In a shake-up of the royal household, The Queen Consort has made changes to the royal staff. It is claimed that Camilla has decided to scrap a royal tradition that was close to the late Queen's heart.
Traditionally, the role comes with ladies-in-waiting, however, the centuries-old tradition of official companions is no longer required, with Camilla moving 'with the times' and set to embrace a smaller number royal staff, reported the Mirror. Her view aligns with her husband, King Charles III, who is keen for a slimmed down and more modern monarchy.
Historically, a lady-in-waiting was a ‘personal assistant’ selected to serve a female senior royal. It is understood that the handpicked women who had been assigned to the role for the late Queen Elizabeth II had grown to become more than royal staff - they were close companions and trusted friends. Queen Elizabeth appointed nine ladies-in-waiting from 1953 to 2017, who were mostly "women from aristocratic families".
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Following the news, one royal source feels things are about to change. "The Queen Consort will do things a little differently - she currently has two private secretaries who do some of those traditional duties anyway," the source told the Daily Mail.
"And she has quite a lot of good and decent friends around her whom she can call on, as and when is necessary, to support her. I suspect she’ll dip into her close circle of friends, maybe geographically. She has a lot of chums in London and Scotland, as well as in the country too. She thinks it’s more with the times."
The insider said Camilla is a prolific writer, and pens more than 2,000 letters every year. They added that she may take on some more staff to deal with the inevitable rise in correspondence now she is the Queen Consort.
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