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| | King George III Visits Hartlebury Castle |
 | | On the 2nd August 1788, King George III, Queen Charlotte, the Princess Royal, the Princesses Augusta and Elizabeth together with the Duke of York had breakfast in the library at Hartlebury Castle. |
 | | The King had been 'taking the waters' at Cheltenham and the Royal Party had set out from there at 7.00 am, in three coaches, to travel the 33 miles to Hartlebury, arriving at 11.30 am to be greeted at the Great Hall door by the Bishop of Worcester, Richard Hurd. |
 | | A breakfast of tea, coffee, chocolate, fruit and jellies was set out in the bay window of the library where they were waited upon by the bishop himself. |
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