“I still have a lot to do”: at 75, Anna Wintour does not want to hear about retirement

Out of the question for her to leave her post, after more than thirty years of good and loyal service. The editor -in -chief of the magazine Vogue American Anna Wintour said on Tuesday that she did not intend to retire anytime, after being decorated by King Charles III at the Buckingham Palace.

Already made “lady” in 2017, Anna Wintour, 75, was raised to the rank of “companions of honor”, joining a limited group of sixty people.

A “conviction”

Dressed in an Alexander McQueen outfit, she briefly removed her famous glasses for the occasion. “The last time I came here, the Queen (Elizabeth II) gave me a medal and we both agreed that we have been doing our job for a very long time,” said Anna Wintour, who The head of the American edition of Vogue since 1988 has been at the head.

“This morning, His Majesty (King Charles III) asked me if it meant that I was going to stop working and I answered firmly that no,” continued this fashion figure, which was born and grew up in the United Kingdom. This distinction “reinforces my conviction that I still have a lot to accomplish,” she added.

The order of the companions of honor, founded in 1917 by King George V, is limited to 65 members, who have contributed exceptionally to the field of arts, sciences or medicine. The painter David Hockney, actress Judi Dench or singer Elton John are currently part of it.

In addition, the British artist Tracey Emin, 61, one of the figures of the “Young British Artists” movement formed in the late 1980s, was also made “lady” on Tuesday by the monarch. Achievement of aggressive cancer in 2020, she had to undergo many operations in recent years.