Her Excellency Sandra Lady Williams was admitted to be a Commander of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem on the instructions of His Majesty King Charles lll. The investiture took place on October 22nd at the Priory in St. John’s Gate, London.

The ceremony was conducted by Prior Stuart Shilson and Chancellor Simon Williams . Others present included His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams, Knight of the Order and Dean Paul Williams.

The motto of the order is “For the faith and in the service of humanity. ” In response to the welcome , Her Excellency Lady Williams graciously accepted the honour. She said , “Thanks to everyone who had a part to play in bestowing this award on me . I’m very humbled . And hopefully deserving.

Two weeks ago , I found myself facing death . In fact , the medical team in Beijing said that had I delayed one minute more, it would have been too late. And at that moment, nothing at all matters . Nothing in this world matters . And it is really then that you are faced with the real meaning and purpose of life : to live for each other , and to love each other. I know it’s a hard concept to grasp in this rat race of a world when it boils down to survival of the fittest . But grab as much as you may — you can only use so much STUFF and you certainly can’t take it with you .

All of this to say – the life of the Order of St John has been dedicated to helping mankind in the true spirit of the real purpose of humanity . We can’t thank you enough for your selfless contribution to global charity .

I was fortunate enough to be involved with the work of the St John Hospice in Antigua , and the St. John Ambulance here in the United Kingdom. I pledge to continue to help as much as I can — as long as there is breath in my body .”