Will there ever be another Mistress of the Robes?
15th December 2022
On December 3 2021, Fortune FitzRoy, the Dowager Duchess of Grafton, died at the age of 101.
For more than half a century, the Duchess was Mistress of the Robes – the most senior lady in the Royal Household.
The honorary position dates back to 1553 when Susan Clarencieux was appointed Mistress of the Robes to Queen Mary I.
However, following the death of the Dowager Duchess of…