Oh man, THAT question was boiling in the back of my head. That part where Rarity was in the garden and she was like "yeah these are my friends" she could've dropped in a few details.
Should've been like "Yeah so we all kinda saved Equestria, TWICE. You're welcome. You may recall the AWARD CEREMONY that was thrown in our honour. Also Twilight here knows the Princess personally; in fact, we all correspond with her on a regular basis."