Queen Elizabeth is in mourning following the death of one of her most trusted aides.
Ann Fortune FitzRoy, the Duchess of Grafton, served as the monarch's Mistress of Robes - a role which put her in charge of all matters relating to the queen's jewellery and clothes, as well as arranging the rota of attendance for ladies-in-waiting, and other duties at state ceremonies - from 1967 until her death on Friday, December 3 at the age of 101.
The duchess began working for the royal household in 1953 as a Lady of the Bedchamber before being appointed as Mistress of the Robes in 1966.
She was described by Histoires Royales as "the most loyal friend and aide" and travelled with the Queen on numerous royal tours, including Nigeria in 1956, France in 1972, Morocco in 1980 and Russia in 1994.