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00:00:00The
00:00:29Your Highness, would you raise your chin, ever so?
00:00:40Oh, I do apologize.
00:00:42I assumed you were talking to me when he said, Your Highness.
00:00:45No, no, not at all you speak.
00:00:47No, you first. I insist.
00:00:49Thank you. Since we are both heirs to our respective thrones,
00:00:53perhaps Your Highness might not be the most helpful of addresses.
00:00:57In the interest of efficiency of a protocol, might I suggest Prince Desmond and Princess Coralina for the time being.
00:01:04Would that be amenable, Your Highness?
00:01:06Yes, excellent suggestion, Your Highness.
00:01:08Wonderful.
00:01:09Please go ahead.
00:01:10Very well, Prince Desmond. Would you raise your chin, ever so?
00:01:18Could I possibly get a touch-up?
00:01:20Sir, I've drafted an article for the media.
00:01:29Clear, please.
00:01:32After some intros, it reads,
00:01:34The royal houses of the monarchy of Vostieri and the kingdom of Androbia announce the merging of their royal lines
00:01:44with the engagement of the crown princess Coralina Eugenia of Vostieri to crown prince Desmond Carlisle.
00:01:51Both houses hope this joyous occasion will forge a path towards reunification,
00:01:56thus easing centuries-old tensions regarding the ownership of the Arsenean province.
00:02:03Yes, that's fine, although we should perhaps include something about the date,
00:02:06say that the wedding takes place in two months.
00:02:08Oh, and perhaps a cheerful mention of the historical and beautiful Castle Eloris,
00:02:13the location of the Naptuals.
00:02:14Both prized suggestions.
00:02:16Princess Coralina, perhaps you could move your hand into his arms
00:02:20so that we can see the Aerova Alexandrite.
00:02:23Quite.
00:02:24May I?
00:02:26Here we go.
00:02:31Perfect.
00:02:32I believe we have it.
00:02:50Everything all right there, little?
00:02:54Never better, sir, merely attending to something that was crying out to be done.
00:02:58You seem a little upset by this turn of events.
00:03:00I find this deeply offensive for two reasons, sir.
00:03:03Firstly, it is a breach of protocol of the highest order.
00:03:06And secondly, if royalty cannot be expected to hold their commitments,
00:03:10what example does that set for the rest of us?
00:03:12But here I am, not attending to your heartbreak after such treacherous perfidy.
00:03:18How you must feel having a fiancée so callously break off your engagement
00:03:23by eloping with a plumber.
00:03:26You must be devastated.
00:03:28As devastated as one can be about someone they've only met two and a half times, I suppose.
00:03:32How can one meet someone half a time?
00:03:34Oh, there was a video call, kept freezing.
00:03:36Very awkward.
00:03:37Oh.
00:03:42Do try to keep in mind, Edwin, that this marriage was purely a diplomatic union
00:03:46to shore up political relations between the two countries.
00:03:49It was arranged by her grandfathers long before we were even born.
00:03:52I do worry, though, without the merger of the two houses where this territorial dispute might lead.
00:03:57Still, she returned the ring promptly.
00:04:00Please make sure that gets back to the royal vault.
00:04:02Of course, sir.
00:04:02Your parents are expecting you at breakfast.
00:04:05Be warned.
00:04:07Your father is not taking this as calmly as you, sir.
00:04:10Betrayal.
00:04:13Utter betrayal.
00:04:15This is an outright provocation.
00:04:17I hardly think it's up there with the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, father.
00:04:21Sorry, darling.
00:04:22Who's been killed?
00:04:24Oh, Austrian fellow, Mama of World War I.
00:04:26Oh.
00:04:27If things get worse, I'm sure the Vostieres could blame us for that, too.
00:04:31Although one might wonder how much this is political and how much this is personal.
00:04:36Moncarr, were you not once friends with King Winston?
00:04:42Well, that was when we were schoolboys.
00:04:44Which seems entirely beside the point.
00:04:47His daughter has pushed us to the very brink.
00:04:51Father, it's eight o'clock in the morning.
00:04:54I entreat you to find a diplomatic solution to this and try to think of a plan B.
00:04:58Oh.
00:04:59Princess Coralina's elopement was most untimely.
00:05:22I'm not sure what we're going to do now.
00:05:24Well, it's just too bad that our Royal Air Force consists of two helicopters and the private jet.
00:05:30We won't be going to war, Edwin, if I can help it.
00:05:35There has to be a better solution.
00:05:41Didn't Princess Coralina have a younger sister?
00:05:44I believe so, Your Highness.
00:05:45Yes, I recall now.
00:05:49Princess Beatrix.
00:05:50She dropped out of sight after some public blowback to a picture in the press.
00:05:54Oh, yes, sir.
00:05:55Yeah, I remember that picture, actually.
00:05:57If you scroll down, you'll notice there's a great deal of commentary on her appearance.
00:06:00Shouldn't last.
00:06:01The poor child was absolutely crucified.
00:06:02No wonder she disappeared.
00:06:03It was 20 years ago now.
00:06:05Do you want me to track her down, sir?
00:06:12Arrangements for a royal wedding back underway.
00:06:16Do you know, I can't think of a better solution.
00:06:18You'll be asking her to make a great sacrifice.
00:06:21I know.
00:06:23Not as big a sacrifice as we would be asking our subjects to make
00:06:25if our fathers can't put aside centuries of grievances.
00:06:30Do it.
00:06:30Do it.
00:06:35Let's just hope she's not secretly dating the palace electrician.
00:06:41I'm hideous.
00:06:42Don't come in.
00:06:43I'm sure it's not that bad.
00:06:45Oh, trust me.
00:06:46It's an absolute disaster.
00:06:49I'm using my key.
00:06:51Big meeting today.
00:06:53We are so gonna land it.
00:06:55Oh, man.
00:06:56It smells awful in here.
00:06:57What happened?
00:06:58Why is it so dark?
00:07:00We need some light in this situation.
00:07:03Ah!
00:07:05Uh...
00:07:10Honey.
00:07:13I am really sorry that this is happening.
00:07:18But...
00:07:19I gave you the entire weekend to be a puddle.
00:07:22I even gave you my emergency breakup kit.
00:07:24It was an emergency.
00:07:26It was a breakup.
00:07:27It's in the name.
00:07:29I mean, Jared dumped me.
00:07:32By text.
00:07:33Ugh.
00:07:33For a reality show influencer.
00:07:40Well, I know.
00:07:41And he's a really big jerk.
00:07:44And has no idea what he lost.
00:07:46Well, what do we tell our girls?
00:07:48We are women of substance.
00:07:49And we overcome substantial challenges.
00:07:52Good girl.
00:07:53Now, I know this is bad timing, but we have that final presentation to the Brahmin League this morning.
00:07:57Yeah.
00:07:58And you know that this investment can secure our program for the next two years.
00:08:01I know.
00:08:02Yeah.
00:08:02Where's your phone?
00:08:03I need to double check the address.
00:08:04Oh, I don't exactly know where it is.
00:08:07I was afraid I'd misery dial Jared.
00:08:08So probably between the pint of ice cream and the two boxes of Milk Duds.
00:08:12Okay.
00:08:13Calling it.
00:08:14Oh, now I remember.
00:08:27Here.
00:08:28Uh, you have two dozen missed calls from the same number.
00:08:32Is it Jared?
00:08:33Realizing he made a terrible mistake?
00:08:35No.
00:08:36Uh, it is plus 56.
00:08:39That's a foreign prefix.
00:08:40You don't suppose there's a prince who needs your help getting millions of dollars out of the country, right?
00:08:44Anyway, we should get you into the shower, because we don't want the villagers to come with the pitchforks and the torches.
00:08:51Well, it's Boston.
00:08:52There's no villagers.
00:08:53We have Bruins fans.
00:08:54Oh, same thing.
00:08:55Less forgiving.
00:09:03Uh, it's that same number calling.
00:09:05Do you want me to get it?
00:09:05I love messing with scammers.
00:09:07Oh, uh, no, you're good.
00:09:08Um, do you want to make us some coffees?
00:09:10Yeah, sure.
00:09:11Okay.
00:09:14Hello?
00:09:17Who was it?
00:09:23Uh, you called it.
00:09:25Nigerian prince wants my help.
00:09:26But he works in Bitcoin now.
00:09:29Huh.
00:09:30Fancy.
00:09:31I'll call us an Uber.
00:09:35How long?
00:09:36Uh, it says it should be here.
00:09:38Oh, okay.
00:09:43Uh.
00:09:44Is that guy watching us through binoculars?
00:09:49Uh.
