Queen Charlotte Could've Played Us All With This Historically Inaccurate Detail
If you think that Shonda Rhimes just put something in her show without a meaning, think again.
It was no surprise that as soon as Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story was released on Netflix, all Bridgerton fans, as well as anyone else hungry for some period romantic drama, immediately binged it and shared their thoughts.
With an overall amazing reception, and many fans going so far as to say that Charlotte and George quickly overtook everyone else from the Bridgerton competition for the most romantic story, there were still some moments that fans caught and couldn't help but wonder if they were necessary.
For example, there's a scene where you see two portraits in a hall that just don't make sense to be there.
One of the fans pointed this out on Twitter, and it went viral with all the discussions about how Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert could have ended up there when they weren't even born at the time of the events:
As quick as many viewers were to write this off as a simple prop mishap that could have happened to any show, others don't seem to see it that way.
It's just too obvious of a mistake to make when you're making a show that's completely focused on the royals and the royal bloodline.
Of course, there may have been a problem with filming on location, as there's no way they were allowed to take the art down.
But that could be fixed in post-production. So the decision to leave it in seems either lazy or... intentional.
This notion has led some Queen Charlotte fans to believe that there is a secret meaning behind putting these paintings on the walls.
While the show doesn't claim to be a historically accurate documentary, you have to give the writers credit where it's due, as they have done justice to the story.
If you go back to the last episode of the show, Queen Charlotte's son Edward and his wife Victoria tell her that they are with child.
They give birth to a daughter who is now known in history as Queen Victoria, and this is the same queen that the portrait refers to.
For all we know, it could be that Shonda Rhimes decided to work around the existing art and use the painting of her as a reference to the future queen in the family tree.
The main thing is that the story that the writers have created for Queen Charlotte cannot be ruined by some historical inaccuracy.
If you want to check it out for yourself, all 6 episodes are now available to stream on Netflix.