“I did not realize the diamond outweighed the Crown.”
Queen CharlotteLady DanburyS2 · E6 · 00:48:14
What it sounds like
The Diamond has more power or importance than the Crown.
What it really means
“You are treating Edwina’s wishes as more important than my authority as queen.”
Said today
“I didn’t realize the debutante outranked the queen.”
What was happening
Lady Danbury and Lady Bridgerton say Edwina must decide her own fate, despite the Queen’s demand that the wedding proceed. The Queen sarcastically compares Edwina, the season’s Diamond, with the Crown to rebuke their refusal to defer to her.
The QueenI did not realize the diamond outweighed the Crown.
The exchange, from the subtitles · Season 2, episode 6, at 00:48:14
Stings rather a lot.
How much it hurts: 3 of 5
Barely veiled.
How well it is hidden: 2 of 5
Type of insultsarcasm, class and rank, irony.
Checked by my AI judge (91% sure). Found in 3 of 3 separate AI readings of the episode. Who said it was worked out from the whole episode. How this works