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which siblings were george iii's children closest to? like who was adolphus closest to out of all his siblings etc

((Thank you for the question, Anon! 

I am no expert on the matter to say the least, and some of my answers might be totally wrong - but I will try my best! Just know that I won’t go in depth on  their relationship; if I did it would take years for me to finish this thing :P

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A Grey Horse by George Stubbs, 1793.

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Your dash has now been signed by mad King George III

(Hello! Have we met? I’m a kangaroo!)

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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany; King George IV

By Crowhurst of Brighton, circa 1827.

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Holy Shit Sophy do you have some magic power or something? You're Charlotte's fave, you're Frederick's fave, you're Ernest's(!!) fave, you're Edward's fave, you're William's fave. EVERYONE seems to adore you and I wonder how you do it?

Dear Anonymous,

It is true that Frederick and I have long been the best of friends and that I share a special bond with darling Lottie. As for the others you mentioned; yes, I am close to them as well. I am so very thankful for the excesssive kindness of all my dear brothers but I want to make it clear that it is in no way greater than the love they bestow on my sisters. They treat the five of us left at home with equal amount of affection and generosity.

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Dear Lottie,

I promise to you that no apple tart will be on your plate or near it when you visit. Perhaps you can give me a few suggestions as to what you would prefer instead? I understand you have not grown any more fond of your Bishop; not to worry he is not who I was referring to. You will simply have to wait until you are here to find out who it is that is awaiting you.

-Your loving auntie SOPHY <3

Auntie Sophy, how wonderful it is to know that you don't plan on dying! If you did, I would have died too. I mean it because you are one of my favourite people in the world ❤ O, auntie, can't you come here? I do so miss you - Lottie

Dear Lottie,

My precious girl! The joy you bring to my heart is so great that it is quite out of my power to express it. You, my beloved Lottie are one of the brightest shining lights of my life; in other words, you are one of my favourite people too. You know I would love to come and visit you and your dear Papa but I have to stay at Windsor with the King and Queen. Perhaps you could pay us a visit soon instead? After all, someone here is very eager to meet you.

- Your loving auntie SOPHY <3

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Auntie Sophy, how wonderful it is to know that you don't plan on dying! If you did, I would have died too. I mean it because you are one of my favourite people in the world ❤ O, auntie, can't you come here? I do so miss you - Lottie

Dear Lottie,

My precious girl! The joy you bring to my heart is so great that it is quite out of my power to express it. You, my beloved Lottie are one of the brightest shining lights of my life; in other words, you are one of my favourite people too. You know I would love to come and visit you and your dear Papa but I have to stay at Windsor with the King and Queen. Perhaps you could pay us a visit soon instead? After all, someone here is very eager to meet you.

- Your loving auntie SOPHY <3

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wait you're back?? i thought you were dead!!!!

Dear Anonymous,

Though my health has not been what it ought to it has not yet managed to kill this stubborn old girl off. I can assure you that I am alive and plan to be for quite a while longer.

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Indolent or busy, drunk or sober, agitated or cheerful, he [the Prince] was always able to spare time, thought and trouble to the ‘dear Sisterhood’.

- Excerpt from Portrait of the Prince Regent by Dorothy Margaret Stuart 

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By autumn he was resigned to his death. Princess Sophia, who had always been his favourite sister, came to see him at the Duke of Rutland's house nearly every afternoon. She found him propped up in a crimson chair, wearing a grey dressing gown. As he grew worse, those around him noticed that her presence seemed to give him new strength, while she 'supported herself wonderfully'. When Sophia visited him, 'the manner in which he roused himself when she was announced was very striking.' As Sophia and the Duke of York has always been so close, their sisters were anxious at the effect his death would have on her. Noting that she had been 'the constant soother and comforter to him in his hours of pain',the Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg noted, 'I tremble for the consequences now, for all she most valued and loved is gone.’

George III’s Children - John van der Kiste

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Frederick, Duke of York (1763-1827)

By Richard Corbould.

