How to Use equerry in a Sentence
equerry
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The canary for the royal coal mine was the hot equerry.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
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With the help of the equerries, the king eventually made his way through all the guests to give a speech to the crowd.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
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Prince Charles laid a wreath on his mother's behalf and an equerry laid one for Prince Philip.
—Maggie Maloney, Town & Country, 11 Nov. 2018
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Prince Charles will lay a wreath on her behalf, and an equerry will lay a wreath on the behalf of Prince Philip.
—Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Nov. 2019
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The lifestyle icon, 84, shared a snap of the equerry on her social media page, drawing envy from many in the comments.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
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It's believed that an equerry will place a wreath on behalf of the 96-year-old Duke, who retired earlier this year.
—Katie Jones, Town & Country, 12 Oct. 2017
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An equerry then tells the queen and the bear that the concert is about to begin, as a clip of the crowd outside Buckingham Palace is shown.
—Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 June 2022
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Prince Charles first laid the nation’s wreath as the Queen looked on, then an equerry laid a wreath on behalf of Prince Philip.
—Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 10 Nov. 2019
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The equerry looks out the Buckingham Palace windows and lets the Queen know that the party is about to begin.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 4 June 2022
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For the first time, a wreath was laid on Queen Camilla's behalf by an equerry from the Royal Household.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2022
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At the end of the skit, an equerry looked out the Buckingham Palace windows and told the Queen that the party is about to begin.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 6 June 2022
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Additionally, a wreath will be will be presented on Prince Philip's behalf by an equerry.
—Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 4 Nov. 2019
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The Queen was Charles' godmother, as his father John was an equerry to the monarch in the 1950s.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2023
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The Queen was Charles' godmother, and his father John was an equerry to the monarch in the 1950s.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023
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An exclusive clip from the program (above) shows Charles speaking with his equerry and private secretary, mapping out his schedule for the weeks ahead.
—Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 21 Mar. 2019
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Additionally, Prince Philip's wreath will be presented by an equerry.
—Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 11 Nov. 2018
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But no need to rush—the equerry and personal protection officers will gather the luggage while everyone finishes breakfast.
—Olivia Martin, Town & Country, 14 Sep. 2019
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By then, it was already widely known that a romance had blossomed between Anne and her mother’s equerry Timothy Laurence.
—Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 13 Nov. 2022
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Her equerry Ed Andersen placed decorations high up with his ceremonial sword as the children selected them from a table to hang on the tree.
—Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 7 Dec. 2022
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Philip assigned David Checketts, his equerry—an aide-de-camp entrusted with logistics—to supervise his son’s stay Down Under.
—Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 28 Mar. 2017
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An equerry laid a wreath on behalf of Queen Camilla, 78, who watched the ceremony from a balcony nearby alongside Princess Kate.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
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And the film's historical advisor, Alastair Bruce, is Prince Edward's equerry.
—Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 8 Sep. 2019
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In 1926, the then-Duke of York (Queen Elizabeth’s father) played in the doubles tournament with his equerry.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 1 July 2021
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Eileen Parker, played by Chloe Pirrie in season 2, was not prepared for the attention that would come with divorcing the Duke's private equerry.
—ELLE, 9 Nov. 2022
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Before the service, Spencer posted an image of his cufflinks on Twitter in honor of Queen Elizabeth, who his father was an equerry to in the '50s.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2022
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Among his numerous professional posts, in 1986, Laurence was appointed as an equerry—a royal assistant position—to the Queen.
—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 19 Sep. 2022
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According to Forces News, Plunket, 31, had worked for Queen Camilla since November 2022 and was her first equerry.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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The Queen Consort hosted 11 children and their families and carers for some festive cheer complete with Father Christmas, reindeer, and even a royal equerry on hand to help decorate the tree with his sword.
—Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 7 Dec. 2022
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Patrick Jephson, a private secretary and equerry to Princess Diana, and RoseMarie Terenzio set up the meeting between Kennedy and Diana.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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As Plunket moves on, 29-year-old Major Rob Treasure of The Rifles has reportedly been selected as his successor and will be the new equerry to the Queen.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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