Lady Pamela Hicks, former lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth II, dies aged 97

Lady Pamela Hicks, who was a bridesmaid for Queen Elizabeth II, has died astatine the property of 97, her girl has said.

Describing her parent arsenic a "cherished institution, but genuinely the past of her kind," India Hicks wrote connected Instagram: "Whilst determination is nary calamity successful the decease of a 97-year-old who has lived a afloat beingness I cognize grief volition beryllium unavoidable."

A spokesperson for King Charles III said helium was "greatly saddened to larn of the decease of Lady Pamela Hicks, a sorrow tempered by the fondest memories and deepest gratitude for her agelong beingness and loyal work to Queen Elizabeth".

Lady Pamela, a lady-in-waiting to the precocious Queen, was the girl of Louis Mountbatten and a relative of Prince Phillip.

Married to the British interior decorator David Hicks, who died 1998, Lady Pamela was with Princess Elizabeth connected her and Prince Phillip's travel to Kenya successful 1952, wherever she learned of her father's decease and that she would ascend to the throne.

Recounting the communicative connected her girl India's podcast successful 2019, Lady Pamela said: "As she (Elizabeth) comes into the room. I deliberation 'Oh, mediocre girl, her father's died'. So I spell implicit to her, springiness her a hug and deliberation 'Oh my god, it's the Queen' truthful I spell into a heavy curtsy.

"And she says 'I'm truthful sorry. It means we've each got to spell back'… She was lone reasoning of each of us."

A tiny information of her beingness was portrayed successful The Crown. Her girl India asked her parent astir watching the deed Netflix play connected the Royal Family, and past wrote astir her memories successful Town and Country mag successful 2016.

India Hicks wrote her parent thought the programme was "rather good".

Lady Pamela Hicks was calved successful Barcelona successful Spain successful 1929, and spent her beingness successful Royal circles.

"Through the prism of a crowded and singular past, she made incomparable company, carrying her memories lightly, and ever with humour," India besides wrote successful her connection connected Instagram.

"My parent maintained close up to the end, the impeccable style, crisp mind, and effortless charm."

Speaking astir being a bridesmaid to the precocious Queen to the Telegraph successful 2017, Lady Pamela described the acquisition arsenic a "tremendous rush", arsenic she had to instrumentality to the UK from India.

"All the different bridesmaids had endless rehearsals," she said. "But I was thrown successful the heavy end, due to the fact that by the clip we arrived successful London, determination was little than a week to go. I lone had clip for 2 formal fittings."

She attended the ceremonial of Queen Elizabeth II successful 2022 astatine Westminster Abbey, but did not be the coronation of King Charles III the pursuing year, owed to the lesser fig of radical invited than successful to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II successful 1953.

"My parent was not offended astatine all," girl India wrote connected Instagram.

Lady Pamela Hicks is survived by her 3 children Edwina, Ashley and India.