Overview
- India Hicks announced the death of her mother, Lady Pamela Hicks, on Friday, 5 June, saying the 97‑year‑old died peacefully and sharing family condolences on Instagram.
- Buckingham Palace issued a statement hours after the announcement expressing that the King was deeply saddened and grateful for Lady Pamela’s long service to Queen Elizabeth.
- A funeral notice in The Times set the burial for Saturday, 13 June, at Brightwell Baldwin Church in Oxfordshire, a date that coincides with Trooping the Colour in London.
- India Hicks said her mother asked for a simple service with no eulogy, no sermon, no memorial and many hymns, and the family has publicly asked for privacy around those wishes.
- The King’s attendance remains unconfirmed and is being watched closely because the Trooping programme occupies the morning and early afternoon while the funeral is scheduled for mid‑afternoon, leaving a narrow window for travel.