"Queen Charlotte, however, was not the only prominent woman who shaped the debutante season," she says. ![]() While her role in the series was epic, Harris claims there are some things the show may have missed. "There were certainly key moments in the social season centered on the Queen, such as the Queen Charlotte's Ball in honor of the Queen's birthday." "In Bridgerton, Queen Charlotte is depicted as the arbiter of the annual social season, deciding who will be the most prominent debutante each year," Harris says. The historical drama had tons of accuracies about Queen Charlotte. How accurate was Queen Charlotte's portrayal in Bridgerton? And then it was thinking of these fantastical scenes and situations to put her in that were really fun to write, too." So in Queen Charlotte, that was the history. "What really struck me with the books from the beginning is that this was an opportunity to marry history and fantasy in a really exciting, interesting way. "Queen Charlotte opened up an entirely new world for us," Van Dusen told Oprah Daily. Queen Charlotte's character didn't appear in Julia Quinn's bestselling series however, Bridgerton's creator and showrunner didn't think twice about creating space for her in the Netflix series. "And what would have happened? What could she have done? Could the Queen have elevated other people of color in society and granted them titles and lands and dukedoms." "It's something that really resonated with me because it made me wonder what could that have really looked like," he said. Bridgerton showrunner Chris Van Dusen dished to Collider about how he was inspired by the questions about the Queen's race. Debates about Queen Charlotte's racial identity may have influenced the show's decision to cast a biracial actress. Guyanese-British actress Golda Rosheuvel stars as the Queen in Netflix's Bridgerton. " Her portrait artist Allan Ramsay was a noted abolitionist, and there has been speculation that he incorporated this speculation about Queen Charlotte's background into his paintings of the queen." "Queen Charlotte may have had a distant African ancestor connected to the Portuguese royal family," Harris explains. There have been debates about Queen Charlotte's race and ethnicity for some time now, but there is no official confirmation. "Her granddaughter Queen Victoria also had Pomeranians as pets." Was Queen Charlotte the first mixed-race royal? "She created a fashion for owning Pomeranians," Harris adds. Would you believe me if I told you Queen Charlotte was a doting pet parent? According to Harris, "Queen Charlotte liked Pomeranian dogs and brought her Pomeranians with her to England when she married King George III." Ever the tastemaker, Queen Charlotte unknowing started a royal trend. Photo credit: Heritage Images - Getty Images She adored the property so much that it later became known as "The Queen's House." While the palace has become a beloved international landmark, no one loved it more than Queen Charlotte. Queen Charlotte and King George welcomed 15 children during their marriage, 14 born at Buckingham. You know, the same Buckingham Palace the royal family calls home today. ![]() The newlyweds moved into Buckingham House in 1762, naming it Buckingham Palace. According to the royal family's website, the couple tied the knot six hours after meeting each other for the first time when Charlotte arrived in Britain that September. King George announced his plans to marry Charlotte, a princess at the time, in July 1761 without ever meeting her. She married King George III of Britain in a whirlwind love story fit for its own Netflix series. While Bridgerton is known for royal romances, Queen Charlotte lived out her own fairytale. The youngest daughter of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Princess Elizabeth Albertina of Saxe-Hildburghausen was born in a small northern German territory during the Holy Roman Empire. Queen Charlotte was born Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz on May 19, 1744. Photo credit: Print Collector - Getty Images
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