‘Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story’ on Netflix explores the love life and reign of the titular queen. The personalities and backstories mentioned in “Bridgerton” are expanded upon in this show. It highlights the romance between Queen Charlotte and King George III as well as his mental sickness, which completely took him in his old age. Before coming into her own and becoming the queen she was always intended to be, Charlotte’s life experiences numerous changes as a young, impressionable girl in England.
Charlotte develops into a formidable force that everyone admires. Because of her character’s power and quality, she is cherished, adored, and always held in the highest regard. The show’s debut episode pays homage to individuals like this. It is honouring Jacqueline Avant’s memory. What was she like? How did she pass away? Let’s investigate.
Who is Jacqueline Avant?
Jacqueline Avant was a woman of many abilities and was admired and liked by all. She was the wife of Clarence Avant, the music tycoon dubbed “the black godfather,” and she was a person of many talents. She was raised in Jamaica, Queens, New York, and pursued phlebotomy training. Before meeting Clarence, who she later married in 1967, she worked as a model. The couple relocated to Beverly Hills in the same year. Here, Jacqueline lived out the next 50 years of her life. She became well-known for her philanthropic efforts, support of the arts, and commitment to assisting society’s outcasts.
She backed the South Central Community Child Care Centre and served as president of Neighbour of Watts. She co-founded the board of the UCLA International Student Center’s Rape Treatment Centre and served on its board of directors. She funded the Wallis Annenberg Centre for the Performing Arts and sat on the boards of the East Asian Art Council at LACMA as well as the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena. She also served as the Museum of African American Art of Los Angeles’ board president for two terms.
Jacqueline was known to have hosted notable individuals such the President of Tanzania, President Bill Clinton, and Senator Ted Kennedy, among others. She is remembered with affection by the people whose lives she touched. According to Oprah Winfrey, her “motivation was just to give what she had.” “I most definitely experienced that in my own life as well as in all the work she did in her philanthropic contributions. She had knowledge of it, had exposure to it, and had aspirations to achieve it. She was prepared to provide that to others, Winfrey added.
Pharrell Williams referred to her as “the matriarch of the community,” adding: “When I say ‘our community,’ I mean amongst Black people, even if I was not born and raised in LA. However, she was viewed as a shining, real-life example of elegance in all other communities. Someone whose riches was experience, above and above anything that they had accumulated.
How Did Jacqueline Avant Die?
On December 1, 2021, Jacqueline Avant passed away at the age of 81. An assailant who shattered a sliding glass door to gain entry to her Beverly Hills home in the early morning shot her three times. After being transported, she passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre. Her husband, their two children, Nicole and Alexander, sister Jean Morse, and nieces and nephews all survive her.
On December 3, the man who shot and killed her was apprehended in the backyard of a house in the Hollywood Hills. He accidently shot himself while trying to break into the residence. He entered a plea of guilty to two counts of first-degree residential burglary with a person present, first-degree murder, attempted murder, and possession of a firearm by a felon. He received a life sentence in prison without the chance of parole, which equals 190 years.
Family and friends of Jacqueline have never forgotten her. The Jacqueline Avant Children and Family Centre at the MLK Medical Campus in the Watts-Willowbrook neighbourhood was inaugurated in 2023 by her family. “Jacqueline was an extraordinary woman, a wife, mother, and philanthropist who lived in Beverly Hills for 55 years and had a tremendously good influence on the arts community. Her friends, family, and all the people she assisted throughout the course of her incredible life will miss her, according to her relatives.
