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Recent Examples of lady-in-waiting
Other fan-familiar characters include Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser (Jamie’s godfather and Brian’s cousin, played by Rory Alexander) and Mrs. Fitz (Ellen’s lady-in-waiting and Murtagh’s mother, played by Sally Messham).
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Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
But while many ladies-in-waiting suffered as their queens fell out of favor, Jane has the distinction of being the only one to lose her actual head.
—Eva Wolchover, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Captured in the image is the late Queen Elizabeth and her lady-in-waiting, Lady Pamela Hicks, loyally by her side as the royal navigated her new role on the world stage.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
One fateful day, the queen’s carriage halted before him, leading to the purchase of a one-of-a-kind cameo bracelet adorned with rubies, gold flowers and leaves by one of her ladies-in-waiting.
—Thomas Waller, WWD, 16 Aug. 2024
The girls had to learn the lady-in-waiting movement, how to serve the food, how to serve tea.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
While ladies-in-waiting traditionally assisted with Queen Elizabeth’s correspondence and administration, the companions were slated to simply support Queen Camilla at official engagements, the BBC reported.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
Annabel is also one of six Queen's Companions for Camilla, a modern spin on the traditional ladies-in-waiting that supported Queen Elizabeth throughout her reign.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
Queen Elizabeth at Royal Ascot with Special Program Message Annabel is one of six Queen's Companions for Camilla, a modern spin on the traditional ladies-in-waiting that supported Queen Elizabeth throughout her reign.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
But while many ladies-in-waiting suffered as their queens fell out of favor, Jane has the distinction of being the only one to lose her actual head.
—Eva Wolchover, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Captured in the image is the late Queen Elizabeth and her lady-in-waiting, Lady Pamela Hicks, loyally by her side as the royal navigated her new role on the world stage.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
One fateful day, the queen’s carriage halted before him, leading to the purchase of a one-of-a-kind cameo bracelet adorned with rubies, gold flowers and leaves by one of her ladies-in-waiting.
—Thomas Waller, WWD, 16 Aug. 2024
The girls had to learn the lady-in-waiting movement, how to serve the food, how to serve tea.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
While ladies-in-waiting traditionally assisted with Queen Elizabeth’s correspondence and administration, the companions were slated to simply support Queen Camilla at official engagements, the BBC reported.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
Annabel is also one of six Queen's Companions for Camilla, a modern spin on the traditional ladies-in-waiting that supported Queen Elizabeth throughout her reign.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
Queen Elizabeth at Royal Ascot with Special Program Message Annabel is one of six Queen's Companions for Camilla, a modern spin on the traditional ladies-in-waiting that supported Queen Elizabeth throughout her reign.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lady-in-waiting
Noun
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Her follow-up project, The Hotel (1981), saw Calle assuming the role of chambermaid at a Venetian inn.—
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airmail.news,
26 Oct. 2024
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It’s based on the true story of a Jewish child in 1850s Italy who was secretly baptized by a chambermaid and then abducted by the papal police and raised Catholic.—
Peter Rainer,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Second of all, these people here, everybody is like a nursemaid so to speak.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Soon after, tensions between the couple boiled over and Dr. Ruxton murdered his wife and the household’s nursemaid, Mary.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
8 Dec. 2024
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This helps explain why the maidservant was subjected to multiple inspections, with a succession of witnesses rooting around beneath Hall’s skirts and petticoats for firm proof.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2024
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In 1627, a professional lace-maker named Thomasine Hall boarded a ship in England and arrived at Jamestown, Virginia, to become a maidservant in the household of a man named John Tyos.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2024
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The adaptation will star Sweeney as Millie, a young woman on her last chance who becomes a housekeeper for the well-to-do couple Nina (Amanda Seyfried) and Andrew.—
Erin Strecker,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
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The housekeeper watched as the young couple began investing in houses around the area, renting them out and relying on the proceeds as their main source of income.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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However, like the original, it’s also grounded in the paranoia, compromises, and drudgery that are the handmaidens of intelligence work.—
Andy Meek,
airmail.news,
23 Nov. 2024
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But now, many millions of women in the U.S., and in Florida particularly, are the handmaidens of theocrats who are doing just that.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2024
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