Cutter Hotel Weymouth The Royal Visit of 1789 The King, together with the Queen and his four oldest daughters, arrived in Weymouth in June 1789. The words "God Save the King" could be seen everywhere. The anthem was played often. On one occasion, a band hid in a neighbouring bathing machine and struck up the anthem when the King went to bathe in the sea. George III's Favourite Holiday Destination. The visit was a big success. The Queen declared that the King was "much better and stronger for the sea bathing". Life in Weymouth suited the King and he came back in 1791 and then every year until 1805, except 1793 and 1803. When the King was in Weymouth, the government came to see him. William Pitt the Younger visted him here whilst serving as First Lord of the Treasury and it was in Weymouth in 1798 that the King signed papers elevating Admiral Nelson to the peerage.