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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    shall (ell every thing to Sancl<?r. I think this was on (he day on which she told me of. what had hap- pened at Lady Willoughby’s—Sander was a very good woman, and might be trusted, and that she must be with lier at the labour j that she would send Miss Garth to Brunswick, and Miss Milfield was too young to be trusted, and must be sent out of the way. 1 was brought to bed on the ‘23d of July, ]802. The Princess insisted on being present.— I determined that she should not, but I meant to avoid it without otfending her. On the day on which 1 was brought to bed, she came to my houso and insisted on coming in. Dr. Mackie, who at- tended me, locked the door on the opposite side of the , but there was another door on the opposite side of the room, w hich was not locked, and she came in at that door, anti was present during the time of the labour and took the child as soon as it was born, and said she was very glad she had seen (he whole of it. The Princess’s pregaancy appeared to me to be very visible. She wore a cushion behind and made'Mrs. Sander make one for me. Du ring my lying-in tl^e Princess came one day W'ith Mrs. Fitzgerald. She sent Mrs. F. away, and took a chair, and sate by my bedside. Slie said you will hear of iny taking children in baskets, but you won’t take any notice of it. I shall have them brought by a poor woman in a basket. I shall do it as a cover to have my owe brought to me in that way ; or, that is the way in which I must have my own brought when I have it. Very soon after this two children, who were twins, were brought by a poor woman in a basket. The Princess took them, and had them car- ried up into her room, and the Princess washed them herself. The Princess told me this herself.— The father a few days afterwards, came and insist- ed on having the children, and they were given to him. The Princess afterwards said to me, “ You see I took the children, and it answered very well.” Tlie father had got them back, and she could not