Overview
- Colonel Erica Bridge, 52, currently the defence attaché at the UK embassy in Rome, will take up the crown equerry post in the spring.
- She will succeed Colonel Toby Browne, 70, who is retiring after 15 years in the role.
- The crown equerry oversees carriage processions at state occasions, the royal family’s chauffeur-driven cars, and the training and care of Royal Mews horses and staff.
- The Royal Mews’ transfer from Buckingham Palace to Windsor is underway, driven by logistics as senior royals are based outside London and the palace undergoes a £369 million refurbishment.
- Bridge has already begun shadowing her predecessor, including at the recent German state visit at Windsor Castle.