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The Mistress of the Robes is the senior lady of the British Royal Household. Formerly (as the name implies) responsible for the Queen's clothes and jewellery, the post now has the responsibility for arranging the rota of attendance of the Ladies in Waiting on the Queen, along with various duties at State ceremonies. In the past, when the Queen was a Queen regnant rather than a queen consort, the Mistress of the Robes was a political appointment, changing with the government. However, this has not been the case since the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, and Queen Elizabeth II has only had two Mistresses of the Robes in more than fifty years' reign. Queens dowager have their own Mistresses of the Robes, and in the eighteenth century the Princess of Wales had one too. In modern times, the Mistress of the Robes is almost always a Duchess.

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^ The London Gazette, 18 January 1853, p.5
^ The London Gazette, 5 March 1858, p.2
^ The London Gazette, 24 June 1859, p.3
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^ The London Gazette, 25 January 1870, p.1
^ The London Gazette, 3 March 1874, p.6
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^ The London Gazette, 12 January 1883, p.6
^ The London Gazette, 27 June 1885, p.6
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^ The London Gazette, 16 July 1895, p.24
^ The London Gazette, 8 March 1901, p.1
^ The London Gazette, 28 October 1913, p.2
^ The London Gazette, 21 June 1910, p.1
^ The London Gazette, 14 November 1916, p.1
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^ The London Gazette, 17 April 1964, p.1
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^ The London Gazette, 3 January 1967, p.1

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Contents

Mistresses of the Robes to Queen Mary I, 1553-1558

Mistresses of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth I, 1558-1603

Mistresses of the Robes to Queen Anne, 1704-1714

Mistresses of the Robes to Caroline, Princess of Wales, later Queen Caroline, 1714-1737

Mistresses of the Robes to Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1736-1763

Mistress of the Robes to Queen Charlotte, 1761-1818

Mistress of the Robes to Caroline, Princess of Wales, 1795-1820

Mistress of the Robes to Queen Adelaide, 1830-1837

Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria, 1837-1901

Mistress of the Robes to Queen Alexandra, 1901-1925

Mistress of the Robes to Queen Mary, 1910-1953

Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, 1937-2002

Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth II, 1953-present

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