[1] In addition to the Women of the Bedchamber, queens (regnant or consort) have Ladies of the Bedchamber (typically wives or widows of peers above the rank of earl), and a Mistress of the Robes (usually a duchess) who is the senior female member of her household.She might enquire after the wellbeing of acquaintances who are unwell and sometimes attend memorial services on the Queen's behalf.During the reign of Elizabeth II the Women of the Bedchamber dealt substantially with the Queen's private correspondence, and replied to letters on her behalf.[1] Queen Elizabeth II maintained an establishment of at least four Women of the Bedchamber, one of whom at a time was usually in attendance.[2] At the time of her death, the Women of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II included Lady Susan Hussey and Mary Anne Morrison (both of whom were appointed in 1960) along with Lady Elton and Mrs Robert de Pass (both of whom were appointed in 1987),[4] and Annabel Whitehead and Mrs Michael Gordon Lennox (both of whom were initially appointed in 2002).
Mary Morrison, who served as a Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II from 1960 until the Queen's death in 2022, accompanying the Queen to the national
D-Day
commemoration in
Southsea
in 2019