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The term is also used in film and stage, to describe an actress whose role consists of very little action or involvement. This attitude was very different to ladies-in-waiting to French queens under the later Bourbon Dynasty . Ladies-in-waiting often acted as glorified but distant companions to the Spanish and Polish wives of Louis XIV and Louis XV . Under France's last Bourbon queen, Marie-Antoinette several of her favourite ladies-in-waiting - namely Yolande, Duchesse De Polignac acquired huge influence and wealth for themselves. In later years, the ladies-in-waiting became discreet companions to the royal ladies of Europe, a practice which continues to this day. In the Royal Household of the United Kingdom the term ''Lady-in-Waiting'' is used to describe a woman attending a female member of the Royal Family other than the Queen Regnant or Queen Consort . An attendant upon one of the latter is style '' Lady Of The Bedchamber '' or '' Woman Of The Bedchamber '', and the senior Lady in Waiting is the '' Mistress Of The Robes ''. The Women are in regular attendance, but the Mistress of the Robes and the Ladies of the Bedchamber are normally only required for ceremonial occasions. There were formerly other offices, including Maids Of Honour . NOTABLE LADIES-IN-WAITING
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