The Count of Münnich and Reutern mourns death of his cousin, Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Shakerley née Anson.
Born in Windsor Castle in 1941, Lady Shakerley was the daughter of Thomas Anson, Viscount Anson, and his wife, Anne Bowes-Lyon, who would later become Princess Anne of Denmark when she remarried.
She founded the firm Party Planners in 1960 and went on to arrange events for numerous members of the royal households, as well as the Queen’s most high-profile occasions, including her 90th birthday.
Lady Elizabeth is the sister of Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield, a first cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II and His Serene Highness’s sixth cousin once removed.
She died in the early hours of Sunday morning with members of her family at her bedside.
Lady Elizabeth leaves one daughter and two grandchildren.