The Queen's longtime friend and close royal confidant Ann Fortune FitzRoy, the Duchess of Grafton, has died aged 101. News of Fortune's passing on Friday comes less than a year after Queen Elizabeth's husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, died in April at the age of 99.
Fortune was a colossal presence in the Queen's life as she served the Royal household for the entirety of the Monarch's 69-year reign.
In 1980, the Duchess was even appointed the Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order - an award which was made personally by the Queen for services to the sovereign.
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