Henriette, Lady Abel Smith
Dame Henriette, Lady Abel Smith DCVO JP (6 June 1914 – 3 May 2005), was Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth II from 1949 to 1987.
Born Henriette Alice Cadogan, the daughter of Commander Francis Charles Cadogan, RN, and Ruth Evelyn Howard, she held the office of Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth II from 1949 to 1987. In 1987, she became an Extra Lady-in-Waiting.[1] She held the office of Justice of the Peace (JP) for Tunbridge Wells in 1955, and for Gloucestershire in 1971. She was invested as a Commander, Royal Victorian Order (CVO), in the 1964 New Year Honours, and elevated to Dame Commander, Royal Victorian Order (DCVO), in 1977.[2]
Personal life
She married, firstly, Major Sir Anthony Frederick Mark Palmer, 4th Bt., on 4 September 1939. She was widowed in 1941. She married, secondly, Brigadier Sir Alexander Abel Smith, TD on 17 February 1953.
Children with first husband:
- Antonia Mary Palmer (born 2 August 1940)
- Sir Mark Palmer, 5th Baronet (born 1941)
Children with second husband:
- Christopher Abel Smith (born 28 June 1954), a godson of Queen Elizabeth II.[3]
- Juliet Sarah Abel Smith (born 26 Aug 1955)
Death
She died at The Garden House, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, aged 90.
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References
Sources
- [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 2. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
- [S300] Michael Rhodes, "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection" e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 8 February. Hereinafter cited as "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection."
- [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 1, page 637.
- [S466] Notices, The Daily Telegraph, London, UK, 6 June 2005. Hereinafter cited as The Daily Telegraph.