00:09:50Does he know the bird watcher?
00:09:53Yeah.
00:09:54Birding is very hip right now.
00:09:55The Allied STEM Foundation for Young Women not only provides vital education and mentoring in STEM coursework for underserved girls, but we also teach leadership skills through workshops such as emotional intelligence, communication styles, and conflict resolution.
00:10:22This generous grant from the Brahmin league would be so beneficial.
00:10:25So beneficial.
00:10:26You wouldn't just be making a difference in the lives of these young women.
00:10:30You'd be investing in the future.
00:10:33I couldn't tell if Mrs. Standish loved or hated us.
00:10:42She was as expressive as dried concrete.
00:10:43You know, she reminded me of my paternal grandmother.
00:10:46She always did this thing where she...
00:10:47Don't look.
00:10:48But I think that same guy is across the park.
00:10:53Which guy?
00:10:53I told you not to look.
00:10:55Chloe, out of curiosity, how many true crime documentaries did you watch this weekend?
00:10:59Maybe half of one while I was doing laundry.
00:11:01Okay.
00:11:02Three.
00:11:02But I swear that guy followed us here.
00:11:07Okay.
00:11:08Well, let's, um, let's just turn the corner.
00:11:10Good plan.
00:11:12Hmm.
00:11:14I'll send a simple handwritten thank you note and leave it at that.
00:11:17Ooh, breaking out the stationary.
00:11:18I like it.
00:11:19Very classy.
00:11:20Well, we just don't want her to think we're desperate.
00:11:22Aren't we desperate, though?
00:11:23No.
00:11:24We'll give it a couple of months and we'll be desperate to chase it.
00:11:27Ha!
00:11:32Uh, I know you think I'm being paranoid, but there is a black van following us.
00:11:43No, no, don't turn around.
00:11:45Jeez, you would be the worst spy ever.
00:11:47Um, well, I'm sure there's no reason to panic just yet.
00:11:53Uh, why don't we cut through here?
00:11:55We are definitely being followed.
00:11:57I should have really, really, really paid those parking tickets.
00:12:01Oh, wait.
00:12:02It went past.
00:12:03Okay, we're good.
00:12:04We'll just, uh, cross the street up here and cut through the park to the office.
00:12:06Okay.
00:12:08Mom!
00:12:09My mom was right.
00:12:10I moved to the big city and now we're gonna end up on a date line.
00:12:13Okay, we'll just go the other way.
00:12:14Okay.
00:12:16This is real.
00:12:17We're gonna get kidnapped.
00:12:18We're murdered.
00:12:19We're kidnapped and murdered.
00:12:20Ah!
00:12:21Okay.
00:12:23I think I'm the one they want.
00:12:24You'll be fine.
00:12:25Just stay back.
00:12:26You will not get through to my friend unless you go through me first.
00:12:30Hi-ya!
00:12:30Votre Altesse Royale, nous sommes des émissaires d'Androvia, en mission diplomatique importante.
00:12:38Hein?
00:12:39Il est de la plus haute importance pour nos deux pays que vous acceptiez de nous accompagner.
00:12:42C'est sûr qu'il y a un avec vous.
00:12:44Et j'ai l'assurance que vous laisserez mon ami tranquille.
00:12:47Vous avez ma parole, Votre Altesse.
00:12:49Wait, what is happening?
00:12:51It's okay.
00:12:52I just need to go with them.
00:12:53Well, I'm not letting you get kidnapped without me.
00:12:59Prends la prochaine gauche.
00:13:01B, what's going on?
00:13:03Uh, I'm not exactly sure.
00:13:05Votre Altesse, je vous assure, ce n'est pas un enlèvement.
00:13:08Je comprends, merci.
00:13:09Okay.
00:13:10That.
00:13:11Since when do you speak French?
00:13:12Okay, there are some details I never told you about me and my family.
00:13:17You said your family was boring.
00:13:18Wait.
00:13:20Are they in the mafia?
00:13:22Have you been lying to me?
00:13:23No, they're not in the mafia.
00:13:24And no, I haven't lied to you.
00:13:26And yes, my family is boring, just in a very specific way.
00:13:30Like, my mother, she's...
00:13:31You said she's a housewife who does volunteer work.
00:13:34Which is true.
00:13:35It's just that her house is kind of a palace.
00:13:38And she's kind of the queen there.
00:13:41Okay, so your mom is fancy and you guys have a big house.
00:13:45No, it's really a palace.
00:13:47Palace.
00:13:47But you said your dad was a government administrator.
00:13:49Right.
00:13:50It's just that my father is also the king of Vostieri.
00:13:57Which is technically an administrative position.
00:14:00So you're not B. Halstead.
00:14:02No, no, I still am your best friend from sophomore year.
00:14:05It's just, my full name is Beatrix Illiana Halstead von Lenmore-Ajard.
00:14:11That some people refer to me as Princess Beatrix.
00:14:15That makes me the bestie of Princess Beatrix of...
00:14:20How do you pronounce your country's name again?
00:14:22Oh, thank you.
00:14:33Are you sure you're a princess, though?
00:14:36Because we like boxed wine.
00:14:38Also, we go to that discount pedicure place.
00:14:40So you don't sound like a princess.
00:14:42I took a year of intense diction classes to master your accent.
00:14:45Accent?
00:14:45I don't have an accent.
00:14:49Do I?
00:14:53Votre Altesse, why don't you stay here, s'il vous plaît?
00:15:01Wow.
00:15:02Do you think this is one of those kidnappings where we can get room service?
00:15:04We haven't actually been kidnapped.
00:15:06Oh, but when I tell the story, and I will tell the story,
00:15:08there will be kidnapping involved, too.
00:15:15Your Highness, I don't think he's the one you say that to.
00:15:18Your Royal Highness, it is my honor to introduce to you Prince Desmond,
00:15:22Crown Prince of Androvia.
00:15:24Seriously?
00:15:28Wow.
00:15:29Your Royal Highness,
00:15:30it is our great honor to make your acquaintance.
00:15:35Certainly.
00:15:38The pleasure is all ours, Your Majesty.
00:15:41May we present our companion,
00:15:43Miss Chloe Hargraves.
00:15:44Miss Hargraves.
00:15:45An honor to make your acquaintance as well.
00:15:47Likewise, I'm sure your gracious Majesty,
00:15:49sire, Royal...
00:15:50That's not a thing.
00:15:50Okay, I panicked.
00:15:51We've been trying throughout the weekend, Princess,
00:15:53to make contact with you through phone calls and email.
00:15:56We were inconvenient as of the weekend,
00:15:58and not accepting correspondence.
00:16:00Understood.
00:16:01Well, then perhaps we might confirm more privately now.
00:16:05Prince Desmond,
00:16:07since we are outnumbered and at a political disadvantage,
00:16:12we would insist that our friend bear witness to
00:16:14whatever conversation shall ensue.
00:16:17Very well.
00:16:19Since the dissolution of a united Vestrovia some 300 years ago,
00:16:24there has been an ongoing dispute
00:16:25regarding rightful ownership of the Alcinian province
00:16:28and the castle Allura.
00:16:29It is our hope that Her Highness is aware of elevated tensions
00:16:33between Androvia and Vostieri on this matter.
00:16:36Is it the intention of His Highness to educate us
00:16:39on the history and situation in our own homeland?
00:16:43Well, given that Her Highness has been absent from her royal duties
00:16:46for some 20 years,
00:16:48one was not to presume anything about what sort of connection
00:16:50she may or may not have with Vostieri.
00:16:53As a matter of fact,
00:16:54we are fully aware of the Crown Prince's failed engagement to our sister,
00:16:56Coralina.
00:16:57May we offer our belated congratulations
00:17:00and condolences.
00:17:01How very kind of you, Your Highness.
00:17:03Although perhaps that failure is a matter best discussed with one's own sister.
00:17:07And when doing so,
00:17:08please do extend our heartiest congratulations on her recent nuptials.
00:17:11To a plumber, I believe.
00:17:13Indeed.
00:17:14It will be so lovely having a member of the royal family
00:17:16who actually has a useful skill.
00:17:17But I doubt His Majesty came all this way to discuss failed engagements.
00:17:22We can't help but wonder if there is perhaps a point to this meeting.
00:17:26Indeed there is.
00:17:27In fact, the entire point of the aforementioned failed engagement
00:17:30was to form an alliance through marriage
00:17:33between the ruling houses of Duvalier and Vostieri
00:17:36in the hopes that we might form a legitimate path
00:17:38towards a reunited Vostrovia
00:17:40and thus prevent further escalation of tensions.
00:17:43Understood.
