important performance platform but also income and his home. At the same time, the King, who was not pleased with Louis-Philippe II's various political activities, did not renew the Concert Olympique's permit to perform in the Salle des Cents Suisses in the Tuileries Palace. The orchestra was forced to relocate to the grand salon of the Palais-Royal, but Saint-Georges must have maintained some measure of friendship with the Queen. She attended his concerts fairly regularly over the years, and was there for the Concert Olympique's premier of Hadyn's 'Paris Symphonies' in 1786.  
Despite the misfortunes that Saint-Georges faced, he proved resilient. However, the mid-1780s were years of political and financial crisis in the Atlantic world. The French monarchy emerged from the American Revolutionary War in financial ruin, and, by 1787, it seemed likely to many that the ancien régime would fail. Across the Channel in England, the loss of the North American colonies was a global humiliation that also plunged the English economy into a depression. What is more, these were the years when Parliament seriously questioned the mental stability of George III and debated the need for a regency government. At the same time, many reform-minded aristocrats in Europe came to fear the prospects of revolution from below and favoured controlled political reform. In France, many reformers favoured the setting up of an emergency government headed by a lieutenant-general chosen from among the princes until a constitutional monarchy could be formed.  
As the new Duc d'Orléans following his father's death, Louis-Philippe II and members of his entourage, notably the abolitionist Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville (1754-1793), plotted to position Louis-Philippe for the position if circumstances permitted. Obtaining the neutrality of the British government which was facing its own challenges - was critical. In particular, it was crucial to obtain the tacit consent of the likely regent, George IV, in case of an abdication by George III on account of insanity.