Who are Camilla’s new ‘Queen’s Companions’?

Queen Consort breaks with centuries of tradition as part of modernising move to streamline royal household

Camilla Queen Consort
Camilla’s gang of six will accept flowers on her behalf and help boost her humour and energy levels
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Camilla, the new Queen Consort, has broken with centuries of tradition and appointed six of her closest friends as “Queen’s Companions”, replacing the role of royal ladies-in-waiting.

While their role will entail many of the same responsibilities as their predecessors, the symbolic move is being seen as part of a wider attempt by the new king and queen to streamline and modernise the royal household.

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