00:17:43But since that plan did not come to fruition,
00:17:45we are loathe to consider what alternative might be proposed.
00:17:48Interesting choice of verbiage.
00:17:59Perhaps in the light of the state of this meeting,
00:18:03His Highness may prefer not to proceed.
00:18:07His Highness has very little choice.
00:18:09Hmm.
00:18:15Since Princess Coralina was required to abdicate her claim to the throne
00:18:25by marrying a commoner,
00:18:26it would seem that you are now Crown Princess
00:18:28and as Crown Prince of Androvia.
00:18:32It is my great honour
00:18:34to most graciously seek your hand in marriage.
00:18:37So that happened.
00:19:04Okay, what is with all the accents?
00:19:06I've known you for 20 years.
00:19:08Have you been pretending this whole time?
00:19:09Who's the real you?
00:19:11This is Bea, your best friend since college.
00:19:15This is Princess Beatrix Eliana Halston von Lindbergh
00:19:19of Jard of Vostieri.
00:19:21And I suppose this is me, Beatrix,
00:19:26who is also in a bit of a pickle.
00:19:29It must be exhausting to be all of those people.
00:19:31Just be you.
00:19:32Oh, thank goodness.
00:19:34Aside, I don't think you're in a pickle.
00:19:36Friday, your boyfriend dumps you by text,
00:19:38and then Monday, another guy flies 2,000 miles to propose to you.
00:19:42And not just any other guy.
00:19:44A Crown Prince proposed to you.
00:19:46Best rebound ever.
00:19:48And you turn him down cold.
00:19:49You truly are a girl boss.
00:19:53Ugh, Androvians.
00:19:54They're so pushy and arrogant.
00:19:56I bet it was his grandfather who came up with the age-old solution
00:19:58of intermarriage in the first place.
00:20:00Is that really the only option?
00:20:02My sister says there's a summit between our two kingdoms in a few days,
00:20:05so surely my father will come up with a better solution
00:20:07than marrying me off to some polo-playing prince.
00:20:10Is there a chance that maybe you're judging him a little bit harshly?
00:20:14Look at this.
00:20:21Okay.
00:20:22There he is, looking princely, and...
00:20:25Wait.
00:20:25Is that your sister?
00:20:27She's so pretty.
00:20:28Right?
00:20:28Yeah, I've only heard that my whole childhood.
00:20:31Your sister's so pretty.
00:20:32Touched a nerve, did we?
00:20:33Sorry.
00:20:34But that's not the photo I'm talking about.
00:20:37It's, um...
00:20:38It's this one.
00:20:40This one, and this one, and this one.
00:20:43Okay, I don't think I've actually ever seen anyone playing polo before.
00:20:47Do you remember in college when we vowed never to date a golf bro?
00:20:50Ugh, golf.
00:20:52Well, polo bros, they're like a hundred times worse.
00:20:54I'm sure he's the type who never shuts up about it.
00:20:57He looks pretty cute on a horse, though.
00:20:59Oh, the Vostiaries, they're all so pushy and arrogant.
00:21:04One might have thought that the princess would have been much more appreciative,
00:21:08given all the trouble you've gone to.
00:21:10I mean, haven't I kept a low profile?
00:21:11Indeed, just the private jet.
00:21:13Skeletal staff.
00:21:14Of twelve?
00:21:15I've taken all the trouble to come here, completely incognito,
00:21:18and meet this rogue princess,
00:21:20to offer her the only way that I can see out of a dire situation,
00:21:23only to be informed that she is inconvenienced.
00:21:25In my opinion, sir, when she's said she must politely decline,
00:21:29I didn't think she was being that polite.
00:21:37Then again, sir,
00:21:39it seems your father has agreed to a summit meeting with King Winston.
00:21:42Perhaps clearer heads will prevail at last.
00:21:45One can only hope, Edwin.
00:21:46One can only hope, Edwin.
00:22:04One can only hope, Edwin.
00:22:08I don't know.
00:22:38And yet, somehow, not long enough, you're looking so much older.
00:22:45Some of us are comfortable in our own skin.
00:22:48Speaking of your skin, I'm sure Lupinia would love the name of your plastic surgeon.
00:22:53Johanneses, might I suggest we start with an official photograph?
00:22:58Happy to.
00:22:59Certainly.
00:23:04Might I suggest as well shaking of hands?
00:23:08Why, Winston, your handshake feels just as weak as when we were boys in boarding school.
00:23:19Would you say as weak as your economic recovery?
00:23:22Or as weak as your foreign policy?
00:23:25Well, certainly nothing would be as weak as your central bank.
00:23:27That bad, huh?
00:23:32I told Papa not to let King Richmond push his buttons.
00:23:37Papa said he's not a machine.
00:23:39He doesn't have buttons.
00:23:41It's never been great with metaphors.
00:23:43We are quite a literal people.
00:23:45Well, since the summit was a failure, that does leave you in a rather delicate position, Monshu.
00:23:51Well, if you were to reconsider and accept the Prince's proposal, it might help settle things.
00:23:57Just until there could be a diplomatic solution.
00:24:00I realize I have no room to tell you what to do.
00:24:03And I'm so sorry I didn't give you any warning before my elopement.
00:24:07But it was sudden and crazy and perhaps the first unpremeditated, selfish thing I've ever done.
00:24:15Are you having regrets?
00:24:16Are you kidding?
00:24:18This is the happiest I've been in my entire life.
00:24:23Je suis très content pour toi.
00:24:25I won't begrudge you that.
00:24:26I'm not thrilled by the change in my situation, but you've allowed me to live a very private life for a very long time.
00:24:32I suppose I could reconsider and accept his proposal, but only in the hopes that we can come to a better solution.
00:24:40You are being most gracious about all of this.
00:24:44I just want you to know it's not lost on me, Frangine.
00:24:48I appreciate that.
00:24:51Somebody got croissants from Monica!
00:24:55Um, I've got to go, but please give my love to Mommy and Papa, okay?
00:24:58When you used to say that your sister was a princess, I thought she was just spoiled.
00:25:04But now that I know she's an actual princess, it's kind of weird.
00:25:07Things are definitely weird.
00:25:08And the summit, not a success.
00:25:10So does that mean you're reconsidering the engagement?
00:25:12I think I have to.
00:25:14Come on, what do we tell our girls?
00:25:16Once we decide what needs to be done, we do it.
00:25:20Cheers.
00:25:20Cheers.
00:25:28Greetings, Your Highness.
00:25:55Prince Desmond is momentarily detained.
00:25:58I see.
00:25:59Are we sure this isn't one of those things where I'm to be kept waiting as a subtle power play?
00:26:04Honestly, Your Highness, do you read this much into every interaction?
00:26:08Only ones this fraught.
00:26:09How refreshingly blunt you are.
00:26:11And how craftily ironic you are.
00:26:13Yeah, I don't know if this is an attempt to intimidate me or charm me.
00:26:17It is my attempt to cut through the royal double talk.
00:26:20If it's charm you're looking for, you have the wrong sister.
00:26:22Mmm.
00:26:25Welcome.
00:26:28Would Your Highness care to join us?
00:26:30Uh, are we meeting in your bedroom?
00:26:34Oh, goodness, no.
00:26:36We thought we might have supper on the balcony with Your Highness.
00:26:40Indeed.
00:26:41But in the interest of direct communication, may we please stop speaking in the royal we?
00:26:46Yes, we can.
00:26:52I mean, yes, you and I can.
00:26:56Please.
00:26:57Please.
00:26:57Oh, thank you.
00:27:20Oh, no, wait.
00:27:21Sorry, I'm confused.
00:27:23I was told that you had reconsidered my proposal.
00:27:26Well, yes, in light of the failure of the recent summit, I find myself so inclined.
00:27:30Okay.
00:27:31It's just, you surprised me.
00:27:34Um, I thought we'd go out on a date.
00:27:37I think we're a little bit beyond dating territory, aren't we?
00:27:40Yes, but just something a little more romantic.
00:27:46Ah.
00:27:46Candles, the moonlight, those little flowers.
00:27:58Well, this was romantic.
00:28:01Oh, it's fine.
00:28:02Princess, I may be naive when it comes to affairs of the heart, but I do know enough to know that when a woman says something is fine, then it doesn't mean it's good.
00:28:10I did put some thought into this.
00:28:12Yes, your waitstaffed is a lovely job.
00:28:14Now, why does that sound like a slight?
00:28:16I don't want to argue.
00:28:16It was definitely a slight.
00:28:18I just thought we could go out to a restaurant, that's all.
00:28:20A restaurant?
