Queen Consort Sophia Dorothea

George I became King of England in 1714.
He was divorced from Sophia Dorothea of Celle.

Suppose George and Sophia Dorothea had not been divorced.
What might Sophia Dorothea have done as Queen Consort of England?
 
As Queen Consort, Sophia Dorothea would attend performances of George Frideric Handel. In 1726 Handel became a British subject. He was appointed composer of the Chapel Royal.
Sophia Dorothea would sign up for a 1,000 pound subscription to help establish the Royal Academy of Music.
She would suggest scenes that the artist James Thornhill would paint on the inner dome of St. Paul's Cathedral.
 
In Royal Romances, Leslie Carrol wrote:
Had Sophia Dorothea not predeceased her husband, her son George II would like have liberated her from Ahlden and installed her as the dowager queen of England.
 
Queen Consort Sophia Dorothea would have ladies finishing schools founded so that the daughters of the middle class would be able to attend.
 
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