Since HMTQ has seen so many PMs over the years, her endorsement of Tony Blair might give a clue as to his qualities, especially compared to the current incumbent.
Bearing in mind that Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is, theoretically at least, Scottish, he should equally theoretically be more eligible for the award of the
Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (KT) than that of Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG). As a Scot, I'm delighted that he was not offered the former, and In my view he does not deserve the latter either, not least observing the keywords in the title of each honour, namely "Most Noble".
Apologies for thread drift on a thread concerned with Military Honours.
Jack