00:28:22I'm sorry, I'm just having trouble even picturing what that would look like.
00:28:27I suppose we could ask Edwin to put together a security detail.
00:28:30Could we, um, discuss this privately?
00:28:34By all means.
00:28:37Ah.
00:28:38Would you mind giving us a few moments?
00:28:46I'm sorry, I'm just attended on so often I forget that they're even there.
00:28:51Let's run out for pizza.
00:28:52I'm sorry, Princess, I don't think you understood.
00:28:54I'm saying that we can't do that without security.
00:28:56No, I don't think you understand.
00:28:58Where does that door go?
00:28:58Um, according to the security briefing, to some service elevator, I think.
00:29:03So?
00:29:04Let's run out for pizza!
00:29:06Really?
00:29:07Could we really do that?
00:29:09Look, in Boston I'm a nobody.
00:29:11At least until we announce our engagement.
00:29:13And I don't think anyone's up to date with princes from small European monarchies.
00:29:17Well, I have featured on some quite prominent eligible bachelor lists.
00:29:20If we scruff you up a bit, we might look like just a normal couple out for a date.
00:29:28It's just I've never really done anything like that before.
00:29:31Well, tonight might be our last chance.
00:29:47The princess and I are at a very delicate and tense stage of diplomatic negotiations.
00:29:53We'd very much like to be left alone.
00:29:55Indeed, sir.
00:29:57Alone, Edwin.
00:30:06Remember, if anyone asks, you're a PhD student.
00:30:08Why can't I just be a local Bostonian?
00:30:10Well, first, because they're called townies, and second, because you don't have sweats.
00:30:13I'll remind you that the purpose of this trip was to propose to a princess.
00:30:17I didn't think sweats would be appropriate.
00:30:18So you have sweats?
00:30:19No.
00:30:20Well, at least you know what those are, so that's encouraging.
00:30:22Oh, may I?
00:30:26There.
00:30:27Do I look like an astronomy student?
00:30:30Look at you with the backstory.
00:30:32Astronomer.
00:30:33I like it.
00:30:34Personal interest?
00:30:35I dabble.
00:30:36All right.
00:30:37Now and ever, I suppose.
00:30:38Exactly.
00:30:47Take a breath.
00:30:50We're sneaking out for pizza, not nuclear secrets.
00:30:55Where are we going, anyway?
00:30:57This place Chloe and I used to go in grad school.
00:31:00The pizza is so greasy, but it's so good, and the beer is cold.
00:31:03Oh, you like beer, right?
00:31:04Oh, yeah.
00:31:04I'll have you know that we have some excellent breweries in Antropia, so yes, I do drink beer.
00:31:08How sheltered do you think I am?
00:31:10Two, please.
00:31:11Oh, cool hat.
00:31:17That looks good on you.
00:31:22Yes?
00:31:24Oh, yeah, I suppose I have to pay for this.
00:31:26Yes.
00:31:27Um, one second.
00:31:29I, uh, the thing is I don't actually have any money.
00:31:32I've never carried a wallet before.
00:31:34And that's exactly how sheltered I think you are.
00:31:37Don't worry, tonight's all me.
00:31:39Well, in that case,
00:31:40we'll take this as well.
00:31:50Oh, thanks.
00:31:53So you're going off the tether?
00:31:59Hmm.
00:32:00You know, I've never been allowed to make foolish mistakes or youthful indiscretions.
00:32:04My whole life's been so meticulously planned.
00:32:06Given my, um, polo playing, it's all orchestrated.
00:32:10Polo?
00:32:11But I've seen the pictures.
00:32:12No, it's an annual photo sheet against a green screen.
00:32:15In fact, I've fallen off so many horses that I'm expressly forbidden in the interest of protecting
00:32:20the royal lineage from being on horseback.
00:32:22But I thought Androvians were supposed to be legendary polo players.
00:32:26What's wrong?
00:32:31Nothing's wrong.
00:32:33You were right.
00:32:34This is absolutely fantastic.
00:32:36Oh, it's called bowling.
00:32:45Do you want to try it?
00:32:47Bowling, you say?
00:32:47Yeah.
00:32:50Let's give it a go.
00:32:51Okay.
00:32:56Come on, come on, come on, come on.
00:32:58Whoa.
00:32:58Whoa.
00:33:00That was good, right?
00:33:01It's been a while.
00:33:02Okay, your turn.
00:33:03Uh, you might want to step back a little bit.
00:33:11Back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back.
00:33:13Okay.
00:33:14And remember what I told you.
00:33:15So you pull the ball up, wind back, take a few steps, and release.
00:33:20Are you kidding?
00:33:32That was great.
00:33:34Don't leave me hiding.
00:33:35Oh, yeah, that thing you do.
00:33:37Whoa.
00:33:39Ah.
00:33:40Ah.
00:33:41Oh.
00:33:43Excuse me.
00:33:44When you knock all the things down, is that what you do?
00:33:46That you do that little balance?
00:33:48I mean, you know, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it does,
00:33:50you've got to celebrate.
00:33:51Mm-hmm.
00:33:52Huh.
00:33:56All right.
00:34:03Hey!
00:34:04Well done.
00:34:07Don't leave me hanging.
00:34:10Am I picking up date night vibes?
00:34:12I know that look.
00:34:14I know that look.
00:34:16Hey, baby, come on.
00:34:16Let's buy them around.
00:34:17Oh, we just came back from our honeymoon ourselves,
00:34:19so I'll stay right there.
00:34:26Let me strike in.
00:34:27You jerk.
00:34:29You've been messing with me this whole time.
00:34:31You assumed that I didn't know what bowling was.
00:34:33You didn't say you were good at it.
00:34:34I didn't say that I wasn't,
00:34:35but you think that I'm hopeless and sheltered.
00:34:38I'd say this one's on you.
00:34:39Okay, maybe I had that coming.
00:34:41I don't get it.
00:34:41You don't play polo, but you're this bowling champ.
00:34:45That's completely true.
00:34:47Yes, when mechanized bowling was first invented,
00:34:49it became something of a sensation in Androvia.
00:34:52And my great-grandfather,
00:34:53who insisted that we be modern in all things,
00:34:56he built a two-lane alley in the basement of the palace.
00:34:59I discovered it when I was in my early teens.
00:35:02When my royal duties became just too much to bear,
00:35:05that alley became a refuge for me.
00:35:10Well, considering how good you are,
00:35:12you must have spent a lot of time there.
00:35:13You're not the only one who had a difficult time adjusting.
00:35:18Here we go.
00:35:20Ah, thank you.
00:35:26Hey.
00:35:26Guys, do you have a car,
00:35:27or should we drop you off someplace?
00:35:29Oh, that's so nice of you,
00:35:30but I think that's our Uber just pulling around now.
00:35:31Oh, well, it was really fun meeting you guys.
00:35:34I hope we can get together again.
00:35:36We've been trying to make more couple friends.
00:35:38We could have couple friends.
00:35:40Well, you guys have our contacts,
00:35:41so let's try to keep in touch.
00:35:43All right.
00:35:45That's my wife.
00:35:46Don't mind her.
00:35:46She's a hugger.
00:35:48Okay, bye.
00:35:49Great to meet you.
00:35:51Pleasure meeting you.
00:35:52Yeah, it was great to meet you both.
00:35:53Bye.
00:35:54Bye.
00:35:55This is just the night that I needed.
00:35:58I have to admit it,
00:35:58I can't remember the last time I had this much fun.
00:36:07Androvian crowned prince unaccounted for.
00:36:09Kidnapping not ruled out claims personal assistant.
00:36:13I think we're in trouble.
00:36:17Where have you been, sir?
00:36:19I've been worried sick and entertaining the most dire possibilities.
00:36:22Such as what, Edmund?
00:36:24Kidnapping attempt?
00:36:25No, in fact, we just went out for a little pizza.
00:36:28Pizza can be delivered.
00:36:29This is quite unlike you, sir.
00:36:33I'm so sorry.
00:36:34This is my fault.
00:36:35No, it isn't.
00:36:36I went of my own free will.
00:36:38And for your information, I had rather a fantastic time.
00:36:41Well, that seems entirely beside the point.
00:36:43Well, I'll inform the king and queen that you have not been abducted, as feared.
00:36:49Now, it would seem that the best way to defuse this escalation intentions would be to announce your engagement as soon as possible.
00:36:58So, Princess Beatrice, you will be back here at 9 a.m. sharp for your official photo.
00:37:02I have a meeting.
00:37:03Your Highness, I realize this must all feel like a terrible inconvenience for you.
00:37:08But you were almost in the middle of an international incident this evening.
