Annabel Whitehead
Dame Annabel Alice Hoyer Whitehead, DCVO (née Millar; born 25 January 1943) is a British courtier and lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II.
Annabel was born on 25 January 1943 to Frederick Hoyer Millar, 1st Baron Inchyra, and his wife, Anna Judith Elizabeth van Swinderen.
Court role
Annabel was Temporary Lady-in-Waiting (1971-75), Extra Lady-in-Waiting (1975-92), and Lady-in-Waiting (1992-2002) to the Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. Since 2002, she has held the office of Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth II.[1]
She was invested as a Lieutenant, Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in 1986. She was elevated to Commander, Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in 2002, and further to Dame Commander, Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) in 2014.[1]
Personal life
Annabel Millar married Christopher James Bovill Whitehead in 1973. They have two children, Christina Daisy Elizabeth Whitehead (born 1975) and Robert (Bertie) William Bovill Whitehead (born 1977).[1]
References
- Profiles of Annabel and Christopher Whitehead, thepeerage.com; accessed 25 October 2014.