10 Ways Queen Charlotte Changes Bridgerton’s Queen
Not only does Queen Charlotte tell the titular character’s backstory, but it changes the queen’s character in Bridgerton for the better.
Queen Charlotte is one of the most iconic Bridgerton characters, but her spinoff Queen Charlotte changes her character for the better. A spinoff set before the events of Bridgerton, Queen Charlotte tells the backstory of the titular queen, from her arrival in England to her early marriage to King George III. The spinoff also serves as a partial continuation of Bridgerton as Queen Charlotte scrambles to solve the Crown’s succession problem.
10. Queen Charlotte Lied About Mozart?
Queen Charlotte changes Queen Charlotte’s character in ways that enhance her presence in Bridgerton, but the spinoff’s Mozart change is one of the more confusing differences. In Bridgerton season 1, Queen Charlotte states that she not only saw the musical prodigy Mozart perform, but Mozart accompanied Queen Charlotte as she performed an aria. However, Queen Charlotte depicts the young Queen Charlotte seeing Mozart perform without her singing.
9. Queen Charlotte’s Dogs Have Way More Importance
Queen Charlotte is often accompanied by a fleet of Pomeranians in Bridgerton, but the Netflix spinoff Queen Charlotte shows the real importance of the dogs. Rather than being a show of materialistic interest or pure companionship, Queen Charlotte’s pooches are a symbol of her love story with King George.
8. The Incomparable Ceremony Is One Of Love, Not Cynicism
Queen Charlotte solves a huge Bridgerton mystery early on by revealing the true meaning of the Incomparable Ceremony, thus showing a softer side of the queen. Although Bridgerton seems to portray a cynical and even sometimes bored attitude towards the ceremony from the queen, the Bridgerton spinoff shows that the Incomparable Ceremony is actually one of love.
7. Queen Charlotte Is Deeply Lonely
Despite Queen Charlotte’s attitude toward others, Queen Charlotte shows that the monarch is actually a deeply lonely person. With a mediocre relationship with her children and her husband separated from her due to his illness, Queen Charlotte doesn’t have many close relationships with anyone who isn’t working for her.
6. Charlotte’s Obsession With George’s Death Is Tragic
Bridgerton portrays the queen as being obsessed with her husband’s death, but Queen Charlotte reveals her obsession is not one of impatience or malice. In reality, Queen Charlotte’s focus on King George’s death is complicated. While George is alive, the royal family is left in limbo due to his severe mental health struggles, including Queen Charlotte, which can only end with his death.
5. Queen Charlotte Was Manipulated By Lady Danbury
While Queen Charlotte and Lady Danbury have enjoyed a decade-long friendship, Queen Charlotte shows that their relationship wasn’t always perfect on both sides. Lady Danbury and Queen Charlotte befriend each other during the early days of Queen Charlotte’s marriage, and they both instantly warm to each other.
4. Charlotte’s Love Match Obsession Is Hypocritical
Between the Incomparable Ceremony and Queen Charlotte’s avid attendance of social events in the ton, the monarch is invested in the idea of love matches. However, Queen Charlotte shows that the queen’s interest in love matches is a bit hypocritical. Although Queen Charlotte and King George have one of Bridgerton’s best love stories, the two were not a love match but an arranged marriage.
3. Queen Charlotte’s Kids Show Her Failure As A Matchmaker
Despite Queen Charlotte’s interest in matchmaking, her 13 royal children show that she’s not actually very good at it in Queen Charlotte. The Bridgerton spinoff reveals that not one of Queen Charlotte and King George’s children have produced a surviving heir to the throne, with many of them not even being married.
2. Queen Charlotte Got Her Mean Streak Later
Bridgerton’s Queen Charlotte is shown to be pragmatic, occasionally cold, and demanding, but Queen Charlotte shows a softer side of the main character. Although still direct and logical, young Queen Charlotte is incredibly compassionate between her friendship relationship with Lady Danbury and her tender with King George. Queen Charlotte even portrays the character as a caretaker who dotes on her husband when he suffers from manic episodes.
1. Charlotte’s Relationship With George Is Way More Than Bridgerton Shows
Bridgerton portrays Queen Charlotte and King George’s marriage in their later years as being hollow, but Queen Charlotte shows that their relationship is just as strong as ever. King George has an incredibly minor role in Bridgerton, with the show implying that Queen Charlotte only sees him during fleeting moments of lucidity, and that he is often unaware of his surroundings or his wife. However, Queen Charlotte demonstrates that this couldn’t be further from the truth.
