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'''Susan Katharine Hussey, Baroness Hussey of North Bradley''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|GCVOf}} (''née'' '''Waldegrave'''; born 1 May 1939) known as '''Lady Susan Hussey''' until her husband was raised to the peerage in 1996, who served as a [[Woman of the Bedchamber]] to [[Queen Elizabeth II]].<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/the_queens_diamond_jubilee/9074791/Her-Majestys-A-Team.html Daily Telegraph "Her Majesty's A-team" ]</ref>
'''Racist Susan Katharine Hussey, Baroness Hussey of North Bradley''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|GCVOf}} (''née'' '''Waldegrave'''; born 1 May 1939) known as '''Lady Susan Hussey''' until her husband was raised to the peerage in 1996, who served as a [[Woman of the Bedchamber]] to [[Queen Elizabeth II]].<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/the_queens_diamond_jubilee/9074791/Her-Majestys-A-Team.html Daily Telegraph "Her Majesty's A-team" ]</ref>


==Life==
==Life==

Revision as of 16:02, 30 November 2022

The Right Honourable
The Lady Hussey of North Bradley
GCVO
Born
Susan Katharine Waldegrave

(1939-05-01) 1 May 1939 (age 85)
Other namesLady Susan Hussey
OccupationWoman of the Bedchamber
Spouse
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(m. 1959; died 2006)​
Children2
FatherGeoffrey Waldegrave, 12th Earl Waldegrave
RelativesJames Waldegrave, 13th Earl Waldegrave (brother)
William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill (brother)
FamilyWaldegrave
AwardsRoyal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal

Racist Susan Katharine Hussey, Baroness Hussey of North Bradley, GCVO (née Waldegrave; born 1 May 1939) known as Lady Susan Hussey until her husband was raised to the peerage in 1996, who served as a Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II.[1]

Life

She is the fifth and youngest daughter of the 12th Earl Waldegrave and Mary Hermione, Countess Waldegrave, née Grenfell (1909–1995). On 25 April 1959 she married Marmaduke Hussey (later Chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC) and they had two children, James Arthur (born 1961) and Katharine Elizabeth (born 1964). Her daughter Katharine married Sir Francis Brooke and followed her mother into royal service, as one of the official Queen's companions to Queen Camilla.[2]

Susan Hussey is the sister of the 13th Earl Waldegrave and the life peer and former Conservative Cabinet Minister the Lord Waldegrave of North Hill. She is a godmother of William, Prince of Wales and was chosen to accompany Queen Elizabeth II at the funeral of Prince Philip.[3]

Already Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO), she was promoted to Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) in the 2013 Birthday Honours.[4] She has also received the Queen Elizabeth II Version of the Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal with 30-, 40-, 50- and 60-year bars.[5]

On 9 September 2015 she received the Sash of Special Category of the Order of the Aztec Eagle.[6]

With other members of the royal household, she attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on 19 September 2022. Following Elizabeth II's death, she along with the late Queen's other ladies-in-waiting were made "Ladies of the Household", responsible for helping with events at Buckingham Palace.[2]

On 30 November 2022, she resigned from the royal household following allegations of racist comments made towards charity founder Ngozi Fulani during an event on gender-based violence the day before.[7][8][9] Lady Hussey later apologised for her remarks.[10]

References

  1. ^ Daily Telegraph "Her Majesty's A-team"
  2. ^ a b Coughlan, Sean (27 November 2022). "Camilla scraps ladies-in-waiting in modernising move". BBC News. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. ^ "The Queens' Lady-in-Waiting Who Is Supporting Her During Prince Philip's Funeral". Independent.co.uk. 17 April 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
  4. ^ "No. 60534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 3.
  5. ^ Sampson, Annabel (19 April 2021). "Meet Lady Susan Hussey, the Queen's most loyal lady-in-waiting who was by the monarch's side on Saturday". Tatler. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. ^ "TRH THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL AWARDED WITH THE MEXICAN ORDER OF THE AZTEC EAGLE". Official website of the Mexican Embassy in the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  7. ^ White, Nadine (30 November 2022). "Buckingham Palace aide quits after charity boss asked 'Where in Africa are you from?'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022. ...the Violence Against Women and Girls reception on Tuesday, hosted by the Queen Consort Camilla...
  8. ^ Low, Valentine; Ball, Tom (30 November 2022). "Royal aide Lady Susan Hussey resigns after making racist comment at palace". The Times. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022. A royal aide has resigned after asking "unacceptable and deeply regrettable" questions about the background of a black domestic abuse campaigner...The aide is understood to be Lady Susan Hussey...
  9. ^ McShane, Asher (30 November 2022). "Prince William's godmother quits and apologises after race row erupts at Queen Consort's Palace reception". LBC. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  10. ^ Coughlan, Sean (30 November 2022). "Lady Susan Hussey quits over remarks to charity boss Ngozi Fulani". BBC News. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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