 The couple honeymooned at Oatlands Palace , the Duke of York 's residence in Surrey . Neither was well and the house was filled with the Yorks ' dogs and the odour of animals . Nevertheless , the Princess wrote that Leopold was " the perfection of a lover " . Two days after the marriage , they were visited by the Prince Regent at Oatlands ; he spent two hours describing the details of military uniforms to Leopold , which according to Charlotte " is a great mark of the most perfect good humour " . Prince Leopold and his wife returned to London for the social season , and when they attended the theatre , they were invariably treated to wild applause from the audience and the singing of " God Save the King " from the company . When she was taken ill at the Opera , there was great public concern about her condition . It was announced that she had suffered a miscarriage . On 24 August 1816 , they took up residence for the first time at Claremont . 
