Akhtar-e-Iqbal Akhtar-e-Iqbal: Pg. #220

Conferment of Titles
"Owing to the kindness of His Highness Edward VIII, I was conferred with the titles of GCI in 1904 and GCIE in 1910. Now, His Highness George VI , the Kaiser-e-Hind, conferred upon me the title of CI (Crown of India) and presented the same with his own hands on the occasion of my coronation. This is the most respected title among all the titles in the world because it was proposed by the grand and the kind Queen Victoria in the honour of the female gender.
It is a matter of great surprise that there was no such title available for women before this even though great deeds had been done by women across the world and their names appeared alongside men for their services to nation and humanity."