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Dear auntie Sophy, I heard you were unwell! Oh, auntie, it makes me so sad to know you are ill - I promise to pray for your good health every day! And Minnie will too! I send you thousands & thousands of kisses! - ❤ Lottie ❤

My Beloved Lottie - I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your lovely letter. 

I hope your stay in Brighton has been and continues to be enjoyable. I know how being with your Dear Papa means infinitely much to you and I am certain his feelings are the same. I ask you to give him my heartfelt love.

Now I must tell you something which will no doubt be of great interest to you; just the other day Miss Gouldsworthy’s spaniel had a litter of pups. One of them she has promised me; however, I think a far better home for the puppy would be with you, my Dear Lottie, who is so good with all living creatures. Of course it shall stay with its mother for some weeks, but when it is old enough to leave her I know there could be no better place for it than Warwick.

- Your loving auntie SOPHY <3

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This is the first day since Sophia’s arrival at Weymouth that she has been well enough to go outside for a walk on the Esplanade with her sisters and attendants. After days spent in the sickroom Sophia is almost unrecognisable; she is so skinny that her bones appear ready to come through her deathly white skin at any moment and her grey eyes seem enormous now in her thin face. The physicians insist that the sea air will do her good. As it is, no amount of air or sunshine can ease Sophia’s tormented mind; not here at Weymouth where Garth lives. Where he keeps the child. But the town is so large and full of people that there can’t be any chance of meeting the two of them.

But Sophia is wrong.

With a strangled noise she dashes round the nearest corner. Her startled sisters and attendants find her crouched on the ground. “Keep it away! Keep it away! It will kill me to see it again!” She gasps pathetically. 

“What a fool Garth is to parade the child around like this! Has he no decency?!” Although Elizabeth is shaking with anger on her sister’s behalf she keeps her voice low.

“Indeed it is most shameful conduct. I will go talk to him.” Mary whispers and leaves to deal with Garth.

Sophia is barely aware of Elizabeth’s and Augusta’s presence; all she can think of is the small brown haired boy holding Garth’s hand. A boy whose image will forever haunt not only her dreams, but every waking hour of her life. 

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{King George III of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Elector of the Holy Roman Empire - 1783 - Cleveland Museum of Art, USA}

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Princess Mary (1776-1857)

By Henry Edridge, 1802.

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George IV when Prince of Wales by Mather Byles Brown, 1788.

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‘Charlotte, aged two, paid regular visits to her mother in Blackheath, but spent most of her time at Carlton House, where she occasionally saw her father. In March, she went to stay at Windsor, and the King gave her “a very large rocking horse”. She was overjoyed, and her aunts wished that the Prince had been there “to see her dear little countenance”. Lady Elgin, whom Charlotte called Eggy, was firm, kind and good, and tried to teach the child to love both her parents equally. This cannot have been easy, Lady Elgin did not approve of the Princess of Wales or her effect on Charlotte, and was tempted to cut short their visits to her. Lord Minto, who was often at Blackheath, wrote, “The child comes only when Lady Elgin chooses; she was there yesterday, and was led about by Lady Elgin in a leading ��� string; though she seems stout and able to trot without help.” He saw her again and told his wife that she was ‘one of the finest and pleasantest children I even saw…remarkably good and governable”. He may have changed his mind after his next visit. On this occasion, the Princess of Wales, giving a spirited performance of a fond mother, “romped about on the carpet” with her little girl, after which the ladies played on the pianoforte and the excited little girl danced, “which she likes as well as possible.” Charlotte, who was not yet three, then sang “God save the King”, followed by “Hearts of Oak”, and after this it is not surprising to learn that there was a scene: Charlotte screamed and stamped, and everybody scolded her. Miss Garth (who had returned on the departure of Miss Hayman) then said rather feebly, “You have been so very naughty I don’t know what we must do to you.” ”You must s’oot me,” said Charlotte, who had watched soldiers drilling at Weymouth.’

‘Prinny’s Daughter: A Biography of Princess Charlotte of Wales’  – Thea Holme