Death thumb|Modesty!, etching published by G. Humphrey, London, 1821: Caroline of Brunswick, at a theatre in Genoa, with her secretary and constant companion Bartolomeo Pergami The night following Caroline's failed attempt to attend her husband's coronation, she fell ill and took a large dose of milk of magnesia and some drops of laudanum.Robins, p. 312 Over the next three weeks, she suffered more and more pain as her condition deteriorated. She realised she was nearing death and put her affairs in order. Her papers, letters, memoirs, and notebooks were burned. She wrote a new will, and settled her funeral arrangements: she was to be buried in her native Brunswick in a tomb bearing the inscription "Here lies Caroline, the Injured ".Robins, p. 313 She died at Brandenburgh House in Hammersmith at 10:25 p.m. on 7 August 1821 at the age of 53. Her physicians thought she had an intestinal obstruction, but she may have had cancer,Plowden, p. 276; Robins, p. 313 and there were rumours at the time that she had been poisoned.
Death thumb|Modesty etching published by G Humphrey London 1821 Caroline of Brunswick at a theatre in Genoa with her secretary and constant companion Bartolomeo Pergami The night following Caroline's failed attempt to attend her husband's coronation she fell ill and took a large dose of milk of magnesia and some drops of laudanumRobins p 312 Over the next three weeks she suffered more and more pain as her condition deteriorated She realised she was nearing death and put her affairs in order Her papers letters memoirs and notebooks were burned She wrote a new will and settled her funeral arrangements she was to be buried in her native Brunswick in a tomb bearing the inscription "Here lies Caroline the Injured "Robins p 313 She died at Brandenburgh House in Hammersmith at 1025 pm on 7 August 1821 at the age of 53 Her physicians thought she had an intestinal obstruction but she may have had cancerPlowden p 276; Robins p 313 and there were rumours at the time that she had been poisoned