Hussey found herself the centre of a scandal when, at Camilla’s reception to discuss ending violence against women, she asked guest Ngozi Fulani, a Black woman who runs domestic charity Sistah Space in Hackney, “What part of Africa are you from?”. The close friend of both Camilla and Charles is the daughter of Lady Susan Hussey, who served as the late Queen’s lady-in-waiting for more than 60 years. It’s often about keeping it in the family with royal confidantes. She used to go fox hunting with the couple before it became illegal. She is also a horse racing fan and is often spotted at Royal Ascot with Charles and Camilla. Originally, she had been a nurse – which might come in handy if Camilla feels dizzy with nerves at the coronation. She is a life peer in the House of Lords and gave up her job as a Tory whip to join Camilla as a Queen’s companion. Of course, she’s got aristocratic blood: she is the daughter of former Tory whip and 16th Earl of Dalhouse Simon Ramsay.Ĭarlyn Chisholm is known as Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen. The mother of three children has been spotted enjoying trips with Camilla to the royal box at Wimbledon where the pair were photographed in 2011, along with the late TV game show host Bruce Forsyth. Her grandson, Nicholas Barclay, is one of the King’s four pages at the coronation.Ĭamilla’s close friend is married to the former chairman of Arsenal Football Club, Sir John Chippendale “Chips” Lindley Keswick. On Good Morning Britain, in 2022, she sang Camilla’s praises, saying she is “the nicest, kindest, most amusing friend one could possibly have”. She was a lady-in-waiting to the Duchess of Kent from 1990 to 2000. Troughton is also the King’s second cousin via her maternal grandfather, who was the brother of Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. She is the Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire – King Charles’s representative in the county. Sarah Troughton was one of the first six women appointed as Queen’s companions to Camilla – replacing the former role of lady-in-waiting.

Catch Me When I Fall by John Wiltshire