second-keeper

Updated: June 22, 2025

When Queen Charlotte made her second-keeper of the robes, her novel-reading friends protested that she had been "royally gagged and promoted to fold muslins." After four years of it, she returned to her home, her writing, and her marriage with General d'Arblay.

L. Adams (Lily Adams) Beck - The Ladies: A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty