▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁W R AC ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁September ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁an ▁A ide - de - camp ▁to ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II . ▁ ▁He an ey ▁visited ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁on going ▁integration ▁of ▁women ▁into ▁its ▁army . ▁ ▁She ▁advoc ated ▁similar ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁but ▁on ▁a ▁more ▁grad ual ▁basis ▁( full ▁integration ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁was ▁achieved ▁with ▁the ▁dis band ment ▁of ▁W R AC ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ). ▁ ▁One ▁key ▁change ▁He an ey ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁introduce ▁was ▁the ▁ability ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁to ▁choose ▁their ▁arm ▁of ▁service ▁or ▁branch . ▁ ▁He an ey ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bath ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁retired ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁June . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁ ▁After ▁ret irement ▁He an ey ▁moved ▁to ▁Edinburgh ▁to ▁look ▁after ▁her ▁wid owed ▁mother . ▁ ▁She ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁military ▁education ▁committee ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁and ▁Her iot - W att ▁University ▁Offic ers ' ▁Training ▁Corps ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Royal ▁Vol unt ary ▁Service ▁( WR VS ). ▁ ▁He an ey ▁helped ▁the ▁W R VS ▁with ▁delivery ▁of ▁me als ▁on ▁whe els ▁and ▁assist ing ▁the