Lady Pamela Hicks, a former lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II and a bridesmaid at the queen’s 1947 wedding, dies aged 97. Multiple outlets identify her as the daughter of Lord Mountbatten of Burma and a relative of the British royal family; the New York Times describes her as the queen’s third cousin. The BBC and other reports say her daughter, designer India Hicks, posts about her death on Instagram, describing her as having died peacefully. Several sources note her role within the queen’s household, including serving as a lady-in-waiting after the wedding. The Daily Mail reports that her death is dated June 5 and that she is later laid to rest. Collectively, the coverage characterizes her as a longtime figure in the royal circle who was present for significant moments tied to the queen and Prince Philip’s wedding and later worked in a court capacity as one of the queen’s attendants. No cause of death is stated in the provided reports.
Lady Pamela Hicks, Elizabeth II’s bridesmaid and former lady-in-waiting, dies aged 97
Lady Pamela Hicks, a former lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II and a bridesmaid at the queen’s 1947 wedding, dies aged 97. Multiple outlets identify her as the daughter of Lord Mountbatten of Burma...
- Lady Pamela Hicks dies at age 97.
- She serves as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II.
- She is a bridesmaid at Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s 1947 wedding.
- She is the daughter of Lord Mountbatten of Burma.
- India Hicks, her daughter, says on Instagram that she died peacefully on June 5.
Lady Pamela Hicks, who served as a lady-in-waiting and bridesmaid to Queen Elizabeth II, has been laid to rest following her death aged 97 on June 5.
2 months agoLady Pamela Hicks, who served as a lady-in-waiting and bridesmaid to Queen Elizabeth II, has been laid to rest following her death aged 97 on June 5.
2 months agoThe queen’s third cousin, she was a bridesmaid at the royal wedding in 1947, and witnessed firsthand pivotal moments in British history.
2 months agoWitness of the partition of India as the daughter of Lord Mountbatten and bridesmaid to the future Queen Elizabeth IILady Pamela Hicks, who has died aged 97, was the great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria and her oldest surviving descendant. The link came through her father, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, which made her additionally first cousin to Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, and she was also the great-niece of the last empress of Russia, Alexandra Feodorovna.As a child Pamela was sufficiently aristocratic to be a playmate of Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth II, and her sister, Princess Margaret, and she was close enough to the royal family to serve for a time as lady-in-waiting to the young queen. Continue reading...
2 months agoIn a post on Instagram, her daughter India described her mother as "truly the last of her kind".
2 months agoIn a social media post, designer and former fashion model India Hicks said her mother died ‘peacefully’ on Friday.
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