| Collection | Diaries, essays and notes of Queen Charlotte |
| Description | This diary is a factual account of Queen Charlotte's daily activities rather than a record of her thoughts and feelings. The diary has been catalogued to pick out key events or interesting entries as such not every day has an entry recorded below although Queen Charlotte has typically recorded each day in the diary.
This diary sees the Royal Family continuing to split their time between Windsor and London as follows: London, 18 - 21 February; Windsor, 22 - 24 February; London, 25 - 28 February; Windsor, 1 - 3 March; London, 4 - 10 March; Windsor, 11 - 12 March; London, 13 - 17 March; Windsor, 18 - 19 March; London, 20 - 24 March; Windsor, 25 - 26 March; London, 27 - 31 March; Windsor, 1 - 2 April; London, 3 - 7 April; Windsor, 8 - 9 April; London, 10 - 14 April; Windsor, 15 - 16 April.
Due to Charlotte's sometimes idiosyncratic spellings and to enable greater discoverability, the names of people and places have been corrected and expanded in square brackets using the published edition of the diaries (see below) which contains further notes on people, places, and events mentioned.
21 February (f 4, f 5 r) - leaves London for Windsor; visit from the Duke and Duchess of York, Lord and Lady Harcourt, and Lady Elgin
24 February (f 5 v, f 6 v, f 7 r) - departure of the Duke and Duchess of York; leaves Windsor for London; visit from Lady Caroline Waldegrave, Lady Maria Waldegrave, Edward Waldegrave, and William Waldegrave; goes to the theatre at Convent Garden
26 February (f 7 v, f 8, f 9 r) - visit from the Dowager Lady Waldegrave; visit from the Duke of York; goes to 'the Antient Concert under the direction of Lrd Chesterfield'
28 February (f 9 v, f 10 r, f 11 r) - Fast day. Goes to St James's and to chapel there; leaves London for Windsor
1 March (f 9 v, f 11 r) - visit to Frogmore. 'Mr [?John] Armstrong begun to put up the Scaffold of the Great Stairs at Frogmore, & also to sink the Root in the Garden upon which the Sun Dyal is to be fixed'
5 March (f 14 r) - visit from Mr Price; visit from Lord Morton; visit from the Duchess of York
7 March (f 15 r, f 16 r) - goes to St James's to breakfast with Lady Charlotte Finch; visit from the Duke of Clarence; visit from Lady Bath; chooses Summer silks; visit from [James Wyatt]
11 March (f 19 r, f 20 r) - visit to Frogmore; visit from Mr [George] Bolton; Duke of Montrose dines
12 March (f 20 r) - leaves Windsor for London; visit from the Duke of Clarence; visit from Lady Poulett and family; goes to the 'Antient Concert which was under the direction of Lrd Malden'
14 March (f 16 v, f 21 r, f 22 r) - visit from Lord Effingham; visit from Lady Poulett's children
15 March (f 22 r, f 23 r) - the King sees troops embark at Blackwall; illness of General Goldsworthy; visit from Lady Elgin
18 March (f 17 v, f 25 r, f 26 r) - goes to Frogmore; 'at one we all went to Dr Lind & saw His Chinese Drawings & Curiositys. amongst other things we saw the Dagger with which it was made him a present of by [Johan Joseph Zoffany] the Painter'. 'Back Plants' planted at Frogmore
19 March (f 17 v, f 26 r, f 27 r) - leaves Windsor for London; visit from the Duke of Gloucester; goes to 'the Antient Concert which was directed by Lrd Chesterfield'
23 March (f 19 v, f 29 r, f 30 r) - visit from the Duke of Gloucester and his son; visit from the Duke of Clarence; sees Lady Frances Howard; sees Lady [Holdernesse]. Departure of Prince William of Gloucester for Flanders
24 March (f 19 v, f 30 r) - departs London for Windsor; visit from Mr [George] Bolton; visit from Lady Chatham and Lady Sidney
26 March (f 31 r, f 32 r) - leaves Windsor for London; goes to 'the Ancient Concert Directed by the Duke of Leeds'
28 March (f 21 v, f 33 r) - visit from Mr [George] Bolton; visit from the Duke of Clarence; visit from Lord Effingham. King goes to see the improvements of Lord Mansfield's villa at [Kenwood House]
29 March (f 21 v, f 22 v, f 33 r, f 34 r) - visit to the Duchess of York at Oatlands; the King sits for his picture by Gainsborough Dupont. 'This Morning the Kg saw a very beautifull Gun a Pistol made by a ['a' crossed through] Mortimer a Gun Smith in London'
31 March (f 22 v, f 35 r) - leaves London for Frogmore; walks back to the Lodge; Lady Dalkley ?dines. Note of separation of Lord and Lady Cadogan
2 April (f 36 r, f 37 r) - leaves Windsor for London; visit from Mr [George Augustus] Best; visit from Lady Dashwood and family; goes to 'the antient Concert under the direction of Lrd Chesterfield'
3 April (f 22 v, f 23 v, f 24 v, f 37 r, f 38 r) - visit from [Richard Cooper II]; visit from the Duke of Clarence; goes to St James's; returns to the Queen's House; visit from Field Marshal Freytag
4 April (f 24 v, f 38 r, f 39 r)- visit from Field Marshal Freytag; sits 'for my Picture to Mr [Edward] Miles'
5 April (f 39 r, f 40 r)- visit to Kew; visit from Mr Dundas; returns to London; visit from Lady Waldegrave and family
9 April (f 42 r, f 43 r) - leaves Windsor for London; sits for picture; goes to 'the Antient Concert under the Direction of Lrd Uxbridge'
11 April (f 26 v, f 43 r, f 44 r) - goes to the German Chapel at St James's; visit from Madame [Elizabeth Beauvais] the milliner; visits from Lord Ailesbury and Field Marshal Freytag; sits for picture. 'This Evening the Kg saw Mr [George Adams junior] the Optitian. He brought a Magic Lantern in which He shewed the whole Solar Sistem'
12 April (f 44 r) - visit to Kew; returns to London; Prince of Wales dines; to the opera
13 April (f 26 v, f 44 r, f 45 r)- goes to St James's and to church there; goes to Court; returns to the Queen's House; visit from Major Price, Barry Price, and Dr [John] Willis |
| Custodial History | Transferred from the Royal Library, 1965 |