. The queen's comrade; the life and times of Sarah, duchess of Marlborough. sent her that His Majesty wouldnot see the Prince unless he came in it will be admitted that he deserved suchtreatment when it is added that the Prince set aside hispersonal feelings and his mourning garments to deckhis unwieldy person in gay silks and satins and wishHis Majesty joy. The favourite to whose interference on his behalfAnne more than once applied, was Arnold Von Keppel,who had first been employed by the King in copyingletters and other small services. Macky describeshim as beautiful in pers
. The queen's comrade; the life and times of Sarah, duchess of Marlborough. sent her that His Majesty wouldnot see the Prince unless he came in it will be admitted that he deserved suchtreatment when it is added that the Prince set aside hispersonal feelings and his mourning garments to deckhis unwieldy person in gay silks and satins and wishHis Majesty joy. The favourite to whose interference on his behalfAnne more than once applied, was Arnold Von Keppel,who had first been employed by the King in copyingletters and other small services. Macky describeshim as beautiful in person, open and free in hisconversation, very expensive in his manner of living,and having great influence over the King. Frombeing a copyist he was made a page, when honours fellas fast upon him as they had formerly done uponWilliam Bentinck his rival; for Keppel was madeColonel of the first regiment of Swiss in the DutchService ; Colonel of the Dutch Carabineers ; DeputyForester of Holland ; Governor of Bois le Due ; BaronAshford of Ashford in Kent ; Viscount Bury in the. THE EARL OF ALBEMARLE. Page 249.] /H>arria(je of Elisabetb DUlievs 249 County Palatine of Lancaster ; Earl of Albemarle ;Knight of the Garter ; and Master of the Robes. As sharer of the Kings pleasures he was one of theDutchmen whom His Majesty gathered round him atnight, when he strove to drown his cares of state inpotions of gin, and banish the memory of his disloyalsubjects in listening to the doubtful jokes of his com-panions. But whatever forgetfulness gin and nightmight bring, vexations were sure to face him byday ; and at this time his satisfaction with himself waslessened and his dislike to Anne increased when herfriends in Parliament, mindful of the interests of herson, who it was hoped would one day become Prince ofWales, made enquiries concerning grants given by theKing to his favourite Bentinck Earl of Portland and hisheirs for ever, of lands in Denbigh, from which therevenues of the Prince of Wa
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