Queen Gwendolyn Hulda Kippernook (née Ankarcrona) is the wife of King Caradoc and the mother of Princess Lavinia and Prince Cuthbert. She's the daughter of a noble family from across the North Sea in Scandinavia.
Queen Gwendolyn generally behaves in a composed, regal and distant manner but the latter may be due to her missing her homeland. However, she is by no means an unpleasant person: she loves her children very much and briefly takes Jane into her confidence over her hatred of pomp, ceremony and perfection.