Warning: Spoilers ahead for Netflix's Queen Charlotte!Though Queen Charlotte is scrambling to secure an heir to the British throne in Queen Charlotte, the Netflix series never actually reveals who is next in the line of succession. As a spinoff to Netflix’s Bridgerton, Queen Charlotte shows the origin story of Queen Charlotte and how she became the beloved Bridgerton character she is known as. Although Queen Charlotte’s past timeline shows the early days of Queen Charlotte and King George III’s marriage, the Netflix show’s present timeline depicts the queen’s panic to find an heir to the throne after the death of her granddaughter, Princess Charlotte, who died due to complications with childbirth.

A significant portion of Queen Charlotte focuses on Queen Charlotte and King George’s children and their lack of heirs. However, the Netflix show never fully goes into depth on the Crown’s line of succession,...