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The Queen described her as good-hearted, generous and pleasant when she chose to be and not one to plot, but also as immature and a " spoiled child ", who hated all demands and was unable to handle any form of representation.

She described Desiree as " a French woman in every inch ," who disliked and complained about everything which was not French, and " consequently, she is not liked.