QVD Beatrice Grant joins the Queen in Worcester

The woman in uniform adjacent to Queen Camilla is Beatrice Grant, the Lord-Lieutenant of Worcester.   She was appointed by Charles III.  The Birmingham Mail noted she broke “the ultimate glass ceiling by becoming the first woman to hold a prestigious role in nearly 500 years.   Beatrice and Bishop Inge welcomed the Queen to Worcester Cathedral for the Royal Maundy Service.  Camilla represented the King, who is undergoing cancer treatment.

 Her selection was announced in December 2022 and she took up her position in March 2023 when the previous Lord-Lieutenant Patrick Holcroft retired at 75. 

Beatrice Grant and her husband, Andrew live in Bransford Manor in Worcester.  She was “chosen for the position after a long process and was picked for her long and extensive charity work.”

As the Lord-Lieutenant for Worcester, Beatrice was invited to King Charles III’s Coronation.

Now here comes the fun fact.  Beatrice Grant and King Charles III are fourth cousins, as both are descendants of Queen Victoria.

Victoria – Edward – George – George – Elizabeth – Charles 

Victoria – Leopold  – Carl Eduard –  Caroline Mathilde – Victoria Adelheid – Beatrice

Beatrice Irene Helen Victoria is the second of three children of H Ill H Countess Victoria Adelheid Clementine Luise of Castell-Rüdenhausen and Sir John Miles Huntington-Whiteley, 4th Baronet.  Her parents were married on June 20, 1960, at the Queen’s Chapel, St. James’s Palace, London. 

Times June 21, 1960

 Beatrice was born September 6, 1962, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London.  Her birth was announced in the Court Circular.

Times September 11, 1962

 She married  Andrew William Grant on April 26, 1995, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in London. 

Beatrice and Andrew’s wedding @Catherine Moubray)

The couple have two sons, Frederik (1999) and Ludovic (2002).