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Conducted at Buckingham Palace, the only other recipient other than David Hockney was John Howard - the recent past Prime Minister of Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations David on receiving such a prestigious award!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full tmblr-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/image-18.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/image-18.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/image-18-300x216.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full tmblr-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/image-19.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/image-19.jpeg 495w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/image-19-250x300.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full tmblr-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/image-20.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/image-20.jpeg 394w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/image-20-199x300.jpeg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday,&nbsp;David Hockney received an Order of Merit from the Queen of England, the highest honor that any citizen may receive. 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