Key facts
- Lady Pamela Hicks died at the age of 97.
- She was the daughter of Lord Mountbatten of Burma.
- Lady Pamela Hicks was a bridesmaid and lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II.
- She was a cousin to Prince Philip.
Lady Pamela Hicks, daughter of Lord Mountbatten of Burma and a cousin to Prince Philip, has died at the age of 97. She held significant roles within the British royal family, having served as a bridesmaid and a lady-in-waiting to the late Queen Elizabeth II. Her daughter India Hicks described her mother as "truly the last of her kind" in an Instagram post. As the queen's third cousin, she was a bridesmaid at the royal wedding in 1947 and witnessed firsthand pivotal moments in British history.