Carlton House Fête

Two thousand guests were invited to Carlton House for the event which began on the summer evening and were admitted after showing their tickets.

The French royal visitors included Louis XVIII, his brother the Count of Artois the Duke of Berry and the Duchess of Angoulême.

[6] George had long been associated with the opposition Whig party leadership and they attended Carlton House with high hopes of replacing the government of Spencer Perceval once the restrictions imposed on the Regency expired after a year and he gained the full powers of the monarch.

[6] George was long estranged from his wife Caroline of Brunswick, Princess of Wales who was then living separately in Blackheath and was not invited.

[8] The regent continued to host major receptions at Carlton House over the decade, notably during the victory celebrations at the end of the Napoleonic Wars including the Allied sovereigns' visit to England in 1814.