“I go back and forth between wishing I had actually written her in the books and then being glad I didn’t, because I don’t know if I could have done as good a job,” Quinn says. Additionally, Rosheuvel is returning to play Queen Charlotte, along with Bridgerton’s Adjoa Andoh and Ruth Gemmell, who play Lady Danbury and Violet Bridgerton, respectively.įor Quinn, the royal was a welcome addition to the Bridgerton universe, confessing to Oprah Daily that she even wrote a “fan letter” to Rosheuvel after seeing her performance. In this prequel, India Amarteifio stars as a younger version of Queen Charlotte as she meets and marries King George (played by Corey Mylchreest). Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Storyis available to stream on Netflix now.

Particularly seeing as Queen Charlotte-who was a real monarch of the Regency Era from 1761 to 1818-was not in the Julia Quinn book series the show is adapted from.Īnd now the royal has her very own spinoff series, the majority of which are penned by Shonda Rhimes herself. Aside from the scene-stealing Simon, Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page) and our heroine Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor)-not to mention the disembodied voice of Julie Andrews-one of our favorite characters of Shondaland’s Bridgerton is the gossip-loving Queen Charlotte.įrom her icy stare and commanding presence to her over-the-top wigs and unapologetically opulent gowns, we can never thank showrunner Chris Van Dusen enough for adding her character (played by Golda Rosheuvel) to the romantic drama.

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