Queen Elizabeth receives Ruth Bader Ginsburg Women of Leadership Award

The Queen has been awarded the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Women of Leadership Award in a ceremony at the US Library of Congress last Thursday.

British ambassador to the United States, Dame Karen Pierce, accepted the award, named after the late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, on behalf of the Queen.

In a letter to her Majesty, President Biden said, "This award is a testament to your lifetime of leadership and unflinching devotion to serving the people of the Commonwealth."

The President added: "Your strength and integrity through an era of unprecedented global challenges have set an example for the world that will continue to inspire leaders for generations to come.”

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts also said: “"Your Majesty's reign has exemplified devotion to service and to the rule of law.

“It has inspired a great many others around the world to give of themselves for the broader good.

"Your Majesty and my late colleague Justice Ginsburg personified those virtues in different arenas, to be sure, but with the same extraordinary level of commitment and, indeed, courage."

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy praised The Queen as the "most deserving woman of leadership of our time."