Woman of the Bedchamber
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A woman of the bedchamber is a member of the Royal Household of the United Kingdom attending a queen regnant or queen consort in the role of lady-in-waiting. Historically the term 'Gentlewoman of Her
Charlotte Clayton, Baroness Sundon, Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Caroline
Mary Morrison, who served as a woman of the bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II from 1960 until the Queen's death in 2022, accompanying the Queen to the national D-Day commemoration in Southsea in 2019
Lady of the Bedchamber
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Lady of the Bedchamber is the title of a lady-in-waiting holding the official position of personal attendant on a British queen regnant or queen consort. The position is traditionally held by the wife
Woman of the Bedchamber
…term 'Gentlewoman of Her Majesty's Bedchamber' was sometimes used. In addition to the women of the bedchamber (usually daughters of peers), queens have ladies of the bedchamber (typically wives or widows of peers above the rank of earl), and a mistress of the robes (usually a duchess) who is the senior female member of her…
The Countess of Airlie returns to Buckingham Palace in a carriage in 2008, having attended the State Opening of Parliament in her capacity as lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II (a position she held from 1973 until the Queen's death in 2022).
Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle, Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Henrietta Maria.