Lady Pamela Hicks, the daughter of Lord Mountbatten of Burma who served as a lady-in-waiting and bridesmaid to Queen Elizabeth II, has died aged 97.
The aristocrat’s daughter India Hicks announced her mother’s death on Instagram today as she praised her ‘impeccable style, sharp mind and effortless charm’.
She wrote: ‘My mother died peacefully today. Whilst there is no tragedy in the death of a 97-year-old who has lived a full life, I know grief will be unavoidable, lurking around waiting for me, but today I am simply grateful that she was my mother.
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