In episode three, the debutantes and suitors have gathered at Somerset House to see the Royal Academy’s summer exhibition. The brooding Duke of Hastings, it turns out, is also a patron of the arts and has donated a trove of family paintings to the exhibition.
In the scene, Daphne and Simon share a moment of intimacy while gazing at a landscape that once belonged to Simon’s late mother. “The other paintings are certainly very grand and impressive, but this one… this one is intimate,” Daphne remarks. Standing side by side, their hands briefly touch a forbidden caress for those yet to be wed.
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The real history behind Queen Charlotte in Bridgerton, who some say was Britain s first Black royal
INSIDER 3/02/2021
The actress who plays Queen Charlotte in Bridgerton says portraying her as Black is empowering.
The show has generally been lauded for selecting a diverse cast to play royals and aristocrats.
It leans into the theory that Charlotte came from a Black branch of the Portuguese royal family.
Netflix s Regency drama Bridgerton is the streaming giant s biggest original series to date, having already been watched by 82 million households worldwide since it premiered on December 25, 2020.
The show s first season, which follows the love story between Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and Simon, Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page), has been largely praised for reimagining an inclusive 19th-century aristocratic society with a diverse cast.