Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 275 Being a crown prince for a king on standby is a tough job
George III took over the throne directly from his grandfather George II because his father died before George II.

This king was also the first ruler of the Hanoverian dynasty who could speak English fluently. George I could not speak English at all, and George II always spoke with a heavy German accent.

His father had been on standby for a long time, but he couldn't survive his own father, so he is also on standby now.

And the situation is quite bad. Sometimes he is lucid, sometimes he is mentally confused. You can't figure out whether the King of England is online or offline.

Count Vorontsov had been in England for a long time and he knew that the king and parliament were always in conflict. When George III was sober, he believed that he had an obligation to appoint the prime minister based on public opinion.

This is why he appointed William Pitt the Younger as Prime Minister, and any person he was dissatisfied with would leave his post.

In this situation, Parliament often loses to "Farmer George" and its space is gradually squeezed.

He even had no hope for the Treaty of Amiens, believing it to be just a "peaceful attempt." Of course, when the cabinet decided to declare war, his mind was not clear, and he was sometimes sober and sometimes crazy.

And if you have met him in person, you would more or less wonder if you would also suddenly utter a string of long and difficult sentences, leaving that person confused.

"No, you think too much, Misha. His Majesty the King of England will not act as you think. He will only fulfill his powers and obligations."

George III did think so, but he was not friendly enough to his Catholic subjects. He also banned them from holding public office. After the United Kingdom came into being, he simply let the prime minister and his cabinet go away and then reappointed them.

"Does it include the Irish? I know Ireland can't influence anything, but now London, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, there are Irish everywhere."

"Your mind is clear, but this is not in Russia, this is in England."

Vorontsov knew that the other party understood how the British political system worked, so he had to bring the subject back.

"Yes, but there should be a way. The king has to deal with the prime minister, the cabinet and the parliament, and the prime minister and the cabinet have to deal with the political officials, and this will be even more so in the future."

"You do know those British people well. Any good ideas?"

“Not yet, but I have thought about it.”

"I knew you would come up with some ideas. The Emperor asked you to be a messenger along the way, so he must have come up with some ideas."

"I have a letter of introduction from the Duke of Brunswick. If possible, I can meet His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the Princess. But I also know that the Princess herself does not have a very good relationship with His Royal Highness."

"Indeed, if you were to meet that prince, I think you would still need some means."

"I think you have many acquaintances in the UK. I might be more useful as your follower."

"I think so."

Count Vorontsov was going to take Solovyov to the Prince of Wales's residence in the suburbs of London, but not to Kensington.
While waiting here, Solovyov saw the portrait on the wall.

If the Duchess of Brunswick is Charles' head in a woman's body, then the Prince of Wales himself is the head of the Prince-in-waiting in his body, and this is guaranteed by bloodline.

As for what British journalists are going to do, they have always been running very fast, trying to make a big news, that's about it.

His marriage was unhappy and he was deeply in debt. George III threatened him that if he did not marry the daughter of the Duke of Brunswick, he would not help him repay his debt of up to 63 pounds.

Eventually the crown prince gave in, but the marriage was unhappy. After his wife gave birth to Princess Charlotte, the couple lived apart for a long time.

The prince's favorite is Maria Fitzherbert, who was secretly married to a priest but kept secret. She was widowed twice and six years older than the prince. This may also be a tradition of the Hanover-Windsor royal family, which has been passed down to Charles.

But here in the British, we can't make such jokes, which is still very troublesome.

Of course, there are still portraits in the Crown Prince’s country villa that have not been removed, so it is understandable why Maria hated the Austrian painter so much.

Maria, who was only 15 years old, was painted as a middle-aged woman. She was not as pretty as her four sisters, which was indeed unsatisfactory.

If a painter like Madame Le Brun, who has her own photo retouching skills, is more popular in portraits and theme paintings of aristocrats, if a filter is directly added to people, the effect will be very unsatisfactory.

"My Lord, His Royal Highness invites you over, along with your entourage."

Prince George's butlers and servants did not wear wigs, as was the case in many parts of the UK.

"Your Highness, it is an honor for us that you can accept our visit at this time."

"Let's not talk about these polite words for now, Mr. Ambassador. I can still hide here in peace. If I were in London, I'm afraid I would go crazy."

Speaking of which, the most damaging thing for George III and his family was that their family life was also interfered with at will.

For example, George III required the crown prince to marry a wife according to his wishes and help him pay off his debts. If the princess herself had that awareness and the crown prince himself could correct some of his bad habits, it might be better.

However, none of them did so, but Crown Prince George himself had to succumb to reality.

In addition, the various twists and turns of the British royal family are indeed very strange. Prince George has always been worried about the marriage of his sisters. After all, they want to be free to fall in love, but the parliament has imposed many restrictions on them, and there are age restrictions on marriage between nobles and commoners.

Therefore, the marriage of the younger sister Princess Amalia was restricted to after the age of 25, but her health was not very good and she contracted tuberculosis, but the degree was mild and not fatal.

But the marriage conditions set out by the parliament did give headaches to the father and the eldest brother.

As for other British princesses, they were thankful to be able to get married, and it was often the case that old maids became widowers' wives.

Crown Prince George and Count Vorontsov mainly talked about the relationship between Britain and Russia. In fact, Solovyov was a little afraid of such occasions. Not only was the conversation boring, but he also laughed it off more often.

But he didn't notice that someone was approaching him from behind.

After taking off the bicorne hat on his head, Solovyov revealed his natural hair. This head of golden hair was very eye-catching and even attracted the attention of Princess Sofia and Princess Charlotte, the only daughter of Crown Prince George, who were passing by.

