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Mistress of the Robes

British  

noun

  1. (in Britain) a lady of high rank in charge of the Queen's wardrobe

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The outlet noted that the queen’s Mistress of the Robes served from 1967 until her death on Dec. 3 at age 101.

From Fox News Jan. 3, 2022

The Mistress of the Robes, often a duchess, is responsible for the schedule and duties of her fellow ladies-in-waiting.

From Fox News Jan. 3, 2022

The duchess was Mistress of the Robes whenever the Whig party were in power but the queen refused to part from her when the Tories were elected, causing the party to fall.

From BBC Sep. 28, 2018

Queen Victoria used to hold drawing rooms "when her Mistress of the Robes was the present Duke of Buccleuch's mother."

From Time Magazine Archive

Klaus Heinrich lived there without unnecessary expense, with one major-domo, who superintended the household, a Baron von Schulenburg-Tressen, nephew of the Mistress of the Robes.

From Royal Highness by Thomas Mann

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