She served as a long-time lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth II and accompanied the Queen on various duties, including the Kenya trip during which Elizabeth learned of her father’s death and ascended to the throne.

She accompanied Princess Elizabeth on the 1952 Kenya tour, where the news of King George VI’s death reached Elizabeth, marking a pivotal moment in the Queen’s accession.

She published memoirs about her life with the Royal Family and was portrayed in Netflix’s The Crown, with her daughter India commenting in Town and Country about the show.

India Hicks, Lady Pamela’s daughter, posted on Instagram about her mother’s request for no eulogy or sermon, but to include lots of rousing hymns instead; the family followed this instruction for the service.

India Hicks publicly announced her mother's death last week, sharing a tribute that highlighted her mother's style, intellect, humor, and lasting influence as an iconic figure in royal circles.

In later life, she lived with her husband, interior designer David Hicks, at The Grove in Brightwell Baldwin; she is survived by her children Edwina, Ashley, and India, plus several grandchildren.

Her funeral was scheduled for Saturday, June 13, 2026, with services planned at Brightwell Baldwin Church in Oxfordshire, starting at 3:00 PM.

Lady Pamela Hicks, a former lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II and cousin of Prince Philip, was laid to rest at St Bartholomew’s Church in Brightwell Baldwin after dying on June 5 at age 97.

Senior members of the Royal Family were notably absent from the service due to overlap with Trooping the Colour, the monarch’s official birthday parade at Buckingham Palace.

Lady Pamela had appearances with the royals at Trooping in years such as 1969 and 1993, illustrating her long-standing ties to the monarchy.

Daughter India and India’s husband David Flint Wood attended the service, with India publicly praising her mother as ‘incomparable’ and detailing her memories and humour.

The announcement of Hicks’s death was made by her children via Instagram.