equerry

Example Sentences

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You are correct that if you are in a receiving line on the queen’s home territories, you will receive murmured instructions from an equerry about the behavior expected.

From Washington Post

Ponsonby, known as "Fritz", was a court figure who had been equerry to Queen Victoria and joint private secretary to Edward VII and George V.

From Reuters

In 1960 Sir John Severne, a retired air vice marshal who was Prince Philip's equerry, used the same plane when he won the King's Cup air race.

From BBC

"Philip," said his equerry, "was constantly being squashed, snubbed, ticked off, rapped over the knuckles... I felt Philip did not have any friends or helpers."

From BBC

Major Lindsay, a former equerry to the queen, was killed in an avalanche in March 1988 while skiing with Prince Charles in Klosters, Switzerland.

From Fox News