The book: or the investigation of the conduct of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales / being the evidence given under a Commission from the King; with Her Royal Highness's defence and other important documents.

  • Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
Date:
1813
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Credit: The book: or the investigation of the conduct of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales / being the evidence given under a Commission from the King; with Her Royal Highness's defence and other important documents. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and interesls oT others, or of tlie public, my conscience will cerlaiiilv acquit me of those. I am confi'dent that I have not acted impalientlv or precipi- tately. 'I'o avoid comins; to this painful extremity, 1 have taken every step in my pow er, except that which would abandon my character to utter inf.imy, and my station and life to no uncer- tain danger, and possibly to no very distant destruction. With every prayer for the lengthened continuance of your .Majesty’s health and happiness, for every possible blessing which a gracious God can bestow upon the beloved Monarclt of a loyal people, and for the continued prosperity of your do- minions, uuder your Majesty’s propitious rcigu, I remain. Your Majesty's most dutiful, loyal and afl’ectionate, But most unahppy and most injured, Daughter-in-law, servant, and subject, (Signed) CAROLINE. Moutague-housc,.-Blackheath, iMarch -1, 1807. The KING'S LETTERS to the PRINCESS of WALESj After the Report, the Princess wishing as early as possible to avail herself of her right to present herself personally to his Ma- jesty, wrote to say that she would wait on his Majesty at Wind- sor. This note produced the following communications from his Majesty : — “ Windsor Castle, .Tan. 29, 1807. The King has this moment received the Princess of Wales’s letter, in which she intimates her inteit- tion of coming to Windsor on Monday next; and his Majesty not wishing to put the Princess to the inconvenience of coming to this place, so im- mediately after her illitess, hastens to acquaint her, that he st.all prefer to receive her in London upon a day subsequent to the ensuing week ; which will also better suit his Majesty, and of which he will not fail to apprise the Princess. (Signed) “GEORGE R,” “ To the Princess of Wales.’’ “ VViiidsor Caslle, Feb. 10, 1807. “ .Vs tlie Princes of Wales may have been led to expect, from the King’s letter to her, that he would fix an early day for seeing her, his Majesty thinks it right to acquaint her, that the Prince of Wales, upon receiving the several documents which the