The Queen's loyal ladies-in-waiting were pictured in black frocks and hats paying their final duty to the late monarch at Wednesday's funeral procession. The women, who had been by Her Majesty's side for more than 60 years, had grown to become more than royal staff - they were close companions and trusted friends.
Queen Elizabeth II handpicked her tight-knit team of dedicated women to help her with the day-to-day demands of being monarch. Some picked out her outfits, helped her bathe and dress, while others put the Queen's busy diary of official engagements together, arrange private family events and dealt with everything in between.
Following Her Majesty's death, it is expected that a couple of the ladies-in-waiting will soon retire, as they are well into their 80s, but had wanted to stay serving Queen Elizabeth II to the very end.
As Camilla adapts to her new role as Queen Consort, it seems the former Duchess of Cornwall will do things differently to her mother-in-law.
It has been predicted that she will choose to do away with the role of ladies-in-waiting completely, in a bid to modernise the monarchy.
Marlene Koenig, a historian who has studied the Royal Family for several years, told the Express : "There are some positions that may no longer be filled.
"You wonder if the women, especially Queen Camilla, will use ladies-in-waiting as the Queen did. She's never had, even as the Duchess of Cornwall, an official lady-in-waiting."
Camilla had a former secretary, Angela MacManus, who filled the role of lady-in-waiting but wasn't officially named.
Queen Elizabeth, however, appointed nine ladies-in-waiting from 1953 to 2017, who were mostly "women from aristocratic families".
Historically, ladies-in-waiting did not get paid and were unable to quit or retire from the position, therefore committing to serve the Queen for her lifetime.
When the Mistress of the Robes, Fortune FitzRoy, Dowager Duchess of Grafton, died, Queen Elizabeth never replaced her, suggesting the traditional role was coming to an end.
Angela Kelly, the late monarch's personal dressmaker, was another example of Her Majesty inching away from the tradition.
The ladies-in-waiting would send notes of thanks to the public from the Queen, but Ms Koenig predicts and end to that era.
"I think in the correspondence office, it's just going to be people signing the letters. In this day in age, they will have people who do it, but I don't expect they'll have the formal title," she explained.
Both Camilla and Kate, Princess of Wales, were given the choice to appoint ladies-in-waiting upon marrying into the Royal Family, but neither of them did.
This is of stark contrast to the royal women who all used ladies-in-waiting before them, such as Diana, Princess of Wales, Princess Alexandra and the Duchess of Gloucester.
Ms Koenig predicts there will be a shift moving forward, as royal women now "have someone who assists them" instead of waiting on them - a role now seemingly outdated.
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