What happens?

The queen invites the Sharmas and the Bridgertons to the palace to celebrate the engagement of our Viscount Anthony and Miss Edwina Sharma.

Queen Charlotte insists the two must marry at a ceremony hosted at the palace because she has named Miss Edwina as her diamond of the season. The queen of course has schemes of her own to uncover Lady Whistledown under the guise of the wedding, 

Small breaks of comic relief are slotted into the episode, including the town jeweler insisting Kate try on the engagement ring to have it sized in Edwina’s absence, and Anthony taking a tumble into the lake. 

Violet urges her son to break off the engagement, and Lady Danbury gives Kate advice.

The Featheringtons plot to maintain their status and fortune, even amidst Prudence’s engagement to cousin Jack.

Eloise continues to visit the print shop, seen unknowingly by Penelope once again.

Benedict finds a new lady friend at the Royal Academy of Art.

Worth the watch?

This episode brings us the long-awaited screentime arrival of Lord and Lady Sheffield, Lady May’s parents and Edwina’s grandparents. Lady Danbury has invited them as her dinner guests to celebrate the engagement, though Edwina is still in the dark about their plans for her inheritance.

This, of course, goes up in flames at the dinner table. The lies, deception, and family drama finally caught up to Kate and she must deal with the consequences, even if it means Anthony must break the engagement. 

Edwina insists she has fallen in love with Anthony and still intends to marry him. Our characters are fighting duty and desire, love and lust, but can Kate apologize and convince Anthony to stay the course before it's too late?