33. Married Life With No Love
Augusta’s married life was just as awkward as her wedding had been. The new Princess of Wales continued playing with her dolls, until her relatives finally forced her to stop. Her husband, taking advantage of his wife’s naivety, got Augusta to employ his mistress as her lady of the bedchamber, after convincing her that rumors of an affair were fake news.
The Prince of Wales and his parents had a lot of family drama going on, and Augusta was often dragged unwillingly into the middle of the mess, taking fire from both sides. Stuck in a marriage without a glimmer of love, she nonetheless performed her expected role and gave birth to nine children. However, she never got the hoped for payout of becoming queen consort: Augusta’s husband died before her father-in-law. Upon the latter’s death, the crown went to her son, George III.