has dropped its luxurious costume drama with viewers getting a steamy and tragic romance of royal proportions.
The six-part collection has been launched as a boxset for Bridgerton followers to binge.
Episode one is titled Queen to Be and units the scene with Queen Charlotte (performed by India Amarteifio) assembly and marrying her husband King George III (Corey Mylchreest).
The episode ended with a touching tribute to Jacqueline Avant, whom the instalment was devoted to.
Right here’s a take a look at Jacqueline and why the primary episode was in honour of her.
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Who was Jacqueline Avant?
Jacqueline was a philanthropist and the spouse of American music and movie producer Clarence Avant, who was had the moniker of ‘The Black Godfather’.
Clarence and Jacqueline wed in 1967, happening to have two kids daughter Nicole and son Alexander Du Bois.
Her daughter Nicole, who was a former US ambassador to the Bahamas, is married to govt Ted Sarandos and so Jacqueline was his mother-in-law.
Queen Charlotte’s producer and author Shona Rhimes made the present after she was contacted by Sarandos.
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Rhimes mentioned: “The best way I approached this story, the way in which I even bought into making this story was, one, I've at all times been obsessive about Queen Charlotte.
“She's an enchanting character. And I've at all times been obsessive about Girl Danbury, and Violet, and people folks do not at all times get to get their tales informed to the fullest.
“However what actually pushed it was Ted Sarandos, who referred to as me up and mentioned, ‘My mother-in-law is obsessive about Queen Charlotte. Do you need to do a Queen Charlotte story?’
“And I instantly mentioned sure. Not simply because it was Ted, however as a result of I beloved the thought.”
Rhimes went on to say: “We're very clear about this world and about Queen Charlotte, who's an actual historic determine, that this isn't a historical past lesson. That is fiction impressed by reality.
“It is crucial to me that folks perceive that, as a result of I am telling the story of Queen Charlotte of , not of Queen Charlotte of England. It isn't that world.
“You actually need to make a distinction in an effort to inform the story as freely as that you must inform it.”
Jacqueline tragically died in 2021 after she was murdered by an intruder within the house she shared along with her husband.
She died on the age of 81 along with her killer Aariel Maynor receiving 190 years in jail after being sentenced in April this 12 months.
The title card on the finish of the episode serves as a becoming tribute to Jacqueline, who was a fan of the character.
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is streaming on now