It had been made at the king’s command, along with an incredible trove of diamond and pearl jewellery. Royal CollectionĬharlotte’s wedding outfit was indeed splendid, but it was not chosen by her, as it is in the show. They were married that evening, in a ceremony attended by the royal family and leading courtiers.Ĭoronation portrait of Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz by Allan Ramsay (c. The first meetingĪs Netflix accurately shows, the first meeting between the young couple took place in a garden at St James’s Palace, the day after Charlotte arrived in England. George III was unconcerned that the young princess came from a minor royal family and that she had had a sheltered upbringing – he was just pleased to learn that she had an even temperament and no interest in politics. The king ultimately decided on Princess Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who ticked all his boxes. One was passed over for having a fondness for philosophy and another missed out because it was believed there was madness in her family. On ascending the throne in 1760, aged 22, he immediately informed his ministers that he wished to marry.Ī list of suitable candidates – young, Protestant and educated – was assembled and George scrutinised the reports on each of them. In reality, George III was heavily involved in the choice of his bride. In the show, it is the king’s mother who chooses Charlotte as a match for her reluctant son. 'Fast-paced and engaging.Portrait of Queen Charlotte by Thomas Gainsborough (1781). 'A comedy with the warmest of hearts and the most deliciously subversive of agendas' - Marie Claire When We Were Bad is a spellbinding, witty and poignant portrayal of a family in crisis, in love, and in denial. That is until Leo bolts and the gleaming bubble surrounding the Rubins threatens to burst.įrances - Claudia's calm, mature, married daughter - tries to hold the nucleus of the family together, but the stress forces her to re-examine her own life, leading her to make a decision as shocking as Leo's.Īnd Claudia's husband, Norman, has an uncharacteristic secret, the imminent unveiling of which he is powerless to stop. Wife, mother, rabbi - and sometimes moral voice of the nation - everyone wants to be with her at her son Leo's glorious wedding. In North London, Claudia Rubin is in her heyday. A beautifully observed literary comedy as well as a painfully accurate description of one big old family mess.
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