The story was told in several novels including Per Olov Enquist’s The Visit of the Royal Physician (1999) and in the Danish film A Royal Affair (2012). Apparently, on August 5, 1800, Sophia gave birth to a son in Weymouth who was christened at the parish church on August 11, 1800. She died later that evening at the age of 70, with her sister Mary and her sisters-in-law Duchesses of Kent and Cambridge present. Stella Tillyard also covers Caroline Matilda’s affair in her nonfiction book A Royal Affair: George III and His Scandalous Siblings (2006). Though their academic lessons were nearly over, the Queen was loath to have her daughters waste time, and made sure that the Princesses spent hours studying music or art, learning many types of specialty work from different masters. The Princesses constantly needed dresses, hats, trimmings, fans, and other items. George’s efforts to help his sisters led to the marriages of Mary and Elizabeth, and after Queen Charlotte’s death in 1818, allowed Augusta and Sophia their domestic freedom, though it was too late for them to marry. In that year the Crown Prince of Denmark (later King Frederick VI) indicated to King George III that he would break off every other discussed proposal for the hand in marriage of a British princess. Although the birth of her sister did not erase the pain she felt at losing her brothers, Augusta did not dwell on their deaths as her father did. Queen Victoria noted in her diary that they found, “a sad sufferer and a complete cripple, unable to move, and quite blind. Phoenix Mill: Sutton Publishing, 2000. As there were six princesses, the Queen's expenses even for these clothes were enormous, and she tried to keep costs down and within the allowance she was given. Left to right: Sophia, Amelia, and Mary, The Three Youngest Daughters of King George III by John Singleton Copley, 1785; Credit – Wikipedia. Posted by liamfoley63 in Featured Royal, Kingdom of Europe, Frogmore, George III of the United Kingdom, Kensington Palace, King George IV of the United Kingdom, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Princess Mary of Great Britain, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, Sophia Dorothea of Great Britain, Windsor Great Park. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III. Her nobleness and rectitude of mind renders her … In 1797, she received a proposal from Prince Frederick Adolf of Sweden, a proposal given without the approval of the Swedish royal house. Sophia’s childhood was very sheltered and she spent most of her time with her parents and sisters. The sisters – Charlotte, Augusta, Elizabeth, Mary, Sophia, and Amelia – continued to be over-protected and isolated which restricted them from meeting eligible suitors of their own age. When the Princesses went to see the summer exhibition in 1783 at the Royal Academy, they were so distraught by the portraits of their two youngest brothers that they broke down and cried in front of everyone. Mary, Sophia, and Amelia lived much of the time apart from their parents sometimes with the younger brothers at Kew Palace, but most often at Lower Lodge (now called Royal Lodge) at Windsor. I do not complain, I submit patiently, & promise to strive to regain mine, which, however imprudent I have been, has I assure you been injured unjustly.” It seems that this referred to Sophia’s affair with Major-General Thomas Garth. Somehow Copley managed to finish the painting, but he then returned to historical painting and never painted another portrait. As a result, Princess Sophia was one of the few paternal relatives that Victoria saw often. Sophia is perhaps best known for the rumours surrounding a supposed illegitimate child to whom she gave birth as a young woman. She was visited by her sister Mary, her sister-in-law Queen Adelaide, and her nephew-in-law Prince Albert. She listened carefully when her father read newspaper articles aloud at the breakfast table.

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