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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

King Charles's Goddaughter India Hicks Shares the "Extraordinary" Detail She'll "Never Forget" About Queen Elizabeth's Funeral

India Hicks walking behind Lady Pamela Hicks in a wheelchair at Queen Elizabeth's funeral.

Although she’s not a member of the Royal Family, India Hicks has grown up in royal circles her entire life as a goddaughter of King Charles and the daughter of Lady Pamela Hicks, one of Queen Elizabeth’s ladies-in-waiting. India, who lost her mother in June, recently sat down with the Telegraph to discuss her new book, but she also revealed some of her touching memories of royal events.

“I do feel we are saying goodbye to an amazing generation,” Hicks said of her mother and the late Queen. “They lived through a war and were so much tougher than us and much less spoilt. There’s so much to admire in them.”

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