equerry

Example Sentences

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Timothy Laurence, her lover and a former equerry to the queen.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2022

She was greeted by King Charles's equerry, Lt Col Johnny Thompson, before handing in her resignation to the monarch.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2022

Her team wants to depose Robert Ashton Olney, the prince's former royal assistant known as an equerry.

From Fox News • Jan. 31, 2022

Consider Peter Townsend, the equerry whose doomed romance with Princess Margaret is depicted in the show’s first season.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2019

The equerry galloped, there was a twinkle of armour among the leafy oaks, and Lot’s mind jumped to the trap.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White