Dame Annabel Alice Hoyer Whitehead, (née Millar; born 25 January 1943) is a British courtier and former
lady-in-waiting
A lady-in-waiting or court lady is a female personal assistant at a court, attending on a royal woman or a high-ranking noblewoman. Historically, in Europe, a lady-in-waiting was often a noblewoman but of lower rank than the woman to whom sh ...
to
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. She was queen ...
.
Annabel was born on 25 January 1943 to
Frederick Hoyer Millar, 1st Baron Inchyra, and his wife, Anna Judith Elizabeth de Marees van Swinderen.
Court role
Annabel Whitehead was temporary lady-in-waiting (1971–75), extra lady-in-waiting (1975–92), and lady-in-waiting (1992–2002) to
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, (Margaret Rose; 21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002) was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and the younger sister and only sibling of Queen Elizabeth ...
. In addition, she had held the office of lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II from 2002 until
the Queen's death in 2022.
She was invested as a Lieutenant, Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in 1986. She was elevated to Commander, Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in 2002, and further to Dame Commander, Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) in 2014. She has also received the Queen Elizabeth II Version of the
Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal
The Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal is a civil decoration awarded by the British monarch to servants of the royal household for long and faithful service.
History
The Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal was establish ...
for 20 years of service to the
British royal family.
Following Elizabeth II's death, she along with the late Queen's other ladies-in-waiting were made "Ladies of the Household", responsible for helping with events at Buckingham Palace.
Personal life
Annabel Millar married Christopher James Bovill Whitehead in 1973. They have two children.
References
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1943 births
Living people
British ladies-in-waiting
Dames Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Daughters of barons
Place of birth missing (living people)