Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
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She has been abandoned by her husband and is surrounded by staff who wont speak to her.
Her life is an endless loop of dressing for meals and eating alone.
She collapses on her bed, then screams.
We are going to see my husband.
The more you know!
George is infuriatingly casual about Charlotte bursting into the observatory.
I do not know a single soul here except for you.
And you prefer the sky to me.
Rude on multiple fronts: Give your staff some time to bone, kindly!
Brimsley inclines his head approvingly he knows Lady Danbury is a down-ass bitch.
Then she delicately asks if she can speak freely.
The queen has the room cleared, and wow does Lady Danbury go off!
First, you are a terrible liar.
Do not try that in front of society, she says.
Charlotte is like, Um … yes!
Now just remind me … what is consummating?
Lady Danbury takes a deep breath and calls for paper and charcoal.
Maybe she can just go home and they can call all this off.
The second she learns Lady Danbury has gone to see Charlotte, she summons her.
Lord Danbury is baffled what the hell do they want with his wife, a woman??
Princess Augusta wantsdetails,and she doesnt care about the damn dog or any musical compositions.
She calls Lady Danbury both girl and Agatha in quick succession, demanding that she stop being purposefully obstructive.
That is my title, your Highness, she says.
She needs a trusted ear in Buckingham House, you see, and now the games begin in earnest.
How tired, how gauche.
What Lady Danbury needs is for these titles to actuallymeansomething.
That … is grasping, Augusta says sternly.
You should be grateful.
What more could they want?
We can be grateful to one another.
Game recognizes game, baby!
In the observatory, of course!
They indulge in some stargazing, taking in Venus (the planet oflove, do you get it?)
while George confesses that looking at the universe keeps him humble.
He apologizes for ruining her wedding night, and a visibly surprised Charlotte wrestles with her feelings.
It softens her so much that she agrees to his offer of a proper wedding night.
All is clearly not well in the state of Denmark.
You told me to charm her.
I have done so, he says.
You told me I could not let her know me because I must protect the secrets of the Crown.
Tears fill Charlottes eyes as she tells Brimsley she will be having breakfast alone.
He offers to send for the doctor and reassures his king that Charlotte will never know about it.
Alas, love is not the problem here.
The queens childrenarein love but with commoners, Catholics, actresses, and women who are already married.
In fact, her boys have sired over50illegitimate children.
The queen will simply select her boys brides and that shall be that.
Best of luck, boys!
