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There was an incident where Queen Victoria's favorite Prime Minister Lord Melbourne wanted to resign and she asked Arthur Wellesley (Wellington) and then Robert Peel to form a government. Peel insisted that Victoria dismiss some ladies of the bedchamber and replace them with Tory ones.

So two question. Ummm... why does Peel care? They don't control any ministries, vote on bills, earn a salary, or control Britain's key industries. The Bedchamber Ladies might have the ear of the crown, but even when the crown was more powerful they were not the principal political advisors.

Related, why didn't Wellesley accept? He could count on some level of support.
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