Who can we expect to see attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II?
will be a major operation, costing millions and expected to draw crowds of thousands.
While her personal life was always a thing of mystery for most of us the Queen had a team of loyal friends around her throughout her life, from her appointed ladies-in-waiting to close friends and confidences.Lady-in-waiting is the name given to the important women who surround the Queen and make up her inner circle. Ladies-in-waiting to the Queen or Queen Consort have existed for hundreds of years and their symbolic titles haven’t changed much in that time.
CHELMSFORD, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 06: Lady Susan Hussey attends a service at Chelmsford Cathedral as part of the centenary celebrations of Chelmsford Diocese during day of engagements in Essex on May 6, 2014 in Chelmsford, England. Another of The Queen’s longest serving Woman of the Bedchamber was The Honourable Mary Anne Morrison, who had received her an award for 60 years of service before the Queen’s death.
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II alongside Lady in Waiting, Susan Rhodes attends a National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in Westminster, amid the spread of coronavirus disease on November 8, 2020 in London, England. Remembrance Sunday services are still able to go ahead despite the covid-19 measures in place across the various nations of the UK. Each country has issued guidelines to ensure the safety of those taking part.
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