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 ...

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. 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

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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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitehead, Annabel 1943 births Living people British ladies-in-waiting Dames Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Daughters of barons Place of birth missing (living people)