The identification of the new monarch with the Whig party would be a problem for the early part of her reign, leading to the so-called Bedchamber Crisis in 1839 over what were then the political appointments of her Ladies-in-Waiting.
The Tory campaign of protest included several public meetings and an open letter from the Marquess of Londonderry to the Mayor of London and the aldermen and tradesmen, published in The Times on 2 June.