Lady Rupert Nevill, who has died aged 97, was a childhood friend of the late Queen Elizabeth II and remained an intimate of the Royal family for the best part of a century; her husband, Lord Rupert Nevill,

A quick glance at a photo of the late Queen Elizabeth II and her confidante, Lady Rupert Nevill, and you might think they were sisters: both women, of similar heights and ages, wear long, muted coats and matching silk headscarves tied around their hair.

Lady Rupert Nevill was a good friend of Queen Elizabeth II and had known her since childhood - she died last week aged 97