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that she was resolved not to marry the Prince of 

 Orange, and that if ever there should be an announce- 

 ment of such a match, it must be understood to be 

 without her consent and against her will. She added, " I 

 desire Augustus" (Duke of Sussex) " and Mr Brougham 

 would particularly take notice of this." When I had 

 made the note, it was read distinctly and signed by all 

 present, she signing first, and six copies were made 

 and signed, and one given to each person present. Her 

 positive injunction was, that if ever we heard the 

 match announced as being to proceed, we should make 

 her declaration in the note public. What had passed 

 was in substance known to the Eegent, and put an 

 end to all further attempts to bring about the marriage. 

 It soon got out that the affair was effectually stopt, 

 and the talk in the clubs was, " Young Princy has 

 thrown over the Frog " alluding to the name given 

 to the Dutchman by Swift, and to the name used to 

 describe the Princess and her mother, arising from an 

 old pleasantry of the Prince, who used to be much a 

 visitor at Mrs Orde's (afterwards Mrs Creevey); and 

 being very kind to the children, he used to make them 

 call him Princy. So the term " Mother/' or " Mrs 

 Princy," came afterwards to be used for the Princess, 

 and Young Princy for her daughter. 



The Eegent never forgave the Duke of Sussex for 

 the part he took in this affair, and charged him, most 

 unjustly, with having contributed to break off the 

 match, in which he had really no kind of share, except 

 from the accident of his dining in the neighbourhood 

 of Connaught Place, and being asked to come on the 

 wholly unexpected occasion of the Princess Charlotte 

 going to her mother's house, which he could not by 



