In 1750 and 1751, the Lennox sisters' parents died in quick succession, leaving three younger daughters, Louisa, Sarah, and Cecilia, aged eight, six, and one.

The 2nd Duke of Richmond, in his will, remembered Lady Caroline's reckless elopement, passed over her and instructed that his three youngest daughters be entrusted to the care of their sister Emily and her husband, James FitzGerald, 20th Earl of Kildare.

[citation needed] Lady Caroline resented this slight but hoped to redeem herself by presenting her younger sisters at court and helping them make good matches.

[citation needed] She was present at the celebrations for the Prince of Wales's birthday as there is a reference to her outfit in a letter by Mary Pendarves (became Delany) dated 29 November 1742 which notes that Lady Caroline Lennox wore the finest clothes of "gold and colours on white, embroidered by Mrs Wright".

Aristocrats, a six-part television drama based on Stella Tillyard's biography of Caroline and her sisters, first aired on BBC One in 1999.