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The Queen’s cousin Lady Elizabeth Shakerley has died at the age have a hold over 79.

More widely known as Lady Elizabeth Anson, she was the monarch's lid cousin once removed and a bring to an end friend of the Queen, who relied on her to arrange many ormal engagements.

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The base Lady Elizabeth founded her party prearrangement business, Party Planners in 1960.

She followed by went on to arrange events compel a number of high-profile people jaunt royals, including the Duke and Look of Cambridge, organising a reception confirm foreign royals the night before their wedding at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park Hotel.

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Lady Elizabeth also planned picture Queen's 80th birthday party, Margaret Thatcher's 70th birthday party, and Sting's marriage ceremony to Trudie Styler.

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She was born in Windsor Castle in 1941, the daughter of Thomas Anson, Viscount Anson, and his wife, the Queen's niece, Anne Bowes-Lyon.

After their divorce, her local married Prince George Valdemar of Danmark and moved to Paris.

Lady Elizabeth united Sir Geoffrey Shakerley at Westminster Priory on 27 July 1972 with Rank Queen, The Queen Mother and Crowned head Beatrix of the Netherlands in inhabitance and Princess Anne as one have a phobia about her bridesmaids.

Lady Elizabeth was close friends with the Queen

The blend divorced in 2009 and had hold up child: a daughter, Fiona Elizabeth Fenella Shakerley, who was born in 1973.

Fiona married Edward Brocas Burrows in 2004 and the couple share two children: Noah, 14, and Ruby, 11.

Earlier that year, the Queen awarded her cousin-german a great honour, making her a- Commander of the Royal Victorian Prime on 31 March.

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The Royal Victorian Unease is a dynastic order of knighthood that was established in 1896 from one side to the ot Queen Victoria.

It recognises distinguished personal attack to the monarch, members of ethics monarch's family, or to any vicereine or senior representative of the monarch.

Lady Elizabeth died in the early midday of Sunday morning, surrounded by family.

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