A fine ‘Royal Household’ R.V.M. group of five awarded to Miss Lucy E. Lintott, Housemaid, Windsor Castle

Royal Victorian Medal, E.II.R., silver, unnamed as issued, on lady’s bow riband, in Royal Mint case of issue and outer card box; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued, on lady’s bow riband, in card box of issue; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued, on lady’s bow riband, in card box of issue; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, on lady’s bow riband, in card box of issue; Royal Household Faithful Service Medal, G.VI.R., suspension dated ‘1928-1948’, with ‘Thirty Years’ additional award bar (Lintott, Lucy) on lady’s bow riband, in Royal Mint case of issue; together with a Royal Presentation Brooch, G.VI.R. 50mm, G.R.E. cypher, silver, gold and enamel, in Collingwood, London, embossed case of issue, extremely fine (6) £600-£800

Miss Lucy Emma Lintott was born at Brighton, Sussex, on 19 December 1889. Following the outbreak of the Great War she volunteered for whole time service with the British Red Cross Society and served as a waitress in the Officers Block, Brighton, from December 1917 until February 1919. The Officers Block was most likely associated with the Central Military Hospital For Officers (Lady Dudley's Hospital), which was located at Percival, Clarendon and Chichester Terraces, Brighton.

Miss Lintott was subsequently appointed to the Royal Household as a Housemaid at Windsor Castle in April 1928 and is listed in the Electoral Registers as residing at Augusta Tower, Windsor Castle, between 1932 and 1958. Having served under four monarchs for over thirty years, she retired in 1959 at the age of 60, and was awarded the Royal Victorian Medal in the 1960 New Year’s Honours’ List, being invested with her medal by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor on 29 April 1960. Following her retirement she moved to Number 5 Frogmore Cottages (a grace and favour cottage on the Windsor Castle estate which subsequently became the home of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex), and died in her cottage on 5 January 1982.

Sold with the named Bestowal Certificates for all five awards (that for the R.V.M. in original envelope), and a named Keeper of the Privy Purse letter accompanying the Thirty Years bar for the Long and Faithful Service Medal; a photographic image of the recipient wearing the G.VI.R. presentation brooch; and card photographic images of their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.