lady of the bedchamber
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The lady of the bedchamber to the Empress was the Countess of Luçay, who had been a lady-in-waiting since the beginning of the Consulate.
From The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise by Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Léon, baron
The queen agreed to carry her lady of the bedchamber in waiting, with Miss Planta and F. B., and none others but wardrobe-women for herself and the princesses.
From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 by Burney, Fanny
She goes to the ante-room, where she sends for the lady of the bedchamber in waiting, who then becomes the first train-bearer, and they all proceed to the Drawing-room.
From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 by Burney, Fanny
I am constantly picturing to myself, how would it have been if Zenza had become first lady of the bedchamber, and her son, the poacher, master of the hounds.
From On the Heights A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold
Lady Elizabeth is lady of the bedchamber to the princess royal, and lives in this Lodge.
From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 by Burney, Fanny
