King Charles appoints his first female equerry, Captain Kat Anderson, 33, who will act as his eyes and ears during most of his overseas visits and tours

King Charles has appointed his first female equerry, Captain Kat Anderson, who will act as his eyes and ears during most of his overseas visits and tours.

Captain Anderson, 33, is an officer in the Royal Artillery and previously worked for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

She will become the king's new aide-de-camp and help oversee the monarchy's diary of official engagements, while joining members of the royal family for public duties and global tours.

Often described as the royal 'eyes and ears', equerryes are considered extremely important figures in the running of the monarchy.

Captain Anderson will join the King on official engagements and assist his guests during meetings with dignitaries. She will also assist the King with military matters.

Captain Anderson's duties include accompanying King Charles on official engagements and attending his guests during audiences and meetings with dignitaries

The new Assistant Horseman joined King Charles' team in January, seconded from the Cabinet Office and No 10, where she took on a role as Assistant Private Secretary to the National Security Advisers, the Sunday Times reported.

She was also Mr Sunak's adjutant or 'military assistant'.

Captain Anderson will work alongside Captain Hugh Scrope of the Coldstream Guards, the King's other assistant private secretary.

Captain Anderson, who is of mixed Malaysian descent, will be seen alongside the King for the first time in the coming weeks, it is understood.

She is the first female equerry to serve a monarch, but is not the first female equerry to assist a member of the royal family.

Charles appointed RAF Squadron Leader Jayne Casebury as his equerry in the early 2000s, when he was still the Prince of Wales.