00:37:11Through no fault of her own.
00:37:12Be that as it may, we need to push things along here for the people of both your countries.
00:37:21Thank you, Your Highnesses.
00:37:24We'll send a car in the morning.
00:37:26Oh, that's ghastly, darling.
00:37:36My Sheree, you can't wear any of those.
00:37:38They'll think he's marrying an American.
00:37:40Seeing your wardrobe is making me feel quite sad, like we haven't supported you.
00:37:45Well, that was the whole point.
00:37:46I wanted to support myself.
00:37:48And I didn't mean to make you sad.
00:37:50This is supposed to be good news.
00:37:52Of course I'm pleased.
00:37:53You're doing your country a great service.
00:37:56And personally...
00:37:58I'm thrilled to have my baby closer to home.
00:38:00But I just hate to think...
00:38:02Hate to think what?
00:38:03I know how hard-won your privacy has been.
00:38:06I fear we're letting you down.
00:38:09Making sacrifices for the greater good is what we do, Mama.
00:38:12You married for part 20.
00:38:14What was that like?
00:38:15I'll admit.
00:38:16It was quite an adjustment.
00:38:18But then again, I was raised for this sort of thing.
00:38:21You, my Sheree, you're educated and accomplished.
00:38:23But I fear you're unprepared.
00:38:27Well, you've supported everything I've ever done.
00:38:28So that's the best preparation I could ever hope for.
00:38:31Perhaps.
00:38:32Then again, we've prepared Coralina.
00:38:34And look how that turned out.
00:38:38Oh, well, I hate to cut this short, but I think my car's going to arrive any minute.
00:38:41Give my love to Papa.
00:38:42Of course.
00:38:44Okay.
00:38:44Peace, peace, peace, peace.
00:38:53Right.
00:38:54Well, you won't be needing whatever's in there.
00:38:57Follow me.
00:38:57Okay.
00:38:57Oh, well, you won't be needing whatever's in there.
00:38:59Oh, well, you won't be needing whatever's in there.
00:39:00Oh, well, you won't be needing whatever's in there.
00:39:01Oh, well, you won't be needing whatever's in there.
00:39:02Oh, well, you won't be needing whatever's in there.
00:39:03Oh, well, you won't be needing whatever's in there.
00:39:04Oh, well, you won't be needing whatever's in there.
00:39:05Oh, well, you won't be needing whatever's in there.
00:39:06Oh, well, you won't be needing whatever's in there.
00:39:07Oh, well, you won't be needing whatever's in there.
00:39:08Oh, well, you won't be needing whatever's in there.
00:39:09Oh, well, you won't be needing whatever's in there.
00:39:10Oh, well, you won't be needing whatever's in there.
00:39:11How are we progressing?
00:39:35I just worry that all of this...
00:39:37It's not me.
00:39:38Well, Your Highness, if I may, you have not been you for over two decades.
00:39:44By that I mean Princess Beatrix of Faustieri.
00:39:47Now, she's in there somewhere, and we mean to find her, no matter how long it takes.
00:39:52Now, everyone, let's get this done.
00:40:08Your Highnesses, can you get closer together, please?
00:40:34Can you switch sides, please?
00:40:44Could we see the Allura and Alexandrite, please?
00:40:47Oh, hello. Hi. Excuse me. Excuse me.
00:41:08I think they're finally leaving. I'm so glad you're here. It's been chaos.
00:41:15I know. It's crazy, right? I kind of just missed that one guy with binoculars.
00:41:21Anyway, have you checked your work email? Suddenly, the Brahmin League can't wait to be in business with us.
00:41:26And you have invitations to a bunch of galas.
00:41:29Well, don't tell my mother. She'll send gowns.
00:41:30Ooh. You think she'll send me one?
00:41:33If only we could take advantage, but unfortunately, there's bigger issues brewing at home.
00:41:37Now that I know that this is in your home, I've been doing some research.
00:41:42Your foreign minister has been stoking quite a bit of nationalistic fervor, which seems ironic,
00:41:47considering the fact that the Androvians and Faustieres used to be one big country originally.
00:41:53So it's sort of like the Capulets and the Montagues or Ewing and Barnes.
00:41:58But if they were one big country originally, then why did they separate?
00:42:01Well, it was 300 years ago. The king died without a clear heir.
00:42:04Two families laid claim to the throne, and it created this big mess which eventually divided the countries.
00:42:09So now, in order to calm the rhetoric, Desmond and I have to turn on the charm offensive.
00:42:17His jet leaves for Androvia tomorrow night.
00:42:19So, clear your schedule and pack your bags.
00:42:22You want me to come with you?
00:42:24No.
00:42:26I need you to come with me.
00:42:28I feel like things are about to get very weird.
00:42:30I need someone I can trust in my corner.
00:42:32And I can't think of anyone else I'd rather have as my maid of honor.
00:42:37Seriously? I'd be so honored!
00:42:40Yay!
00:42:41I'm sure we offer the trip in a scarf and big Jackie O sunglasses.
00:42:46Okay.
00:42:52Oh!
00:42:57Ah.
00:42:57Hi!
00:42:58Miss Hargraves.
00:43:00Always a pleasure.
00:43:01I heard you were joining us.
00:43:03I sure am.
00:43:04It's hard to imagine flying without putting my shoes in a tub first.
00:43:07Indeed.
00:43:09Hello, Edwin.
00:43:09Your Highness.
00:43:11Ah, this will not do.
00:43:13This you might find a little more appropriate.
00:43:15Oh, that looks a bit much for travel.
00:43:18And the Androvian jet awaits us.
00:43:20Do you think it's as posh as we see in magazines?
00:43:22I love free food.
00:43:24We have all amenities on board.
00:43:25Food service, chilled champagne, and in-flight TV.
00:43:28In fact, His Highness has asked that we screen his favorite film this evening.
00:43:32The Big Lebowski.
00:43:34Oh, that tracks.
00:43:37The dude abides.
00:43:38Indeed, he does.
00:43:47Just give us your best, My Highness, and high tail for the van.
00:43:51Come on.
00:43:52Yes.
00:43:53Very good.
00:43:54Very good.
00:43:59Oh!
00:43:59Hello.
00:44:00Hi.
00:44:02Hargraves.
00:44:02Oh.
00:44:03Okay.
00:44:03Hi.
00:44:08Wow.
00:44:17Wow.
00:44:30She got him!
00:44:38Your Majesties, might I present my fiancée, Princess Beatrix, Eliana, Holston, von Lindemann,
00:44:47O'Jard of Ostieri. And Princess, might I introduce the royal family of Androvia,
00:44:53my father, King Richmond, and my mother, Queen Lupinia.
00:44:58It's a pleasure to make your acquaintances.
00:45:00You're quite a bit taller than the other one.
00:45:03Yes, Your Majesty. My apologies for that.
00:45:08Oh, that's quite all right. You don't need to unpack for me.
00:45:24Okay, please proceed.
00:45:31You know, there is a nice lady unpacking my underwear into a lavender-scented tissue paper drawer.
00:45:37I thought we were only staying one night.
00:45:38Well, we're supposed to do a tour of Casa de Lourdes tomorrow.
00:45:41Oh. Oh. Okay.
00:45:46Your Highness.
00:45:48Miss Hargraves.
00:45:49In an effort to win over Androvians, we planned a photo op for an hour from now.
00:45:54It will be very simple.
00:45:56You and the Prince will go out the front entry of the palace,
00:45:59descend the steps, and wave to a select group of locals and photographers
00:46:03who will be gathered outside of the gate.
00:46:06Then you will return to the palace.
00:46:08Easy as that.
00:46:09Should we perhaps go outside the gate and greet them personally?
00:46:12Goodness, no.
00:46:13We merely want them to get a look at you.
00:46:15We've timed it so the sun will be perfect for your angular...
00:46:20angles.
00:46:21But no selfies, and there will be no tabloid photographers there.
00:46:25You will wear these,
00:46:27and this will be the gown you're wearing.
00:46:30That looks a tad long.
00:46:33Well, it won't be time for a proper hem.
00:46:35We'll get a seamstress to pop in a couple of stitches and hope for the best.
00:46:38All right?
00:46:44Whoa.
00:46:44He's like Cinderella's very godmother.
00:46:47If she didn't like Cinderella in the least.
00:46:50Hmm.
00:46:50Hmm.
00:46:50Hmm.
00:46:50Hmm.
00:46:50Hmm.
00:47:00It's like being 13 all over again.
00:47:24Except this time,
00:47:25I'm a meme that will last forever.
00:47:26Hey, what do we tell our girls?
