And no one spanned the Queen's life quite like her lady-in-waiting, Lady Susan Hussey. When Lady Diana Spencer arrived on the scene, the Queen asked Lady Susan to prepare her for Palace life. A few years later, Lady Susan was asked to roll out the same welcome mat for the Duchess of York. Lady Susan had her own experience of grief, having lost her own husband, Marmaduke — 'Dukie' to friends — 15 years earlier. Lady Susan never ventured an opinion — but when her husband was being attacked over his stewardship of the Corporation, she showed her mettle.
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