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Recent Examples of lady-in-waiting
Captured in the image is the late Queen Elizabeth and her lady-in-waiting, Lady Pamela Hicks, loyally by her side as the royal navigated her new role on the world stage.
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Simon Perry, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
One fateful day, the queen’s carriage halted before him, leading to the purchase of a one-of-a-kind cameo bracelet adorned with rubies, gold flowers and leaves by one of her ladies-in-waiting.
—Thomas Waller, WWD, 16 Aug. 2024
The girls had to learn the lady-in-waiting movement, how to serve the food, how to serve tea.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
While ladies-in-waiting traditionally assisted with Queen Elizabeth’s correspondence and administration, the companions were slated to simply support Queen Camilla at official engagements, the BBC reported.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
Annabel is also one of six Queen's Companions for Camilla, a modern spin on the traditional ladies-in-waiting that supported Queen Elizabeth throughout her reign.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
Queen Elizabeth at Royal Ascot with Special Program Message Annabel is one of six Queen's Companions for Camilla, a modern spin on the traditional ladies-in-waiting that supported Queen Elizabeth throughout her reign.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
She was accompanied by several ladies-in-waiting and her private secretary, Sir Philip Moore.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 26 May 2023
Some of Charlotte’s ladies-in-waiting even complained to the king about their punishing working conditions.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023
Simon Perry, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
One fateful day, the queen’s carriage halted before him, leading to the purchase of a one-of-a-kind cameo bracelet adorned with rubies, gold flowers and leaves by one of her ladies-in-waiting.
—Thomas Waller, WWD, 16 Aug. 2024
The girls had to learn the lady-in-waiting movement, how to serve the food, how to serve tea.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
While ladies-in-waiting traditionally assisted with Queen Elizabeth’s correspondence and administration, the companions were slated to simply support Queen Camilla at official engagements, the BBC reported.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
Annabel is also one of six Queen's Companions for Camilla, a modern spin on the traditional ladies-in-waiting that supported Queen Elizabeth throughout her reign.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
Queen Elizabeth at Royal Ascot with Special Program Message Annabel is one of six Queen's Companions for Camilla, a modern spin on the traditional ladies-in-waiting that supported Queen Elizabeth throughout her reign.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
She was accompanied by several ladies-in-waiting and her private secretary, Sir Philip Moore.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 26 May 2023
Some of Charlotte’s ladies-in-waiting even complained to the king about their punishing working conditions.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lady-in-waiting
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Their home is gone, and her mother works as a chambermaid at the hotel, keeping her long black hair pinned under a cap.Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
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Slavin wanted to pursue wilder game while remaining smack in the realm of the ordinary: hot-dog vendors, bodybuilders, cheerleaders, synchronized swimmers, Elizabeth Arden masseuses, Santa’s Helpers, Biltmore Hotel chambermaids, fire-department chaplains.Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2024
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Typically portrayed as a middle-aged nursemaid whose main claim to fame was surviving the mercurial Tudor king, Catherine was an accomplished scholar, religious reformer and advocate for women’s education.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
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For a time, the girl’s only duty in the grand English house was to serve as a kind of human foot warmer, but when her mistress gave birth to a profoundly mentally disabled daughter, Zed became the baby’s devoted nursemaid.Ron Charles, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
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This helps explain why the maidservant was subjected to multiple inspections, with a succession of witnesses rooting around beneath Hall’s skirts and petticoats for firm proof.Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
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In 1627, a professional lace-maker named Thomasine Hall boarded a ship in England and arrived at Jamestown, Virginia, to become a maidservant in the household of a man named John Tyos.Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
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Others believed former school teacher John Mark Karr, who confessed to the 1996 strangulation in 2006, as a prime suspect; the family housekeeper Linda Hoffman-Pugh; or the town’s Santa Claus Bill McReynolds as the potential killer.Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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For an additional fee, premium services are available, including a private chef, butler, two housekeepers, and a chauffeur.Everett Potter, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Already convinced the coaches were nothing but handmaidens to the app, the firm piled on new clients heedlessly.Allison Pugh, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
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Some of its most savage jokes lie in the dynamics between master and servant — and none of those are more toxic than the one between Pampinea and her loyal handmaiden Misia (Derry Girls‘ Saoirse-Monica Jackson).Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024
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“Lady-in-waiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lady-in-waiting. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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