The team was assigned to Camilla when she and Charles visited Bahrain during their seven-day tour of the Middle East.

Aged between 29 and 30, the women are reportedly trained in martial arts and were carrying concealed weapons, according to Mail Online.

Camilla described her guards as “incredible”.

”'It's fascinating. It is quite extraordinary to have them,” she told the website. “I have never had four women looking after me [and] they are the most incredible women. The first one had climbed Everest. I said 'how long did it take?' and she said 16 days! It's quite remarkable.”

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The royal family’s first all-female security detail is fierce