

Who is Queen Charlotte? In Bridgerton, Queen Charlotte is married to the monarch King George III – but he is unwell and is kept out of the public eye, while she is the face of the monarchy. Read on for your guide to the cast of the returning favourites and new additions in Bridgerton season 2, as well as the cast members from season 1 that haven’t returned. Teasing his character’s “interesting” journey in Bridgerton season 2, he added: "It’s interesting to get behind these Heathcliff and Darcy characters and explore why romantic male figures are so harsh and toxic towards women."

“I’d read the book so I knew my character, Anthony, would have a lot of stuff to deal with and it would be an interesting progression," he told Radio Times. Unsurprisingly, Bailey knew that he would play the lead in season 2 from the moment he was cast. The season 2 cast is led by Bailey and new addition Simone Ashley, who plays Anthony’s love interest Kate Sharma, but there’s also plenty of returning fan favourites in the drama’s second instalment. This season the Netflix drama's focus shifted away from Daphne and Simon, and onto Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathon Bailey), the star of Julia Quinn’s second Bridgerton book, The Viscount Who Loved Me. The new season saw another Bridgerton sibling embark on the highs and lows of Regency-era courtship, with more longing glances and sexually-charged waltzs than Lady Danbury could shake her cane at. If you haven't yet watched Bridgerton season 2, what better time to reunite with the fascinating families of the Ton than over the Easter weekend?
