The presenter, 67, is kept company by her cats Dr Iain Mackerel and Barbara, as well as her daughters Grace and Winnie, as she pens heart-warming novels and shows off her body transformation.
The monarch, 76, held the reception to recognise the humanitarian efforts of a number of people, including His Dark Materials actress Ruth Wilson and presenter Fern Britton.
NIK SIMON: It is an 80-mile drive from his home in Somerset but Vickery's personal journey to the show stage has been less straightforward. Queen's Honours, delight, divorce, bankruptcy.