Camilla, Queen Consort will not have ladies-in-waiting attending to her but on occasion will be accompanied by her Queen’s Companions

It was announced this week that there will be no ladies-in-waiting attending to Camilla, the Queen Consort. This is a custom that goes back to the Middle Ages and Camilla’s decision to go without ladies-in-waiting has been called a “modernising” move. Is it though?  Because while the women won’t be ...