Fortune FitzRoy, Duchess of Grafton

The Duchess of Grafton
Mistress of the Robes
In office
1967–2021
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byThe Dowager Duchess of Devonshire
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
Born
Ann Fortune Smith

(1920-02-24)24 February 1920
Lower Ashfold, Slaugham, Surrey, England
Died3 December 2021(2021-12-03) (aged 101)
London, England
Spouse
(m. 1946; died 2011)
Children5, including James FitzRoy, Earl of Euston

Ann Fortune FitzRoy, Duchess of Grafton, GCVO, JP (née Smith; 24 February 1920 – 3 December 2021) was a British courtier who served as Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth II from 1967 until her death in 2021.[1] She was the wife of Hugh FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton, and grandmother of Henry FitzRoy, 12th Duke of Grafton.

  1. ^ Bedell Smith, Sally (14 February 2012). "Her Majesty's A-Team". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 December 2021.