Instagram<\/a>, Ms Hicks, whose godfather is the King, shared a photograph of her smiling mother holding an open book in her lap.<\/p>\nMs Hicks said: \u201cMy mother died peacefully today. Whilst there is no tragedy in the death of a 97-year-old who has lived a full life I know grief will be unavoidable, lurking around waiting for me, but today I am simply grateful that she was my mother.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd through the prism of a crowded and remarkable past, she made incomparable company, carrying her memories lightly, and always with humour.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy mother maintained right up to the end, the impeccable style, sharp mind, and effortless charm that made her not only a cherished institution, but truly the last of her kind.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lady Pamela attended the late Queen\u2019s state funeral in September 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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