In Walter Bagehot's book, The English Constitution (1867), he described the role that the Crown was to play in the late Victorian Age. Separating the Constitution into two parts, the dignified and the efficient, he deemed the Crown part of the dignified part of the Constitution. The roles he assigned to this dignified Crown, were by nineteenth century standards, "feminine"--symbol of virtue, societal leader and personification of family life. In Canada, this feminization of the Crown was particularly evident from 1872 onwards. With the arrival of Harriot, Lady Dufferin, Consort to Canada's third Governor-General, Lord Dufferin, the functions of the Crown in Canada became increasingly feminine activities. Lady Dufferin's successors extended the feminization of the Crown.

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