'Dynasty' Star Joan Collins Made a Dame

"Not in a billion years did I think I would be made a Dame," she said.

ByABC News
March 26, 2015, 12:47 PM
Joan Collins holds her insignia of Dame Commander of the British Empire, after it was awarded to her by Britain's Prince Charles at an Investiture Ceremony, at Buckingham Palace in London, March 26, 2015.
Joan Collins holds her insignia of Dame Commander of the British Empire, after it was awarded to her by Britain's Prince Charles at an Investiture Ceremony, at Buckingham Palace in London, March 26, 2015.
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— -- She was always royalty to her fans -- and now Joan Collins is officially a dame.

The former "Dynasty" star received the honor today at Buckingham Palace from Prince Charles.

"Not in a billion years did I think I would be made a Dame, it never even crossed my mind," Collins, 81, told reporters at the palace, according to People magazine. "It wasn't anything I ever aspired to. I just wanted to be jobbing actress, a working actor and somebody who could still perform."

PHOTO: Joan Collins is made a Dame Commander of the British Empire by the Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, during an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, March 26, 2015.
Joan Collins is made a Dame Commander of the British Empire by the Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, during an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, March 26, 2015.

The timing for this honor couldn't be better as Collins is set to be featured in a new series called, "The Royals" as the Queen's mother.

Collins starred as Alexis Carrington on "Dynasty" from 1981 to 1989.

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