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Collection	George IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
Reference	GEO/MAIN/39158-39160
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from George, Prince of Wales, to Lord Malmesbury, on Malmesbury's letter advising him against a separation from Caroline, Princess of Wales
Date	26 March 1796
Writer	Malmesbury, 1st Baron of
Addressee	George, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
Description	The Prince writes that he is not considering a separation immediately, 'that whilst things continued quiet & that the Princess did not attempt to give false impressions of me to the publick & to raise herself at my expense, I did not wish to expose her to the world...' He affirms that his treatment of the Princess has been without 'the smallest degree of harshness', and refers to Lord Malmesbury's admission that if it had been possible he would have advised the Prince against marrying Princess Caroline. Signed.
Place Of Writing	London
Language	English
Extent	1 document (3 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript papers; mounted
Related Material	In response to Lord Malmesbury's letter to George, Prince of Wales (GEO/MAIN/39156-39157).
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Publications	Published in A. Aspinall "The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812" (London, 1965) Vol. 3; no 1086, pp 160-162
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