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Queen's close courtier dies aged 101 after serving since coronation

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Queen is coping with another loss this week after one of her close confidants died at the age of 101. Ann Fortune FitzRoy, the Duchess of Grafton died on Friday after serving the Royal Household from almost the very beginning of the Queen's 69-year reign, joining her on many official events and overseas royal tours.Ann,began attending to Her Majesty in the position of Lady of the Bedchamber in 1953, the year of her coronation.Three years after becoming Mistress of the Wardrobe, she took on the title of Duchess of Grafton, and is thought to have become one of the Queen's dearest friends.She was given the honour of Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in 1980, which is given by the Queen for services to the sovereign.Ann married the.

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