00:47:30You are the author of your own story.
00:47:34Don't let others control your narrative.
00:47:36Oh.
00:47:38I'm sorry.
00:47:39I'm jet-lagged.
00:47:40And I didn't expect tagging along with royalty to be so tiring.
00:47:44Also, that bit in there is calling my name.
00:47:46Did you know those sheets are hand-stitched by Italian nuns who are selected for their tiny hands?
00:47:52I looked it up.
00:47:54Okay.
00:47:54You go get some sleep.
00:47:55And remember, we'll laugh about this in the morning.
00:47:57Well, I hope so.
00:47:58Hmm.
00:47:59Bye.
00:47:59Night-night.
00:48:00Night-night.
00:48:00Mm.
00:48:25Can I help you something, lass?
00:48:37Just, we're not supposed to have visitors this late in the kitchen.
00:48:55Oh, sorry to bother.
00:48:56I couldn't sleep and I thought maybe a cup of chamomile tea might help.
00:48:59Oh, you must be the American friend of the princess.
00:49:01You could have just rung down for it.
00:49:03Actually, I'm, I'm the princess friend of the American.
00:49:06Oh, I didn't recognise you, your highness.
00:49:11Well, you must have missed today's latest internet story.
00:49:14Don't worry about those photos.
00:49:16Come on.
00:49:16Oh, you're in luck.
00:49:19Kettle's still hot.
00:49:25You know, when I married my Humphrey, I didn't eat for days.
00:49:30And by the time the priests were giving us our vows, I faint dead away.
00:49:34Full garter over gums right off the altar.
00:49:37Humphrey couldn't find the top half of me for all the tulle.
00:49:39But by the time reception were in full swing, even I were laughing at it.
00:49:46And I think it's good for the people to see that royals are human too.
00:49:51If anyone's asking my opinion.
00:49:53Oh, sorry.
00:49:57How can I help you, your highness?
00:50:00Straight away, your highness.
00:50:02Kettle's just boiled.
00:50:05Would you allow me to take it?
00:50:06We can't have a princess going about like a kitchen maid.
00:50:10Oh, no one will mind.
00:50:11And I am his fiancée, after all.
00:50:15Well, against me better judgement, I don't suppose it could hurt.
00:50:22Enter.
00:50:30You can just set my tea on the side table, then.
00:50:34By all means, your highness.
00:50:36What are you doing in my bedroom?
00:50:39What?
00:50:39So it's okay for your kitchen maid to see you in your pyjamas, but not your own fiancée?
00:50:43No, it's just, you startled me.
00:50:45I wasn't expecting you.
00:50:47Why are you delivering my tea?
00:50:49Well, I too couldn't sleep, so I impose myself on your kitchen staff.
00:50:54Ah.
00:50:55And you managed to make it up the stairs, all right, without falling over?
00:50:57Why couldn't you sleep?
00:51:02Well, I'm just trying to take my mind off the lurking suspicion that responsibility for de-escalating this situation seems to have fallen entirely on our shoulders.
00:51:12You know.
00:51:12Well, there's a book I can give you called Economies of Conflict, which might explain why.
00:51:18I've read that book.
00:51:20Yeah, I thought it was quite good.
00:51:22You didn't tell me why you were not sleeping.
00:51:24I'm making a mess of things.
00:51:26No, you're not.
00:51:26This is how it's always been for me.
00:51:29Always a little...
00:51:31off.
00:51:32I'm trying to be better.
00:51:35Less how I am, naturally.
00:51:37I wish you wouldn't.
00:51:39I like you just how you are.
00:51:42You should teach a class on authenticity at Princess School.
00:51:45You laugh, but that is part of the leadership program at my foundation.
00:51:49Yes, I heard about that.
00:51:50Girls in STEM, isn't it?
00:51:52Tell me about it.
00:51:54Okay, Your Highness.
00:51:56But...
00:51:58Just remember, you asked.
00:52:03Consider, if you will, the messages we send our children.
00:52:07Throughout history, only half the population has ever been invited to adventure, explore, and engage in the world.
00:52:14Half the time actively creating issues in their wake.
00:52:17You mean men like our grandfathers?
00:52:19Precisely.
00:52:21Now consider the stories we tell our girls.
00:52:24It's usually some put-upon princess forced to marry a dull prince.
00:52:29I'm not sure how I feel about that description.
00:52:30My point is, the story usually ends at her marriage, never to be spoken of again.
00:52:41But what if the princess was prepared to think not just about her advantageous marriage, but the problems facing her society and their possible solutions?
00:52:50Princess being metaphorical in our case, of course.
00:52:52In Chloe's case.
00:52:53Yes.
00:52:54So we opened it up to any girl who had the mind for it.
00:53:00We gave them the opportunity, the access, the tools, so we can reframe the narrative for the future.
00:53:05Interesting.
00:53:06Right?
00:53:07Wait.
00:53:08Which part?
00:53:09The part where you, an actual princess, are forced to marry a prince.
00:53:14Because that's what princesses do when they're faced with problems in their societies.
00:53:18Except, um, this prince isn't very dull.
00:53:24Ready for this?
00:53:44Yep.
00:53:45Get it.
00:54:15Is everything all right?
00:54:29I'm just doing what you suggested and being authentically myself.
00:54:36Hi.
00:54:38Hello.
00:54:39Hello.
00:54:39Hi, thanks for coming.
00:54:40Thank you very much.
00:54:42It's a big, big, big baby.
00:54:43Oh, of course, yes.
00:54:45Should we take a selfie?
00:54:46Oh, yeah.
00:54:50You're welcome.
00:54:52Oh.
00:54:57Hello there.
00:54:59Thank you so much.
00:55:01Oh, that's beautiful.
00:55:05Your Highness, the bostilleries have arrived early.
00:55:09There's already some snutter about about which family gets the room with the son.
00:55:12So can you and the princess please return to the castle before things escalate?
00:55:15Right.
00:55:16Goodbye, everyone.
00:55:18See you at dinner.
00:55:30See you at dinner.
00:55:36Ready to meet my family?
00:55:37I can't wait.
00:55:38Don't get too excited.
00:55:40My Cherie.
00:55:41Hello.
00:55:42You're here.
00:55:43I'm just so glad to finally see you, my darling.
00:55:47I was afraid those awful Androvians had taken you hostage and were keeping you from your loving
00:55:52family.
00:55:54Darling, what have you been doing to your hair?
00:55:57I love it.
00:55:57Oh, well, it's not as perfect as Mon Shushu.
00:56:00Oh, stop.
00:56:01Don't even get me started.
00:56:02I am a wreck.
00:56:04Ah, but please allow me to introduce you to my husband.
00:56:13You must be...
00:56:14I am.
00:56:15The plumber, yes.
00:56:17But you can call me Cody.
00:56:18I've been looking forward to meeting you.
00:56:20I've only got two brothers, so it will delight me to have you as a sister.
00:56:24How lovely.
00:56:25May I introduce Miss Chloe Hargraves, my friend and Foundation partner?
00:56:29Such a pleasure to be joined by another commoner.
00:56:32We should form an alliance, you and I, no?
00:56:36I get it now.
00:56:38Right?
00:56:55What a surprise it was upon hearing about your early arrival here.
00:57:01I'm sure you know what it's like to suddenly crave the fresh air of the mountains.
00:57:05Especially since your capital is a seaport and does smell so of fish.
00:57:09Unlike your capital, which smells of old cheese and disappointment.
00:57:14Your majesties, may we invite you to proceed to the dining hall?
00:57:18Well, you're all right, you smell.
00:57:23Prince Desmond, any comment on your second engagement in two months?
00:57:28I need to say that I'm entirely delighted by the circumstances that have brought Princess Beatrix and I together.
00:57:34And, Princess Beatrix, any comments on the fact that your approval ratings in Androvia have gone up 73%?
00:57:41Has it?
00:57:44I'm afraid things have been quite topsy-turvy lately, so I wasn't aware.
00:57:49Your Highness.
00:58:00Princess Coralina, are you at all disappointed that you're sacrificing becoming queen by marrying a commoner?
00:58:05Well, real love is never a sacrifice.
00:58:08Princess Coralina, are you a member of one of the families?
00:58:21No, I'm Chloe. I'm the best friend of the bride.
00:58:23What about our...
00:58:24Miss Hargraves, at the risk of appearing chivalrous, might I escort you inside?
00:58:31Will this start a rumour that we're dating?
00:58:34Perish the thought.
00:58:35Did you hear him?
00:58:47The nerve, implying that simply because our beautiful capital is also a seaport, that it smells like fish.
