The Order of Royal Succession After Queen Elizabeth II's Death

One of Queen Elizabeth II's maids of grant connected her coronation day passed distant connected the eve of the precocious monarch's final goodbye.

Lady Mary Russell died peacefully astatine her location connected Sept. 18 and was surrounded by her family, according to a Sept. 26 obituary successful The Times. She was 88. 

She and her hubby David shared 3 sons including Anthony, Philip and Jason, and 2 daughters Arabella and Mariana. According to her obituary, Lady Russell was besides "dearly loved by her 12 grandchildren." 

Funeral arrangements volition beryllium held Oct. 10 with the household asking for donations to National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children successful Lady Russell's memory.

Her decease came conscionable 1 time earlier Queen Elizabeth's authorities funeral, which was held connected Sept. 19. More than 2,000 guests including Prince William, Prince Harry, King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla said goodbye to Her Majesty—who died Sept. 8 astatine property 96—in a ceremony watched by 11.4 cardinal radical successful the United States alone.

In 1953, she was the youngest of six maids of grant successful attendance astatine Queen Elizabeth's coronation astatine Westminster Abbey. The different 5 ladies were Lady Moyra Campbell, who passed distant successful 2020 astatine property 90, Lady Anne Glenconner, Lady Jane Lacey, Baroness Willoughby de Eresby and Lady Rosemary Muir.  

"Of each the girls our property successful the country, we six girls were chosen to transportation the Queen's bid and that meant a large deal," Lady Russell previously said in 2013 about the Queen's coronation. "It was overwhelming and moving–especially during the anointing. It was an unthinkable moment, but each I could deliberation astir was however dense the embroidery felt."

According to royal historians, the Queen's gown is estimated to person weighed implicit 11 pounds.