Dame Quentin Alice Louise Bryce, is an Australian academic who served as the 25th governor-general of Australia from 2008 to 2014. She is the first and to date only woman to have held the position, and was previously the 24th Governor of Queensland from 2003 to 2008.
Bryce in 2013
Quentin and Michael Bryce
Bryce at Floriade, the national flower show in Canberra on 3 October 2010.
Bryce (far right) during a March 2009 visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Government. Before the establishment of the order, Australian citizens received British honours.
King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) wearing the insignia of a Knight of the Order of Australia, 1983
Queen Elizabeth II wearing the insignia of the Sovereign of the Order of Australia