After all, these days, because of the taxes on wigs and related cosmetics, few foreign men in the UK have braids like this.

Solovyov's face is relatively handsome, and it is easy to be misunderstood if you don't look carefully, especially since he always insists on shaving. As a Russian, his hair grows faster than his beard, so this strange sight appears.

Crown Prince George himself was initially just chatting with Count Vorontsov and his attention was not on such an adjutant.

Otherwise, how can you say that the job of adjutant has no future?

But Princess Charlotte didn't care about that. As she grew up, it became apparent that it was difficult for her governess, housekeeper and servants to discipline her. Even though she had always been a good child, it was not necessarily possible to stop her from being willful at times.

For example, now, when all the adults present were not paying attention, she ran behind the sofa and pulled Solovyov's braids. "It's funny that this brother has such long hair."

After she pulled it, all attention came to her. Princess Sofia, who accidentally let her niece escape from her control, felt a little embarrassed.

"Charlotte"

Crown Prince George was very tolerant towards his daughter, his only legitimate child, but he was still very negligent about her education.

Even though he and his wife were separated and Princess Caroline did not have custody of her, he was always able to travel with his daughter in London.

Instead, it made the crown prince somewhat passive, and the princess who brought England with her was actually not a good person either.

It was a coincidence that George came to see his daughter today because of his sisters' request.

"dad."

Count Vorontsov had not expected this. The second heir to the British royal family knew who was prettier at a young age. In fact, these British children were somewhat precocious. According to what his daughter Catherine had seen during her year of service in the palace, Her Highness Anna was older than Princess Charlotte, but she behaved very well and even developed physically quickly, but she was still a little late in doing things.
"My Lord, I'm sorry to make you laugh. Charlotte is a little naughty, but she is a good child."

The girl was able to quickly realize her mistake and stood obediently with her hands behind her back, but her eyes were rolling around.

"Misha, it seems that His Highness likes you very much."

The ball will always be kicked to the person with the lowest status on the field who can still speak.

"Lieutenant Colonel, you have good taste, especially this beautiful hair. It is indeed rare."

"If it was before, people might have always mistaken me for a girl. Especially when I was wearing the art school uniform, there were always such misunderstandings."

That being said, Crown Prince George also noticed that the young officer had a handsome face, but the edges were not sharp enough, and it did not resemble the Russian stereotype at all.

"Come play with me, Misha?"

Charlotte obviously wanted to play with him, which made Solovyov feel like a retired circus bear.

"Your Highness, I think this still requires your permission."

"Go ahead. The lord and I will have a long chat. It's torture for a young officer to sit here and not say a word."

Especially a fat man and an old man, they always argue about boring things.

Charlotte got a big temporary toy, a Russian Guards officer, and she had no idea what her braided brother was capable of.

"Your Highness, if you like, this is a small pendant that Petersburg children love very much."

After Solovyov arrived in London, he did not carry a weapon around his waist. Although the British were more insidious, their duel frequency was obviously not as high as that of the French.

"what is this?"

"A white whale. There are many of them kept in the Royal Aquarium in Petersburg."

"it's beautiful!"

Princess Sophia was also very curious. Count Vorontsov's attendant was very young, but he was already a lieutenant colonel. However, judging from his status, his title was not high, and it seemed that he had obtained it through military merit.

Normally, young officers of this kind are impulsive and reckless, but this one is very patient and even knows how to take care of children. Princess Charlotte was quickly "tamed" by him and had a lot of fun.

"But, the beluga whale is a troublemaker. It always swims to the shore to scare the children and the keepers, especially by spitting out seawater from its mouth."

"Sounds like fun."

Well, it seems that this 8-year-old child is very courageous and lively.

If she had not died prematurely due to childbirth complications, there would not have been a crisis in the succession to the British throne.

Of course, when the royal family in the UK gets married, it’s always so abstract, which is another matter.

"If I have a chance, I want to go to Petersburg. It's by the sea, not like London."

"If Your Highness wants to visit St. Petersburg, he will probably need an invitation from the Russian royal family. Our Emperor and Empress will certainly welcome him."

It is said that Alexander and Louisa live a simple life themselves, but when entertaining guests, they are willing to spend money and show off.

Moreover, if we are on good terms with the UK, it would be much easier to communicate directly with the British royal family than with a two-faced government that plays tricks all the time.

However, he still had a knot in his heart, which was the death of Tsar Paul. It was obvious that the British were behind this matter. After all, the Tsar himself quickly turned to reconcile with France, which was unacceptable to the British cabinet, which was in anti-French mode.

And Lord Whitworth will certainly go unpunished.

Solovyov still remembered how Maria and Catherine cried in front of the Tsar's coffin, especially during the funeral procession.

However, if George III knew that his subordinates were so corrupt and were involved in the murder of other royal families, he would probably go crazy on the spot.

After all, this king was very loyal to his wife and had so many children, but when it came to his grandchildren, there were few offspring. The girls couldn't get married and the sons were not in a hurry to get married.

Princess Charlotte has been placed with extremely high expectations by the royal family and the people since she was very young. It was Prince George's neglect of his daughter that ruined his own reputation.

You know, if it weren't for his laziness, he would have been popular among the people with his clever mind.

As for after George III, the reign of Queen Victoria soon came to power. The era of that queen was probably not very friendly to the people of the world. The great shortcomings of the British people actually occurred mainly during this period.

There is a problem anyway. After George III and George IV, there has been no British king who can fight with the cabinet.

If the king wants to deal with the cabinet, he must start from the children.

However, this kind of thing still needs to be explained to the Crown Prince himself, and how an Oxford gentleman who looks like his father did it.

(End of this chapter)