Francesca was likely spending time with extended family, possibly for educational purposes, not unlike Marina Thompson. The latter has been sent into town by her own family to live with the Featheringtons (though for entirely different reasons).
After exhausting all other options, she unfortunately had to come out due to reasons beyond our control. Perhaps season three will be the charm.” Due to filming conflicts, actor Ruby had to leave the Bridgerton set to film supernatural thriller series Lockwood & Co, a Netflix adaptation of the YA book series.
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Stokes was unable to commit to future seasons because of her leading role in Netflix's Lockwood & Co., and the scheduling of filming both were in conflict. During season two, showrunner Chris Van Dusen had hoped she would be in more of the season, but it wasn't possible.
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. Now showrunner Chris Van Dusen explained why Francesca only appears occasionally.
Stokes herself is no stranger to a Netflix phenomenon, having played Francesca Bridgerton in the first two seasons of the Shondaland sensation “Bridgerton.” But to accommodate filming “Lockwood & Co.,” she appeared only a few times in Season 2, and eventually stepped away from the role, which has since been recast.
The Bridgerton family is going to look a little different in season three. Netflix has re-cast the character of Francesca Bridgerton following the departure of Ruby Stokes. Actress Hannah Dodd will replace Stokes, who left the series to star in Netflix's upcoming show Lockwood & Co.
Ruby Stokes' performance as Francesca Bridgerton was a major part of Bridgerton's first season, but she all but vanished in season two before being re-cast ahead of season three.
Daphne and Simon have five children together: Amelia, Belinda, Caroline, David, and Edward. Amelia marries Robert Joliffe, Viscount Lowestoft, and they have two children: Charles and Thomas.
At the age of 33, he finally married, and to his younger sister, Eloise's oldest friend, Penelope Featherington. They went on to have four children together, Agatha, Thomas, Jane, and George.
Lady Violet was married to Viscount Edmund Bridgerton, with whom she was very much in love and together they had eight children – Anthony, Benedict, Colin, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory, and Hyacinth. While pregnant with Hyacinth, her beloved Edmund tragically died, and Lady Violet was devastated.
Gregory Bridgerton is the youngest son and the Seventh Bridgerton child. He is the husband of Lucy Abernathy, with whom he shares nine children.
Unlike her siblings, Francesca actually gets married twice. She first marries a man named John Sterling, who is the Earl of Kilmartin, but he has a tragic, sudden death. Following John's death, Francesca turns to her best friend and husband's cousin, Michael Stirling, who has secretly harbored feelings for her.
Francesca features in the first three episodes of the season, but then disappears from the narrative. Ruby Stokes (center) as Francesca with the rest of the Bridgerton siblings.
Francesca Bridgerton marries John Stirling, the Earl of Kilmartin and they share a blissful two years together, until he suddenly dies in his sleep. To make matters worse, she's in the early stages of pregnancy and loses the baby shortly after.
The thing is, while Daphne and Simon were undoubtedly two of the most popular characters from Bridgerton season 1, they're sidelined in season 2 because the story follows Anthony Bridgerton and his quest to find a wife.
Bridgerton season 3 will be focusing on the Colin/Penelope storyline that has been building since season 1, and its trajectory confirms that actor Regé-Jean Page as Simon is no longer needed.
Their "happily ever after" ending features the the birth of a new baby, August (nicknamed Auggie). In season two, Daphne helps Anthony through his marriage pursuits. While her husband does not appear in the season, her infant Auggie does, eventually learning to walk by the end.
According to the novels Eloise and Theo do not end up together. In fact, Theo doesn't feature in the books at all.
In the present-day "Bridgerton" storyline, Lady Danbury explains that her children are "continents" away. Dominic is also the name of Lady Danbury's eldest son in Julia Quinn's "Bridgerton" books. In the books, Lady Danbury also has four kids in total: Dominic, Cedric, Melissa, and Anne.
Bridgerton then ends with the pair of them welcoming their first child, a boy who is one day due to become the next Duke of Hastings. After this rocky start to their marriage, the books reveal that Daphne and Simon stay together for good.
In author Julia Quinn's Bridgerton book series, Kate and Anthony welcome four children: Edmund, Miles, Charlotte and Mary. They also have a dog named Newton. Ashley confirmed in March that she'll be returning for the show's upcoming third season. "We're going to be back!
Daphne Bridgerton and Simon Hastings
Ultimately, however, The Duke and I see them as a match made in heaven. The pair not only stay together, but they also go on to have five children.
Regé-Jean Page, who played the Duke of Hastings Simon Bassett, did not return to the show for season two, and he won't be back for season three. He shared that the show should feel free to recast his role. Page confirmed via Instagram that he will not be reprising his role as the Duke of Hastings in the third season.
In May 2022, Netflix confirmed that season 3 would stray from the book order and instead focus on Penelope and Colin's love story, which isn't detailed until the fourth Bridgerton novel, Romancing Mister Bridgerton.
Of course, you already knew that if you've read Julia Quinn's Bridgerton novel To Sir Phillip, With Love. In the book, Eloise actually ends up marrying Sir Phillip Crane. Yes, the same Phillip who was married to Marina Thompson (Ruby Barker) in Bridgerton Season 2!