 In January 1816 , the Prince Regent invited his daughter to the Royal Pavilion in Brighton , and she pleaded with him to allow the marriage . On her return to Windsor , she wrote her father , " I no longer hesitate in declaring my partiality in favour of the Prince of Coburg — assuring you that no one will be more steady or consistent in this their present & last engagement than myself . " George gave in and summoned Leopold , who was in Berlin en route to Russia , to Britain . Leopold arrived in Britain in late February 1816 , and went to Brighton to be interviewed by the Prince Regent . After Charlotte was invited as well , and had dinner with Leopold and her father , she wrote : 
