Bridgerton's Florence Hunt shares surprising connection to Princess Diana in new series

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Bridgerton's very own Florence Hunt, who plays the charming Hyacinth Bridgerton, has just shared a regal secret about her attire in the much-anticipated third season of the Netflix sensation.The young actress revealed to People magazine that she wore a dress with a direct connection to none other than Princess Diana herself, with the garment fashioned from a remnant of a gown previously adorned by the late princess.The 17 year old British actress couldn't contain her excitement about the costume department's magic touch, exclaiming: "I wore this beautiful blue dress, and I believe it was a cut off from Princess Diana's dress that she wore at some point.

A cut off from one of her dresses that they made for Princess Diana and they made a dress out of that fabric, which was mental." Florence was over the moon about her favourite costume piece and even got to keep a piece of the fabric after the shoot wrapped up.

She raved: "I just thought it was amazing. I felt like I was wearing a piece of history. It was crazy, yeah." Meanwhile, Luke Newton, who stars as Colin Bridgerton, has admitted he's not entirely prepared for his character's more exposed moments on the series, reports the Mirror.

Speaking about the anticipation from fans for Colin and Penelope's love story in the new season of Bridgerton, Luke Newton spilled to People magazine: "I think there's always been that underlying sort of question mark with these two characters.