equerry

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The Queen Consort, aged 75, has also appointed Major Ollie Plunket as her equerry, who acts as a personal assistant.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 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

Timothy Spall, as the Windsors’ equerry, in charge of the royal household, and Diana’s newfound nemesis, appears to lurk around every corner, watching and listening.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2021

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

He sent an equerry to gallop for the trees.

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