Maid of honour
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A maid of honour is a junior attendant of a queen in royal households. The position was and is junior to the lady-in-waiting. The equivalent title and office has historically been used in most European royal courts.
The six maids of honour of Queen Elizabeth II appear with her on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after her coronation
Bridesmaid
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Bridesmaids are members of the bride's party at some Western traditional wedding ceremonies. A bridesmaid is typically a young woman and often the bride's close friend or relative. She attends to the bride on the day of a wedding or marriage ceremony. Traditionally, bridesmaids were chosen from unwed young women of marriageable age.
Four bridesmaids wearing gagra cholis, the traditional dress of northern India
This junior bridesmaid, in North Carolina, US, is dressed in white, just like the bride.
The bride (center) with her maid of honor (third from left) and bridesmaids. The maid of honor can be distinguished by her dress, which differs somewhat from that of the other bridesmaids, as well as by her position in the traditional place of honor at the immediate right of the principal party. From 1929, in Minnesota, US.