Camilla, the Queen Consort, arrives for a picnic at Barnardo's Nursery where she delivered Paddington Bears toys to children in London on Nov. 24. (Yui Mok/AP)

In an early symbolic split from the past, Camilla, Queen of King Charles III, dispensed with the tradition of acquiring ladies-in-waiting and instead appointed a group of 5 personal assistants to the World Health Organization, referred to as "Queen's Companions". the announcement Sunday from the palace was not a surprise, because the chance for such a change was, according to the national press, shortly after the ceremony of the Queen of England, the World Health Organization died on September 8.

Historically, British queens have joined noble "waiting-in-waiting" to keep the monarch company and act as personal assistants and trusted friends. This position dates back to the Middle Ages. But Camilla, Charles' second married person, has done away with her normal title and several of her duties in a remarkably modernizing move.
This is not a total repair. The new role is what it was: a member of the group
the queen's conscientious and trustworthy pack. But now it will be a less comprehensive position, it will involve less regular attendance, i.e. waiting for the queen. Associates may "occasionally accompany" her and support a number of her official duties, according to a palace statement on Sunday.

"Some of the Queen's associates are attending the first reception of Her Majesty's Violence Against Ladies and Women at the Palace on Tuesday," the same statement as an example.

"The role of the Queen's Companion is to support the Queen in a number of her key official and state duties, in addition to her Private Secretary/Deputy Private Secretary," the palace said in a statement.

The concept of a "lady" has existed in European history since the Middle Bohemian Ages to support queens, including dressing and bathing. Once servants were paid, the role changed as a result of the shifted belief that only individuals of high stature should work closely with a ruler related to a deity.

Some official and possibly dated titles have also largely persisted through the centuries – such as the title of Lady 'Woman in the Chamber', WHO helped dress the Queen, and also 'Lady of the Robes', charged with looking after the Queen's wardrobe and jewellery. various roles, all undeserved, the square measures part of the hierarchy that served the queen's daily life.
During her 70-year reign, Elizabeth had her own dynamic roster of several half-dozen trusted ladies-in-waiting. Thanks to the ceremony of her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh in 2021 in the month of the Gregorian calendar, Elizabeth Sat in the form of a woman Susan Hussey - perhaps her most faithful Lady.

For more than six decades in the role, she collected flowers, accompanied the Queen to social events and watched television with her. She was Elizabeth's confidante and godfather to the patrician William, who was admirably known in the palace for being the Queen's "number one woman in charge". Hussey's husband, Marmaduke Hussey, was portrayed in the final season of "The Crown" as the chairman of the BBC.

The role of Lady was not paid. this was given to aristocrats busy enough not to have to work.

Camilla's companions to the new queen are embracing long-time and close friends, according to a list provided by the palace: “The Marchioness of Lansdowne (Fiona), Mrs. von Westenholz (Jane), Hon. wife Rupert Brooke (Katharine), Mrs. Peter Troughton (Sarah), [and] wife Sarah Keswick."

The Queen will also have a replacement regular rider: Major Ollie Plunket, of the Rifles, same palace. AN equerry is historically a fixer of the World Health Organization acts as a royal assistant.
Elizabeth's remaining ladies-in-waiting are allowed to stay and serve Charles, who hosts events at the palace. they will be known in the present as the "venison ladies" as well as the palace.

The new king reportedly needs to shrink the autocracy by further reducing the number of its workers due to a series of palaces and castles.

Alexandra Ma contributed to this report from London.


Camilla, Queen Consort, arrives to visit Barnardo's Nursery in Bow, east London, on Nov. 24. (Arthur Edwards/AFP/Getty Images)