The Riksdag of 1740–41 resulted in a new crisis for Hedvig Taube. At this point, a change had occurred in the queen's attitude, signs which was observed already during the Riksdag of 1738. Despite demonstrating her compassion with the other riksråd deposed during the riksdag, the smiled when the misfortune of the father of Hedvig Taube was mentioned. When hosting the wedding of her maid of honor Sigrid Bonde at court, she neglected to invite the Taube, Gylleborg and Sparre families (last tow known to support Hedvig Taube), despite court protocol would have expected them to be included, and when the new riksråd Carl Sparre, a known support of Taube, were presented to her during the audience for the new members of government, she demonstratively retired, preventing him from kissing her skirt in accordance with protocol.