Queen Mother Confers Honorary Degree On Mrs. Pandit. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, who had just been installed as Chancellor of London University, confers the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws on Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, India's High Commissioner in London, at the Royal Festival Hall, London, today (Thursday). The conferment of honorary degrees on Mrs. Pandit and a number of other distinguished persons followed the installation ceremony. November 24, 1955. (Photo by Reuterphoto).