Arise Dame Angelina! Hollywood star Jolie meets Her Majesty at Buckingham Palace to be officially awarded her honorary damehood
- The 39-year-old actress and star of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider had a private midday audience with the monarch today
- Received the Insignia of an Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George
- The DCMG honour is in recognition of her campaigning against rape in war zones and services to UK foreign policy
- Her work culminated in a landmark international summit in London in June on ending sexual violence in war zones
- Jolie, a United Nations special envoy, was recognised for an honour in this year's birthday honours list
- Her husband, actor Brad Pitt, and their six children went too and met the Queen, but didn't feature in official pictures
- Oscar-winning Jolie, who married Pitt in August, was named Hollywood's highest-paid actress by Forbes last year
By Harriet Arkell for MailOnline and Rebecca English, Royal Correspondent for the Daily Mail
Published: 12:27 GMT, 10 October 2014 | Updated: 17:11 GMT, 10 October 2014
Angelina Jolie was made an honorary dame during a private audience with the Queen today in recognition of her campaigning against sexual violence.
The Hollywood actress, 39, was presented with the Insignia of an Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George at a reception at Buckingham Palace.
The monarch herself received Oscar-winning Jolie, who starred as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider, Mr and Mrs Smith, and Changeling, and who was named by Forbes as Hollywood's highest paid actress.
The actress was accompanied to the Palace by her husband, Brad Pitt, and their children, sources told MailOnline, and they were all introduced to the Queen, although they did not have official pictures taken.
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Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie was made an honorary Dame by the Queen in recognition of her work against sexual violence
Jolie, 39, also known as Mrs Brad Pitt, was recognised for her work in this year's Queen's birthday honours
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