When discussing the history of royalty, ladies in waiting pop up frequently. King Henry VIII left his first wife Catherine of Aragon for her lady-in-waiting, Anne Boleyn, and then beheaded her for her lady-in-waiting Jane Seymour. Queen Christina of Sweden and her Lady in waiting Ebba Sparre were secret lovers. And when Marie Antionette’s lady-in-waiting was guillotined the Queen was forced to kiss the lips of her friend’s severed head. But these Ladies were doing a lot more than waiting for the monarch to invite them to bed. Let’s take a look at the evolution, duties, ranks and lives of ladies in waiting at the royal courts of Europe.
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The Most Illustrious Ladies of the Italian By Marian Andrews https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_of_the_Bedchamber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maid_of_honour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUITK3mOBAM https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20210419111336/queen-ladies-in-waiting-unpaid-no-salary/
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https://www.britannica.com
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