The event brought Bonham-Carter face to face with the woman whose mother she played in The Kings Speech. Bonham-Carter won a best actress Bafta for her portrayal of the Queen Mother in the Oscar-winning film, a performance the Queen is understood to have enjoyed.
The actress wore a tartan suit by and a shrunken top hat to collect her honours. All she would say about the investiture ceremony was that it had been very, very special.
