It looked like a scene straight out of “Bridgerton.”
A sea of young women decked out in white ballgowns, twinkling tiaras and diamond jewels were in attendance at the annual Queen Charlotte’s Ball in London this past Saturday night.
As tradition goes, the high-fluent young women — ages 16-21 — were accompanied by aristocratic young men to dance, have fun and indulge in a decadent meal. 3
The original purpose of the glamorous yearly event was to bring young upper-class girls, who were of age to marry, to court by a sponsor to be presented to the monarch — a tradition that ended in 1958, as the monarch reportedly wanted to “distance itself from the practice,” according to Town & Country .
After they were “presented” — the young uppity girls were officially “out” and ready to be we