1788
November
5 November: The King attacked George, Prince of Wales, during dinner.
20 November: Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, arrived in London.
22 November: Macbeth was performed at Drury Lane Theatre followed by Doctor and Apothecary.
29 November: The Royal family left London for Kew because of the King’s illness.
December
15 December: Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, held a ball.
1789
January
10 January: Jane Gordon, Duchess of Gordon, held a ball.
February
19 February: The Regency Bill was adjourned because of the King’s recovery.
20 February: Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, held a ball.
March
14 March: The Duenna performed at Covent Garden Theatre.
19 March: Twelfth Night performed at Drury Lane Theatre.
23 March: The Comedy of Errors performed at Covent Garden Theatre.
30 March: Macbeth performed at Drury Lane Theatre.
30/31 March: A ball was held at the Pantheon by members of White’s to celebrate the King’s recovery.
April
15 April: He Would be a Soldier and Aladdin performed at Covent Garden Theatre. Queen Charlotte and Princesses Augusta and Elizabeth attended. God Save the King was sung in honour of the King’s recovery.
22 April: The Whigs staged a rival ball at the Opera House.
23 April: A thanksgiving service for the King’s recovery was held at St Paul’s Cathedral.
May
12 May: Abolition of the slave trade was first brought to the House of Commons.
20 May: Vauxhall Gardens reopened with a grand gala to celebrate the King’s recovery.
31 May: The Duke of Devonshire announced his departure for Spa, accompanied by the Duchess and Lady Elizabeth Foster.
June
17 June: The Opera House, Haymarket, burned down.
30 June: The King’s party arrived in Weymouth.
July
7 July: The King bathed in the sea for first time.
14 July: The storming of the Bastille fortress in Paris.
August
13 August: The King’s party set off for Plymouth to stay at Saltram.
28 August: The King’s party returned to Weymouth.
September
14 September: The King’s party left Weymouth.
23 September: The King held his first levée since his recovery but little notice was given and so it was poorly attended.
October
7 October: The King held a second levée that was much better attended.
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