Netflix's Bridergton season 1 concludes with a cheeky reference to the familial naming tradition. In a post-script moment when Daphne gives birth to a son, her husband Simon (Regé-Jean Page) - the Duke of Hastings - jokes that the child's name will have to start with the letter "A" as a matter of tradition.
The duke also jokes, after the birth of their first child in the season's final (and very affecting) scene, that he “believes” the child's name “must begin with the letter A,” as a nod to the first names of the eight Bridgerton children following alphabetic symmetry.
While the series did not clearly mention the reason for the Bridgerton children names being in alphabetical order, Julia Quinn explains in the Bridgerton book series, that the naming structure is a mark of peculiarity. It is designed so, to give the family members a unique identity.
Perhaps the most memorable example of the intimacy in tradition is Bridgerton's haldi ceremony scene, where Edwina Sharma is preparing for her wedding. In Hindu practice, the haldi ceremony is meant to be held the morning of one's wedding day.
By the end of season one, Daphne and Simon have reconciled their differences. Their "happily ever after" ending features the the birth of a new baby, August (nicknamed Auggie).
Francesca Bridgerton is the first major character on Netflix's hit Bridgerton to be recast: actress Hannah Dodd will be taking over the role from Ruby Stokes starting in season three.
Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings
Eventually, Daphne gets him to see that he doesn't have to repeat the mistakes of his father. Daphne and Simon have five children together: Amelia, Belinda, Caroline, David, and Edward.
As the Sharmas approach an episode full of awkwardness after Anthony and Edwina's wedding, Kate's wardrobe shifts back to a more structured look. Her pieces are perfectly complementary, and we see her wearing two of her go-to shades - purple and turquoise - perhaps because she is seeking confidence and comfort.
Colin Bridgerton
The man of Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan)'s dreams has quite the scandal in season 1.
All the sweet nicknames have special meaning.
Kate calls Edwina bon while Edwina calls her didi. While these might be perceived as cute nicknames, they're Bengali phrases for “younger sister” and “sister,” respectively. Edwina calling Kate didi is a sign of respect, which is important in Indian culture.
Addressing a person during the Regency era was a big deal, and it was considered disrespectful to call someone — be it a viscount, duke, baron or otherwise — by their first name. Social rules maintained that only family members would address their siblings, or a parent their child, by their given name.
The sixth Bridgerton child is played by Ruby Stokes. She was also absent for most of the first season. Stokes had to pull out of filming due to prior commitments.
Daphne Basset (née Bridgerton), Duchess of Hastings (played by Phoebe Dynevor) is the fourth Bridgerton child and eldest daughter of the family.
Courses is an older, fancier way of saying “menses,” or a period. In the Bridgerton time period, the presence or absence of someone's period was essentially the only way of determining whether or not she could bear children or was pregnant, so much is made of courses by the women on the show.
Back in April 2021, Regé-Jean Page shocked the ton when he exited Bridgerton after just one season as Duke Simon Basset. As for his reasoning? "I signed up to do a job and I did the job and then I did some other jobs," he recently told Vanity Fair for their Hollywood Issue cover story. "That's it.
There was only a hope and a prayer that Page would reprise his role as the Duke of Hastings in the second season, but according to The Hollywood Reporter and a source reportedly close to Bridgerton, Page was offered $50,000 per episode for the opportunity to guest star in 3 to 5 episodes of Season 2 but declined the ...
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Eloise Bridgerton and Sir Phillip Cane
The printer's assistant with a passion for feminism seems like an ideal mate for Eloise, but it's actually Sir Phillip Crane — the elder brother of Marina Thompson's true love, Sir George — who wins her heart in the books.
Eloise Crane (née Bridgerton) is the heroine of the Bridgerton novel To Sir Phillip, With Love.
Season one costume designer Ellen Mirojnick originally chose yellow for Penelope - whose alter ego is gossip columnist Lady Whistledown - because it represents her deceitful nature and also ties back to the Regency era, when yellow was one of the more fashionable colors.
Throughout the show, Eloise often displayed high necklines, wearing cravats and modest dresses and gowns. These outfits reflect Eloise's character very well, as she would naturally embrace a more modest look both as a result of her attitude towards marriage and because of her age.
The purity and delicacy of the Bridgertons' palettes indicate the family's rank of noble lineage. The men of the family, on the other hand, wear predominantly various shades of blue, intense and reassuring colors that represent the decision-making power that at the time was the prerogative of the male gender alone.
We know that Simon Basset aka The Duke went to university with Daphne's brother Anthony, so is a few years older than her. Reports say he is 29, while actor Regé-Jean Page was born in 1990 so is 32 in real life.
Eventually, Simon makes peace with his past and the two reconcile their relationship. The season ends with Daphne giving birth to their first child, a baby boy.
Colin publishes a series of travel journals and Penelope pens a novel based on her own life, The Wallflower. They have four kids: Agatha, Thomas, Jane, and George.