▁wife ▁Ul la ▁von ▁L iew en ▁and ▁Adolf ▁Frederick , ▁King ▁of ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 3 , ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁stat sf ru ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁household ▁of ▁the ▁queen , ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁över hov m ä star in na ▁or ▁senior ▁lady - in - wait ing . ▁ ▁King ▁Charles ▁XIV ▁John ▁of ▁Sweden ▁had ▁abol ished ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁court ▁custom s ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁queen ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁court ▁life ▁less ▁formal , ▁such ▁as ▁public ▁d ining ▁and ▁the ▁kiss ing ▁of ▁the ▁queen ' s ▁sk irt ▁during ▁court ▁present ations , ▁but ▁while ▁left ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁court ▁vac ant , ▁he ▁still ▁appointed ▁a ▁full ▁court ▁to ▁the ▁queen . ▁ ▁Further ▁more , ▁while ▁the ▁king ▁himself ▁often ▁lo os ened ▁the ▁et iqu ette ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁appearances , ▁Gy ld enst ol pe ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁u ph eld ▁a ▁strict ▁conserv ative ▁et iqu ette ▁at ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁the ▁queen ; ▁at ▁one ▁occasion ▁during ▁a ▁journey , ▁Vil helm ina ▁Gy ld enst ol pe ▁announced ▁that ▁while ▁the ▁king ▁planned ▁to ▁gre et ▁also ▁people ▁normally ▁not ▁received ▁at ▁court ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁rank , ▁such ▁a ▁thing ▁could ▁of ▁course ▁be ▁un th ink able ▁for ▁the ▁queen . ▁ ▁Queen ▁D és ir ée