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Collection	George IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
Reference	GEO/MAIN/38979-38982
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from George, Prince of Wales, to Queen Charlotte on arrangements for his marriage to Caroline, Princess of Brunswick, including his preference for her to be married in the Royal Robes, and his choice of bride maids
Date	19 November 1794
Writer	George, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
Addressee	Charlotte, Queen Consort to George III
Description	The Prince lists Lady Mary Osborne, Lady Charlotte Spencer, Caroline Villiers and Lady Charlotte Legge as suggested bridesmaids. He proposes to bring the picture [of Caroline] with him to Windsor, hoping that it 'will please the whole family as much as I acknowledge it does me'. Signed. Includes (GEO/MAIN/38979-38980) draft of the letter, with frequent corrections and annotations.
Place Of Writing	Carlton House
Language	English
Extent	2 documents (4 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript papers; mounted
Related Material	GEO/MAIN/36422 for the Queen's reply dated 20 November 1794
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Publications	Published in A. Aspinall "The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812" (London, 1964) Vol. 2; no 894, pp 492-493
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