equerry

Example Sentences

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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

In 1960 Sir John Severne, a retired air vice marshal who was Prince Philip's equerry, used the same plane when he won the King's Cup air race.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 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

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