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Much like Euphemia Ross before her, little scholarly attention has been devoted to Annabella Drummond. In part, this comes from the ease with which she can be categorised alongside Euphemia as an ‘early Stewart queen’, as well as her husband’s relatively short – and reputedly unsuccessful – reign. Nevertheless, in comparison to her predecessor Annabella cuts a more dramatic figure as queen, leaving a firm imprint in contemporary sources. Unlike Euphemia, who may never have expected to become queen consort, Annabella surely expected her role far in advance, and certainly had plenty of time to prepare, as the longevity of her father-in-law, Robert II, left her as a queen-in-waiting for nineteen years.