lady-in-waiting

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The way back is for Lady Danbury to seek out a lady-in-waiting to keep Her Majesty company when she is away - but she questions if she is selfish for trying to put herself first.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

She once gave an expensive watch to a lady-in-waiting who’d been late to an engagement — a not-so-subtle hint to be on time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2023

Widely considered the world’s first novel, Genji was composed in the eleventh century by Murasaki Shikibu, a noblewoman and lady-in-waiting in the Heian Court.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The book, which was written by Murasaki Shikibu, a lady-in-waiting in the emperor’s court, continuously centers female perspectives while ostensibly chronicling the escapades of a male hero.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2023

And the Princess’s new lady-in-waiting, Lady Clementine Cumberbatch, didn’t know where anything was.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck