Lady Pamela Hicks
Lady Pamela Hicks | |
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 Hicks in 1947 | |
| Born | Pamela Carmen Louise Mountbatten 19 April 1929 Ritz Hotel, Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | 5 June 2026 (aged 97) Brightwell Baldwin, Oxfordshire, England |
| Spouse |
David Hicks
(m. 1960; died 1998) |
| Children |
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| Parents |
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| Family | Mountbatten family |
Lady Pamela Carmen Louise Hicks DCVO[1] (née Mountbatten; 19 April 1929 – 5 June 2026) was a British aristocrat. She was a relative of the British royal family.
She was the younger daughter of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma and Edwina Ashley. Through her father, Lady Pamela was a first cousin of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and a grandniece of the last Empress of Russia, Alexandra Feodorovna.
She was a bridesmaid and later as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II.
After the death of her cousin, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 2021, she was the last surviving great-grandchild of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, and following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, she became the oldest living descendant of Queen Victoria.[2]
Pamela went to the Queen's state funeral on 19 September 2022.[3]
Pamela died on 5 June 2026 at her home in Brightwell Baldwin, Oxfordshire at the age of 97.[4]
References
- ↑ Cohen, Claire, "Lady Pamela Hicks, the unlikely 'poshcaster' spilling royal secrets", The Daily Telegraph, 5 October 2019.
- ↑ "King sends 'great love and apologies' to Queen's bridesmaid for not inviting her to coronation". Sky News. Sky UK. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ↑ Bridger-Linning, Stephanie (27 April 2023). "Lady Pamela Hicks had a 'feeling of acceptance' before the Queen's funeral". Tatler. Condé Nast Britain. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ↑ "Lady Pamela Hicks, daughter of Lord Mountbatten and childhood friend of Queen Elizabeth II – obituary". The Telegraph. 5 June 2026. Archived from the original on 5 June 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.