Royal Courtiers, Ladies in Waiting, Staff, etc

[Hans-Rickard]

Currently Queen Silvia has 2 ladies in waiting, Countess von Schwerin and Mrs Bredelius rotating 2 weeks each... I have also seen one of her former ladies in waiting Mrs Törneman still attending her occassionally so she’s probably an extra lady in waiting...

The Household of The Crown Princess mirrors that of her father and not that of her mother... She has opted to not have any ladies in waiting... She have 12 rotating Equerries in Waiting from the Armed Forces, just like The King, who is on duty one month each, and her own Court Marshal and a Private Secretary who supports her in her every day work...
I can imagine this will be the case after her accession too... The Mistress of the Robes may be kept for stately ceremonial functions and to advice newer members of the Royal Family and of the Royal Court (just like Baroness von Blixen Finecke does today) but apart from that i don’t think the ladies in waiting will be kept after Queen Silvia...

Prince Daniel shares household with his wife... He likely won’t recive his own household until the accession.

Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia belongs to The King’s household and Princess Madeleine belongs to The Queen’s household.

[Hans-Rickard]

Originally Posted by tommy100

On ladies in waiting / hofdames conversation. It is interesting to note that neither The Duchess of Cornwall or the Duchess of Cambridge currently have any ladies in waiting of their own even though the former Princess of Wales did, as so the Princess Royal and Princess Alexandra. I wonder what this means for the future of the lady in waiting role.

Camilla and Catherine have a Private Secretary and a couple of Deputy Private Secretaries who supports them and follows them around... Only time will tell if that’s the future in the next reign’s or not...

[An Ard Ri]

Anne d'Arpajon, Comtesse de Noailles was a French noble and the dame d'honneur to 2 Queens of France, Marie Leszczyńska and Marie Antoinette.
Known as "Madame Etiquette" for her stringent rules on court etiquette ,the Countess stayed in France during the Revolution and was later arrested along with her husband and other family members
On the 27th of June 1794,the Count/Countess, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law and niece were all sent to the guillotine.

+ Anne de Noailles (1729–1794)
+ Philippe de Noailles, Comte de Noailles (1715-1794)
+Anne Jeanne Baptiste de Noailles (1758–1794)
+Henriette Anne Louise d'Aguesseau (1737-1794)
+ Catherine de Cossé (1724-1794)

Anne,Comtesse de Noailles

[CyrilVladisla]

Will King Charles III keep his valet or will he acquire a new valet?

[An Ard Ri]

Another French lady in waiting who rose the ranks was Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly who arrived at the French Court as a lady in awaiting to Marie de Luxembourg, Countess of Saint-Pol and Soissons and then to the king's mother Louise de Savoie.
Anne went onto becoming the chief mistress of Francis I of Franceand he made her Duchess d'Étampes but she fell foul of Diane de Poitiers who had her banished after the king died!

[CyrilVladisla]

Marie Sophie von Clausewitz (Countess Marie Sophie von Bruhl) (1779-1836) was a lady in waiting to Queen Dowager Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Princess Charlotte of Prussia, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

[CyrilVladisla]

Empress Alexandra of Russia's 1917 Christmas letter to her lady in waiting Sophie Buxhoeveden

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO_PLdJmqzg

[An Ard Ri]

Baroness Buxdoeveden was refused permission to join the Imperial Family at the Ipatiev house and ended her days in England in 1956

[SirGyamfi1]

Originally Posted by An Ard Ri

Baroness Buxdoeveden was refused permission to join the Imperial Family at the Ipatiev house and ended her days in England in 1956

I think was it her or another of the ladies who asked if she could take the children away, but that was refused.

[Blog Real]

Do Queen Sonja and Princess Mette-Marit have ladies-in-waiting?

[An Ard Ri]

Originally Posted by Blog Real

Do Queen Sonja and Princess Mette-Marit have ladies-in-waiting?

I don't believe so and can't recall seeing any with Queen Sonja.

[An Ard Ri]

Jacqueline de Longwy, Countess of Bar-sur-Seine was Mistress of the Robes to Catherine de Médicis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_de_Longwy

Philippes de Montespedon,Princess La Roche-sur-Yon took over that role until her death in 1578.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippes_de_Montespedon

Laure-Auguste de Fitz-James, Princess de Chimay was Mistress of the Robes to Queen Marie Antoinette from 1770 to 1791.
The Princess fled France in 1791 to the Austrian Netherlands and later Germany at the start of the Terror.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laure-...cess_de_Chimay

Geneviève de Gramont, Countess of Ossun took over that role but went to the guillotine in July 1794.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genevi%C3%A8ve_de_Gramont

Louise Antoinette Lannes, Duchess of Montebello was Mistress of the Robes to Empress Marie Louise of France.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise..._of_Montebello

[An Ard Ri]

Jane Dormer was a Lady in waiting and personal friend of Mary I of England and later married the 1st Duke of Feria and settled in Spain after the death of the queen in 1559.
The duchess was devout Roman Catholic and gave shelter to many exiled English Catholics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Dormer

Another of Queen Mary's ladies was Susan Clarencieux who also emigrated to Spain with Jane Dormer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Clarencieux

Margaret Harington another of Queen Mary's ladies too left England in 1559 for Spain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Harington

[CyrilVladisla]

The harsh treatment of Queen Elizabeth I's lady in waiting Lady Mary Dudley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgf3ZD_ifOg

[Hans-Rickard]

Originally Posted by Blog Real

Do Queen Sonja and Princess Mette-Marit have ladies-in-waiting?

No. Queen Sonja did have 3 Ladies in Waiting as Crown Princess and in her early years as Queen but in the late 1990:s they reformed the Royal Household and the role of the ladies in waiting was abolished.

Only Princess Astrid choosed to keep her lady in waiting.

[An Ard Ri]

Originally Posted by CyrilVladisla

The harsh treatment of Queen Elizabeth I's lady in waiting Lady Mary Dudley

Lady Mary Dudley and her Sir Henry Sidney resided in Ireland from 1556 under Queen Mary as Sir Henry accompanied the Lord Deputy of Ireland .
Queen Mary was also a godmother godmother to their daughter Mary Margaret Sidney.
The Couple returned to England in 1559 under Queen Elizabeth.

[CyrilVladisla]

Elizabeth of Denton was one of Queen Elizabeth of York's ladies at Court.
Anne Hastings, daughter of Sir William Hastings, married to George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury was a lady in waiting to Queen Catherine of Aragon.

[An Ard Ri]

Originally Posted by CyrilVladisla

Elizabeth of Denton was one of Queen Elizabeth of York's ladies at Court.
Anne Hastings, daughter of Sir William Hastings, married to George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury was a lady in waiting to Queen Catherine of Aragon.

Lady Anne Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury died in 1520 and had served as a lady-in-waiting to Katherine of Aragon.
Her remains are buried beside her husband and his first wife at Sheffield Cathedral (formerly Church of St. Peter and St. Paul).https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...s_Portrait.jpg

[Blog Real]

"Billed Bladet" published an article about Henriette Obel, the lady-in-waiting of Queen Margrethe II.

https://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelig...henriette-obel