00:58:56Absurd.
00:58:57Of course, dear.
00:58:59But then again, you don't stray that far from the palace.
00:59:03But I get out and about with my charity work at times, and I dare say the docks on the far side of the harbour, well, they do have a certain aromatic quality.
00:59:15Oh, darling.
00:59:17Do try the brie.
00:59:18It's exquisite.
00:59:25Well, fosterian cheese.
00:59:30Some of the best in the world.
00:59:34Look at him down there.
00:59:35So smug.
00:59:37Cheese and disappointment.
00:59:39He's the one who'd know what disappointment smells like.
00:59:42Darling, with all your fretting, you're letting your ceviche get cold.
00:59:45Ceviche is always cold, Mama.
00:59:48You're right.
00:59:50Which one do I mean?
00:59:51Oh, I don't know offhand, but you really must try it.
00:59:53It's quite delicious.
00:59:55I do hope after the wedding, we get more Androvian seafood.
01:00:00How are you adjusting to your return to public life?
01:00:06Now, perhaps I can relate on a small level.
01:00:09Until I married your sister, unless water was spraying from a faucet, no one cared what I did.
01:00:15I must say, it's been quite disorienting.
01:00:18I'm not used to being fussed over.
01:00:20It's all this poking and prodding and focus on my appearance, which takes on getting used to.
01:00:25Perhaps I can sympathise.
01:00:27I have found it a little unsettling for myself also.
01:00:31The work I do is with my hands, not my face.
01:00:34Why should this matter?
01:00:35Oh, it matters.
01:00:36Right?
01:00:37Right?
01:00:37Right?
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01:00:41Right?
01:00:45I suppose that dinner went as well as expected.
01:00:52Well, at least no one threw anything.
01:00:54Small blessings, right?
01:00:56I just hope the wedding goes half as well.
01:00:58It will.
01:01:00Oh, girl.
01:01:02You always beat me at this game.
01:01:04I don't even know why I tried.
01:01:06Here, just take the whole deck.
01:01:07Take the ticket.
01:01:08I am going to go and instastop Cody.
01:01:10See if he has any brothers.
01:01:11Good luck.
01:01:13Nighty-night.
01:01:14Nighty-night.
01:01:15While you're alone.
01:01:16Nighty-night.
01:01:16Nighty-night.
01:01:37Nighty-night.
01:01:39Come on.
01:02:09I have to stop these late-night rendezvous, or else people will start to talk and they must have to get married.
01:02:28Can you imagine?
01:02:32I want to show you something.
01:02:33You know, I don't wish to alarm you, but when I was a boy, I heard a tale that this tower was haunted by my great-great-great-grandmother, Gertrude, who died here rather than surrender it to your lot, the posterioris.
01:02:49Well, I was told the ghost was a distant cousin who died defending it from the Androvians.
01:02:53Well, you don't suppose that perhaps our educations were skewed in such a way as to paint in a more favourable light our respective families, do you?
01:03:04What? Are you implying that it wasn't entirely true when I was told the Vossieris basically invented civilisation?
01:03:10Just speculating.
01:03:11Did you hear that?
01:03:15Where are you taking me?
01:03:19You'll see.
01:03:22Yeah, no, but actually what?
01:03:24This is what I wanted to show you.
01:03:39Wow. How did you know about it?
01:03:41Well, for a while as a girl, I would obsess over the schematics of all the castles, certain that I would find a secret passage leading to hidden treasure.
01:03:50Unfortunately, I never thought to look for a hidden bowling alley.
01:03:53Who knows what we'll see.
01:04:05But you once told me that you wanted to study astronomy.
01:04:10Wait.
01:04:12It's early August.
01:04:14Did you bring me here to see the Poseidens?
01:04:16Tonight, the meteor shower is supposed to peak.
01:04:19Brilliant.
01:04:22Brilliant.
01:04:23There's one.
01:04:31Look.
01:04:33There's another one.
01:04:33I can't tell if you're just indulging me or you genuinely get excited every time you see another one.
01:04:39Surely you've seen shooting stars before.
01:04:42Of course I have.
01:04:43It doesn't matter if you've seen a hundred thousand of them.
01:04:46It doesn't mean that each one can't have its own unique beauty.
01:04:50I imagine that's what it's like to be in love.
01:04:57It doesn't matter if you've been with someone for years.
01:05:01Your heart still skips a beat every time they walk in the room.
01:05:06Imagine.
01:05:06You make it sound like you've never been in love before.
01:05:10I don't suppose I have.
01:05:11I don't suppose I have.
01:05:13Not really.
01:05:16Of course there was an infatuation or two at university.
01:05:19But the engagement.
01:05:22I was betrothed to your sister before I even knew what her crush was.
01:05:25I'm actually really sorry that didn't work out.
01:05:39I'm also really sorry you had to settle for the spare.
01:05:43My sister certainly would never trip over her hem.
01:05:47In fact, she's much better suited to all the required pageantry than I am.
01:05:52I can't say I'm disappointed.
01:05:55They also don't think your sister would ever remember some throwaway comment about astronomy.
01:06:05Bring me up on this roof to see this.
01:06:14Oh, look at that one.
01:06:25Desmond.
01:06:40Desmond, wake up.
01:06:41Just five more minutes.
01:06:42This is the nicest sleep I've had for weeks.
01:06:44Knowing Edwin is probably already alerted the authorities have done something nefarious to you.
01:06:47Let's hope nobody's noticed we've gone.
01:06:50Yes, let's hope.
01:06:55Allow me to help you with that.
01:06:57It's stuck.
01:07:08We're trapped up here.
01:07:09What?
01:07:10What are we going to do?
01:07:12Ah.
01:07:13Just kidding.
01:07:14Imagine how awkward that would have been, though.
01:07:15Oh, you're evil.
01:07:17My heart stopped.
01:07:24Where have you two been?
01:07:26We've had the entire staff looking for you.
01:07:28Yes, actually, Edwin, the thing about that is that...
01:07:29I'm sorry.
01:07:30It's my fault.
01:07:31Again.
01:07:32Your Highness, you appear to be coming a bad influence.
01:07:34Edwin.
01:07:35I will remind you that you're speaking to your future Queen.
01:07:38Apologies, Your Highness, but your official pre-nuptial luncheon starts in less than three hours.
01:07:43Thus, there is a team of stylists awaiting for you in your quarters.
01:07:46I assumed this wedding was more about politics than presentation.
01:07:50Might I remind, Your Highness, that presentation is politics.
01:07:54The entire Ancillium province was clearly ceded to Androvia in the Treaty of 1628.
01:08:14That was a treaty that was never ratified.
01:08:17Even within Androvia, that treaty was widely dismissed.
01:08:20Oh.
01:08:21You're an expert on Androvian history now?
01:08:23It's a moot point to even try and bring that up, since the Joint Occupancy Accord agreed to, in 1923,
01:08:31set up a 99-year mutual tenancy which would have superseded it.
01:08:35That was most graciously proposed by my own grandfather, so I think I would know about the Accord of 1923.
01:08:43Then you would also know about the underlying agreement, that upon the Accord's expiration, ownership would revert to Vostieri.
01:08:52Nonsense! There was never an underlying agreement. That is pure fiction.
01:08:57The only fiction going on here is that we're supposed to believe that's your real hair.
01:09:02Or is the real fiction your waistline? How much spandex are you strapped in?
01:09:06That's my girl.
01:09:11Darling, that's not very ladylike.
01:09:14Well, something had to be done, Mother.
01:09:17With all due respect, what was supposed to be a purely ceremonial luncheon has yet again devolved into another failed summit.
01:09:24Now, if you would allow me, I believe I have a way through this.
01:09:29Chloe, we're doing a conflict resolution workshop.
01:09:31Awesome!
01:09:32This seems entirely irregular.
01:09:34Father, please.
01:09:35These outdated treaties that the two of you have been fighting over have done neither of our countries any good at all, have they?
01:09:40Your majesties have both been given ample opportunity to find a solution and you haven't been able to.
01:09:44So, might I suggest that the Crown Princess has given the opportunity to provide some much-needed fresh perspective?
01:09:50The Ertrix, dear, this is really not the appropriate time.
01:09:54Papa, darling, this is what Bea does.
01:09:58If you could all just let her speak, I think you'll find we have a rather gifted diplomat amongst us.
01:10:05You've got this.
01:10:09Can we get a whiteboard in here?
01:10:10I think we can all agree we'd like to resolve this matter and find a permanent solution, not kick it down the road like your grandparents did.
01:10:17Quite right.
01:10:18Excuse me, dear, which word are we trying to come up with?
