Diary of Lucy Kennedy (1793– 1816)

<p>Lucy Kennedy (<i>c</i>.1731–1826) had an insider’sview of life in Windsor castle and of members of the Royal Family for fifty-three years. Her diary preserved in the Royal Library Windsor Castle has never before been published.</p><p>In it she writes a moving account of the death of Princess Amelia which precipitated the final illness of George III and the Regency. Her observations of his symptoms are relevant for modern-day diagnoses of his malady.</p>