George III's secret love!
There was a rumour going round in the 1780s that the king, on a visit to Cheltenham, had met and fallen in love with a beautiful Quaker girl. This charming story appears to have no foundation in fact, but on our own recent visit to the town I found this coloured print in the mueum. The woman in the background is Queen Charlotte, looking suitably alarmed.
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