Alice Temperley's super-sweet MBE

Celebrating her tenth year in the fashion business, producing the first-ever fashion show at the British Museum, throwing one-helluva fashion week bash -- Alice Temperley has been a busy woman.

By ELLE UK and NonePublished: 03 March 2011

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The fashion designer racked up another reason to rejoice yesterday, when the Queen herself presented Temperley with an MBE for her services to fashion.

Temperley wore a toreador-style trouser suit from her A/W '11 collection, along with a black-and-white blouse from her Cruise collection.

Despite appearing unruffled, Temperley admitted that the gravity of the event upended her intentions to follow palace etiquette.

'Unfortunately, I walked away without curtseying, which is annoying,' she told the Press Association.

After the MBE ceremony, staff welcomed Temperley back to her Notting Hill HQ with a surprise party. The only thing sweeter than palace honours? Palace honours, followed by Union Jack cakes from the Hummingbird Bakery, of course.

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