tS=A note from Edward VIII's <b>equerry</b> to his own wife, as follows: "Tonight I was present when His Maj decided that as he couldn't make up his mind whether to abdicate or not, he should toss for it.<br><br>Diana Spencer came from blue-blood stock: Her father had been an <b>equerry</b> to George VI and Queen Elizabeth.&tQ=An <b>equerry</b> is:&tC=A confidant|A distant cousin|An attendant|A teacher|A secretary&cC=3&fB=An <b>equerry</b> is a royal attendant. Technically, an <b>equerry</b> is the attendant who takes care of the royal horses, but the term is also used to refer to one who tends the sovereign. <b>Equerry</b> is pronounced EK-kwuhr-ee.
