and 1977 and was in charge of her correspondence.
Christian Horner, principal of the Red Bull Formula One team, which has won four consecutive constructors’ and drivers’ world championships, was made an OBE for services to motorsport. He was just 31 when he became team boss eight years ago.