Lady of the Bedchamber British Royal Household. Anne of Denmark was Queen Consort to James I of England. Henrietta Maria was Queen Consort to Charles I of England. Catherine of Braganza was Queen Consort to Charles II of England Mary of Modena was Queen Consort to James II of England Caroline of Ansbach was Queen Consort to George II of Great Britain Princess Augusta was the wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz was Queen Consort to King George III of Great Britain Caroline of Brunswick was the wife of George, Prince of Wales, Prince Regent and from 1820 Queen Consort to
Caroline of Ansbach to ensure that the King and Queen could not be present at the birth. George and Caroline were horrified. Traditionally, royal births were witnessed by members of the family and senior courtiers to guard against supposititious children, and Augusta had been forced by her husband to ride in a rattling carriage for an hour and a half while heavily pregnant and in pain. With a party including two of her daughters and Lord Hervey, the Queen raced over to St. James's Palace, where Frederick had taken Augusta. Caroline was relieved to discover that Augusta had given birth to a "poor,