After the untimely and sudden demise of John Stirling, the Earl of Kilmartin, played by Victor Alli, due to a ruptured cerebral aneurysm, which made him pass away in his sleep, Francesca is at the receiving end of pitiful stares and overaffection from everyone around her, including her family. But among those, she finds comfort in Michaela, who harbors similar feelings of despair and grief but chooses to celebrate her cousin’s life instead of mourning it in silence.
These happenings in Season 4 formed the foundation of the story between Hannah Dodd and Masali Baduza’s characters, which will now take shape in the upcoming Bridgerton Season 5.
