 In 1902 he was rewarded for his services by being made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1902 Coronation Honours list published on 26 June 1902.He received the knighthood in a private audience with King Edward VII on 2 August, during the King′s convalescence on board HMY "Victoria and Albert".In 1903, Bertie was appointed a Privy Counsellor and made Ambassador to Italy, and then in 1905 became Ambassador to France, a post previously held by his father-in-law, Lord Cowley.