lady-in-waiting
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Among them is a drawing of Mary Shelton, later Lady Heveningham, a cousin of Anne Boleyn and her lady-in-waiting.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2023
The lady-in-waiting, Susan Hussey, resigned and later offered a face-to-face apology to Ms. Fulani.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
She once gave an expensive watch to a lady-in-waiting who’d been late to an engagement — a not-so-subtle hint to be on time.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2023
Widely considered the world’s first novel, Genji was composed in the eleventh century by Murasaki Shikibu, a noblewoman and lady-in-waiting in the Heian Court.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
She nodded her head with a contented, sleepy look, and the lady-in-waiting carried it to the dressing-room with a curtsy.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
The silk dresses along the walls are like ghostly ladies-in-waiting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
In a nod to the “slimmed-down” nature of this coronation, they’re not called ladies-in-waiting, but ladies in attendance — another example of how this ceremony has been updated, but only sort of.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2023
Some of Charlotte’s ladies-in-waiting even complained to the king about their punishing working conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2023
They will carry out some of the tasks that the late Queen's ladies-in-waiting performed, such as supporting her at public engagements.
From BBC ● May 3, 2023
One of the ladies-in-waiting was standing in front of the Queen’s tub, holding an embroidered mantle for inspection.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
