{"id":140729,"date":"2022-11-27T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T08:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/camilla-scraps-position-of-lady-in-waiting-at-buckingham-palace\/"},"modified":"2022-11-27T08:45:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T08:45:00","slug":"camilla-scraps-position-of-lady-in-waiting-at-buckingham-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/camilla-scraps-position-of-lady-in-waiting-at-buckingham-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Camilla scraps position of lady-in-waiting at Buckingham Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The position of lady-in-waiting has been scrapped at Buckingham Palace, bringing to an end a centuries-old tradition.<\/p>\n
Combining the roles of companion, adviser and secretary, ladies-in-waiting played a key part in Royal life, accompanying the late Queen and her sister Princess Margaret on official duties and foreign tours.<\/p>\n
But in a sign of the new Queen Consort Camilla’s unfussy approach, they will be replaced by six aids styled ‘Queen’s Companions’. <\/p>\n
Last night the Palace named them as Sarah Troughton, Jane von Westenholz, Fiona the Marchioness of Lansdowne, an interior designer, Lady Katharine Brooke and Baroness Carlyn Chisholm, a Conservative peer. The sixth is Camilla’s close friend Lady Sarah Keswick, whose husband, Sir Chips Keswick, retired as chairman of Arsenal football club in 2020. All have been loyal to Camilla. <\/p>\n
A Palace source said they will receive a nominal fee to cover their expenses in much the same way as ladies-in-waiting.<\/p>\n
meanwhile. a senior royal source told The Sunday Times: ‘The Queen Consort did not want or need ladies-in-waiting and the Queen’s companions will have a different role. They are there to provide Her Majesty with support and company. At the end of a very busy day, it is nice to have a longstanding friend beside you.’ <\/p>\n