When these women joined the queen’s office they had to swear the ceremonial oath. Ladies in Waiting – these women were sometimes connected to the privy chamber and held their position due to their experience or their husband’s position at court. These girls were unmarried and were supervised by “Mother of Maids”.
They were also responsible for entertaining her by singing, dancing and reading. Maids-of-Honor – attended the queen in public and carried her long train. Privy Chamber – these ladies attended to the queen’s daily needs such as washing, dressing and serving at the table.Ĭhamberers – performed more menial tasks such as arranging bedding and cleaning the queen’s private chambers. There were different groups of women who served the queen and we’ll briefly explain them here: When choosing the ladies who would serve in their privy chamber, a Tudor queen would look for a lady who was well-educated, attractive and aristocratic women. It is believed that the queen consort chose her ladies and the king would, on occasion, interfere with his own choices after suggestions from those close to him. The king took such a fancy to her that it was not long before he secured her appointment as maid of honor to the queen.¹ Katherine Howard met Henry VIII the first time at a banquet given by Bishop of Winchester to celebrate the king’s marriage with Anne of Cleves, and afterwards at the house of Gardiner. How did it all begin? We don’t often speak of this and I’d like to share this quote with you: It makes one wonder if Katherine could foresee her future or if she was naive enough to think that Henry’s love would always be hers – she knew if she had the king’s favor that she would remain continue to receive gifts and affection from him. Katherine Howard’s time as Queen of England was short-lived but even so she also had many ladies who served her.
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