Queen's lady-in-waiting dies aged 90: Monarch loses one other loyal aide as Girl Farnham dies weeks after dying of devoted good friend and former Mistress of the Robes, the Duchess of Grafton
- Girl Farnham died 4 days after Christmas on the age of 90
- She was an in depth good friend of the Queen and was Girl of Bedchamber since 1987
- It follows dying of husband Prince Philip and Duchess of Grafton final month
The Queen has misplaced a second loyal aide as Girl Farnham dies weeks after the dying of devoted good friend and former Mistress of the Robes, the Duchess of Grafton.
Girl Farnham, who had been the Queen's Girl of Bedchamber since 1987 and rode with the Queen on the best way to her Diamond Jubilee service in 2012, died 4 days after Christmas aged 90.
It follows the dying of the Queen's Mistress of the Robes Ann Fortune FitzRoy, the Duchess of Grafton, aged 101 final month and is one other blow after the passing of husband Prince Philip in April.
Girl Farnham was married to Barry Maxwell, the twelfth Baron Farnham - an Irish peer and Nova Scotia baronet who died in 2001.
A royal supply informed The Telegraph: 'It is rather unhappy for the Queen. Everybody beloved Girl Farnham, she was all the time so good humoured. She was additionally a really glamorous and engaging lady.
'She was all the time very beneficiant to new individuals becoming a member of the family.
'It has not been a superb yr for the Queen - shedding her husband after which the Duchess of Grafton and now Girl Farnham.
'They have been expensive buddies who supported the Queen on official duties. Sadly a tragic consequence of residing an extended life is that you need to say goodbye to lots of people you care about.'
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