The True Story of Queen Charlotte and King George III’s Troubled Romance

In Shonda Rhimes’s Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, a royal romance takes center stage: that of Queen Charlotte and King George. (Warning: many spoilers to follow.) In the show, the couple marries within hours of meeting each other, and at first, their union is a love-hate one: George seemingly has no interest in spending any time with his wife. Charlotte is left hurt and enraged. But when they do see each other, their chemistry is undeniable. What was the real story behind their romance? When an unmarried King George III...