"She says she wishes to be loved by the people; this I assure her can only be obtained by making herself respected and rare - that the sentiment of being loved by the people is a mistaken one - that a nation at large can only respect and honour a great Princess. [This love can only be obtained] by a strict attention to appearance - by never going below the high rank in which a Princess is placed, either in language or manners."

On 8 April 1795 Caroline did indeed become Princess of Wales. She also gained the love of the British nation. However, she did not achieve it by way of the advice given to her by Lord Malmesbury. Instead, it was through her abandonment and ill treatment by the Prince, and her poor manners that she came to be adored. Her story became known as the “Queen Caroline Affair”, and survives in the letters, diaries, and newspaper articles of the early nineteenth century. Through the use of these and other

We, the Lord Mayor and the inhabitants of the city of York and its vicinity beg leave to approach your Majesty...with our congratulations and assurances of duty on you accession to the throne, and on your safe return to the Kingdom. We view with strong reprobation the conduct of ministers toward your majesty. In their insults to you, they insult the Royal Family,...the laws and institutions of the country, and the sacred principles of justice.

Radical publications including The Republican, The Black Dwarf, The Political Register, as well as satirical pamphlets (like those written by Hone) also dominated Britain during the “Affair”. For, the trial against Queen Caroline helped both the Radical and the conventional press to become more outspoken. Thus, The trial exemplified English pride and love of justice, the English belief in freedom of the Press, and freedom of speech. The trial also highlighted the cause of women.

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Each class also had different ideas about the monarchy. The upper classes expected the royal family to hold high standards of duty, dignity, and morality. Unfortunately, Queen Caroline did not embody these ideals. Lord Malmesbury explained:

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