Camilla set to ditch age-old tradition loved by the Queen to 'modernise royals'

After the Queen's death, King Charles' wife Camilla became Queen consort. While she's not technically the Queen in its official sense, she will still be expected to carry out some of the duties we saw Elizabeth II doing.

But while Camilla will maintain some of the late Queen's longstanding traditions, she's expected to ditch something that was particularly close to Elizabeth II's heart. It could cause controversy amongst some of the more traditional royalists in the UK.

As part of a move to modernise the monarchy following the accession of King Charles III, Camilla has decided to put some changes into place. One predicted change could be the scrapping of ladies-in-waiting, who have traditionally worked as unpaid personal assistants to the Queen.

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Elizabeth II's loyal ladies-in-waiting, who were seen in black frocks and hats paying their final respects during the funeral procession, were not just royal staff but some of her closest companions and friends, having been by her side for decades.

Marlene Koenig, a historian who has studied the Royal Family for several years, told the Express: "There are some positions that may no longer be filled.

"You wonder if the women, especially Queen Camilla, will use ladies-in-waiting as the Queen did. She's never had, even as the Duchess of Cornwall, an official lady-in-waiting."

Camilla's former secretary, Angela MacManus, filled the role of lady-in-waiting but wasn't officially named. Both Camilla and Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, were given the choice to appoint ladies-in-waiting when they married into the Royal Family, but neither did.

Queen Elizabeth, however, appointed nine