King Charles has awarded a prestigious role to a woman for the first time in a historic act.
The King, 75, has appointed the first ever female equerry to a monarch, who will accompany him on most overseas visits and tours.
Captain Kat Anderson, 33, is an officer with the Royal Artillery who previously worked for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Anderson is stepping into a vital role to help oversee the running of the monarch's official engagements.
King Charles has appointed the first ever female equerry to a monarch
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Often described as the royal "eyes and ears", equerries are considered extremely important figures in the Royal Family.
Anderson will help King Charles's guests during meetings with dignitaries and join him on official engagements.
The captain will also help the monarch with military matters.
The new assistant equerry became a member of King Charles's team in January on secondment from the Cabinet Office and No10 Downing Street.
Captain Kat Anderson has been hired as an assistant equerry to the King
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There, she had a role as an assistant private secretary to national security advisers, according to The Times.
Anderson also worked as Rishi Sunak's "military assistant".
The 33-year-old will work alongside Captain Hugh Scrope of the Coldstream Guards, the King's other assistant private secretary.
The new equerry is expected to be seen with the King over the next few weeks.
Jayne Casebury was appointed by Charles in the early 2000s as an equerry to the then-Prince of Wales
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Latest Royal News:
King Charles and Queen Camilla departing the hospital on MondayPADespite being the first female equerry to serve a monarch, Anderson is not the first female equerry to assist a member of the Royal Family.
Charles appointed RAF Squadron Leader Jayne Casebury as his equerry in the early 2000s when he was still the Prince of Wales.
This new appointment comes as the King has been recuperating at Sandringham House in Norfolk since Wednesday after undergoing corrective surgery for an enlarged prostate.
King Charles was admitted to The London Clinic on Friday, January 26, before being discharged the following Monday.