In some cases, maids were expected to serve the queen for life, even if they had made a life for themselves. This was usually the case if they were exceptional and had proven their trustworthiness, kind of like other jobs. As a former lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon (before convincing her husband Henry VIII to leave her), Anne Boleyn expected the utmost attention from her maids. Eleanor Paston, one of her career ladies-in-waiting, maintained her post through four of Henry VIII's marriages while having 11 children, according to Tudor Place.
Meanwhile, in France during the 18th century, Marie Antoinette had found herself a true BFF, Marie-Louise Thérèse of Savoy-Carignan, who was usually at her lady's side 24/7. But when she was away taking care of her dying father-in-law, stuff had really hit the fan for Marie Antoinette in the wake of the French Revolution. Marie-Louise was demanded back to the queen's service without any extended leave thereafter, according to The History Buff.
Inevitably, a mob of angry revolutionaries seized Marie-Louise. After imprisoning her for a time, they demanded that she denounce the actions of the greedy government, but she didn't. So, she was promptly taken into the streets, stabbed to death, and decapitated. And to add insult to injury, the mob put her head on a pike and paraded it beneath Marie Antoinette's windows.
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