| 100% | AMIES | 5 | Hardy —, dressmaker by appointment to Queen Elizabeth II who founded a fashion house in 1946 |
| 86% | AMIES | 5 | Hardy —, dressmaker by appointment to Queen Elizabeth II who founded his own fashion house in 1946 |
| 33% | DIOR | 4 | Christian who founded a fashion house |
| 31% | KENNETH | 7 | ___ Branagh, "A Haunting in Venice" actor who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012 for services to Drama |
| 30% | BEN | 3 | ___ Kingsley, "Gandhi" actor who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2002 for services to the British film industry |
| 30% | HELEN | 5 | ___ Mirren, "The Queen" actress who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 for services to Drama |
| 29% | CARTIER | 7 | Louis-François who founded a Parisian jewelry house in 1847 |
| 29% | IAMS | 4 | Animal nutritionist who founded a pet food company in 1946 |
| 29% | DENCH | 5 | Judi ___, "Shakespeare in Love" actress who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1988 for her services to drama |
| 28% | HAND | 4 | "The ___ of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters," 1876 novel by Thomas Hardy about Ethelberta who reinvents herself to find a perfect match |
| 28% | PHILIP | 6 | Prince who was married to Queen Elizabeth II |
| 27% | HOPKINS | 7 | Anthony ___, "The Silence of the Lambs" actor who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1993 for services to Drama |
| 27% | SAPPHIRE | 8 | Jubilee celebrated by Queen Elizabeth II in 2017 |
| 27% | PLATINUM | 8 | Jubilee celebrated by Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 |
| 27% | HELEN | 5 | Mirren who played Queen Elizabeth II in 2006 |
| 27% | VASCODAGAMA | 11 | Portuguese explorer who found a sea route from Europe to India in the late 1400s: 3 wds. |
| 27% | HELENMIRREN | 11 | Actress who won a Best Actress Oscar as Queen Elizabeth II in "The Queen": 2 wds. |
| 26% | CLEOPATRA | 9 | Egyptian queen played by Elizabeth Taylor in a 1963 film |
| 26% | HOME | 4 | Buckingham Palace, to Queen Elizabeth II |
| 26% | PRADA | 5 | Mario who founded a fashion empire |
| 26% | CLAIREFOY | 9 | Actress who plays Queen Elizabeth II in "The Crown" (2 wds.) |
| 26% | SON | 3 | King Charles III, to Queen Elizabeth II |
| 26% | PRADA | 5 | Fashion house in a Streep title |
| 26% | NEED | 4 | "I ___ to Know" (song by a rock artist who left us in 2017) |
| 25% | OED | 3 | Ref. whose second edition was dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II |
| 25% | SECRETMENU | 10 | Food only found by those who know, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 25% | VASSAR | 6 | Matthew who founded a college in 1861 |
| 25% | ARMANI | 6 | Fashion house founded by Giorgio |
| 25% | PRADA | 5 | Fashion house founded in Milan |
| 25% | ARMANI | 6 | Fashion house founded in Milan |