01:10:23There's not a right or a wrong word, it's just that you each have to use the letter you have to make A word.
01:10:28In this situation, what would a win look like to you?
01:10:31Not ever having to deal with this problem for the rest of my life.
01:10:34Okay, I'll put that down as a win.
01:10:36Okay, queens, let's do a trust fall.
01:10:38I'd like you to stand in front like this.
01:10:41A peaceful palace.
01:10:43And you're just going to fall back and trust that my mum is going to catch you.
01:10:48K for king.
01:10:50Service.
01:10:52Bird.
01:10:53I'm slightly worried that our liveries might clash.
01:10:56Edwin, please.
01:10:58Fall.
01:10:58Queens.
01:11:02Queens.
01:11:04What a dream!
01:11:06I know you two went to boarding school together.
01:11:09King Richmond.
01:11:10I don't want you to think about it.
01:11:11I want you to just blurt out a word that comes to mind of when you first met my father.
01:11:15I suppose inspiring.
01:11:18Did you say inspiring?
01:11:20First word that came to mind.
01:11:22Why do you think that is?
01:11:23I was 11 years old.
01:11:25I was fairly sheltered and suddenly I was shipped off to a Swiss boarding school which was supposed
01:11:33to make a man out of me, admittedly.
01:11:36I was terrified.
01:11:37But then I met Winston.
01:11:40He was a year older.
01:11:41He seemed to be the only boy there who could truly understand my position.
01:11:47He inspired me that I could make my way there.
01:11:52Okay.
01:11:53Great word.
01:11:54Inspiring.
01:11:56Father, what word comes to mind of when you first met King Richmond?
01:12:02I suppose, comrade.
01:12:06It was awkward with the other boys.
01:12:08Given my royal standing, I felt quite isolated.
01:12:12So when Richmond arrived, I finally felt like I had a comrade.
01:12:17Someone I could confide in and team up with, as it were.
01:12:22We did make quite a team, didn't we, though?
01:12:25We did indeed.
01:12:26Do you remember the water tower adventure?
01:12:29Do I?
01:12:30I commissioned a painting of that very water tower.
01:12:34It hangs in my personal study.
01:12:36So how did it go from that to this current animosity?
01:12:41When I graduated, my father told me I had to put all that behind me and be a true leader.
01:12:46He drilled into me that the Androvians, or basically anyone on the other side of any border,
01:12:53can't be trusted.
01:12:54And do you think that mistrust has been a win for either of you?
01:13:08Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
01:13:09I am very pleased and, frankly, a little surprised to announce that, after a private meeting this afternoon,
01:13:18King Richmond and King Winston have come to an agreement which would establish a mutual,
01:13:24shared occupancy of the Alcinian province, overseen by an independent council made up of appointees from both countries.
01:13:32Any questions?
01:13:33With our signatures, we enact the new treaty.
01:13:43We also announce a new free trade agreement between our two countries, which will benefit both economies.
01:13:53And as an added benefit, my son is not forced into a marriage of convenience.
01:14:00My daughter does not have to marry a man. She barely knows.
01:14:09And with that, I return this token of your affection.
01:14:14And I accept this ring and release you from your engagement to me.
01:14:21Excellent. Well, ah, thank you very much.
01:14:27Well, it will work, Mother, well.
01:14:28I suppose we both rather dodged a bullet there, didn't we?
01:14:33Yes.
01:14:34Lucky for both of us, wasn't it?
01:14:36Yes.
01:14:37It's stupid to be quite so wrong, didn't it, but we finally got there.
01:14:41Well, present, Shem.
01:14:43It's been a trial.
01:14:44A diplomatic trial.
01:14:45You'll be relieved, I'm sure, to be able to go back to your old life in Boston.
01:14:49Oh, well.
01:14:50You sort of blew my cover there, so it's not exactly going to be the same.
01:14:53But having a higher profile is already benefiting Foundation.
01:14:57And all of this has taught me a new meaning of public service.
01:15:00A princess for the people.
01:15:02Sounds like a great story to teach children.
01:15:05But I truly hope the next time you give that to someone,
01:15:09it's not out of political expediency, but...
01:15:11because you're really in love.
01:15:17We hope for the best.
01:15:26Princess Beatrix, I foster you.
01:15:33It has been our pleasure to have met you.
01:15:35We feel it has been an honour.
01:15:40We feel it has been an honour.
01:16:05Fantastic news.
01:16:15We got the grant, and it's for more than what we asked for.
01:16:18They should fund us for the next five years.
01:16:21B?
01:16:23Yeah, good.
01:16:24That's good.
01:16:29If we got this news back in Boston, we'd be jumping up and down right now.
01:16:32You're right.
01:16:33This is stupid.
01:16:36Sorry, that's great news.
01:16:37Except, here I am just staring at my hand.
01:16:42Is there something wrong with it?
01:16:43Okay, fine.
01:16:44I didn't even like the ring anyway.
01:16:46It was too big and gaudy and totally not my style.
01:16:50And yet your hand sort of looks empty without it now.
01:16:54And that's stupid, right?
01:16:56No, it's not stupid.
01:16:59Especially because this isn't about the ring.
01:17:03I've only known him a couple of weeks.
01:17:06What I'm feeling can't be real, right?
01:17:08Honey, it doesn't matter if it's a few weeks or months or years.
01:17:11If it's real, it's real.
01:17:13Did you tell him how you feel?
01:17:15No.
01:17:17He seemed relieved.
01:17:18So, I acted relieved.
01:17:22It's too late now.
01:17:22Now he's gone.
01:17:23Let's go after him.
01:17:24What?
01:17:25How would we...
01:17:26I have an idea.
01:17:27Meet you out front in five minutes.
01:17:30Five minutes.
01:17:36Hey!
01:17:37Oh, great.
01:17:38I borrowed it from one of the staff.
01:17:39Get GPS up on your phone.
01:17:40If we can find a couple of shortcuts, we can beat them to the border.
01:17:42Let's do it.
01:17:43Let's do it.
01:17:48Okay.
01:17:49You good?
01:17:49Yeah.
01:17:50All right.
01:17:50All right.
01:18:05That's in that flat.
01:18:07Got it.
01:18:09I'm going to pass.
01:18:11Go!
01:18:29Go around!
01:18:31Hey!
01:18:32Hey!
01:18:32Hey!
01:18:41Stop the car
01:18:46Stop the car
01:18:50Desmond, darling
01:19:01Are you feeling quite well?
01:19:04No, mother
01:19:04I have to say that I'm not
01:19:06I should think you'd be over the moon
01:19:09We have peacefully resolved the issues
01:19:11And going forward, relations between the two countries
01:19:14Shall be better than ever
01:19:16Which is great news for everyone concerned, father
01:19:18Except for me
01:19:20I've dedicated my entire life to this country
01:19:24But there's something that I have to do now
01:19:27That's just for myself
01:19:28Son, this is craziness
01:19:29At the very least, we can send Edward and security with you
01:19:32For whatever you have to do
01:19:33No, father
01:19:34It's something that I have to do on my own
01:19:36But trust me
01:19:38I'm going to be all right
01:19:39This isn't like you
01:19:41Can't you see?
01:19:43The boy is dealing with a broken heart
01:19:46Let him go
01:19:48Thank you, Mama
01:19:49Lesley, you couldn't have thought of this before you got so far from the border, could you?
01:20:08I'm going to be all right
01:20:09I'm going to be all right
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01:20:28I'm going to be all right
01:20:29I'm going to be all right
01:20:30Thank you
01:20:31We're out of gas!
01:20:48I definitely missed him by now!
01:21:02Hey, we don't know that! You might still be able to catch him!
01:21:05You should go!
01:21:06You'll be okay?
01:21:07Yeah, yeah, go! Go!
01:21:10You go, girl!
01:21:18I don't know if you're so close!
01:21:22So close to me being with a human being.
01:21:27How much is it?!
01:21:30How much time is it?!
01:21:33How much time is it?!
01:21:35How much time is it?!
01:21:38I'm waiting to be careful!
01:21:41I'll wait to see the lighting as my family!
01:21:44What are you doing? Where's your security thing, Ted?
01:21:51I gave him the sip like he taught me.
01:21:53Oh, God. I need to invest in some sweats.
01:21:56These are not the right shoes for this.
01:21:58What are you doing here?
01:22:03Those things I said last night.
01:22:05Last night?
01:22:07Look, I said that we dodged a bullet.
01:22:09But the truth is, I don't particularly want to dodge that bullet.
01:22:12You don't?
01:22:12No. And perhaps this is crazy.
01:22:15Like your father said, we hardly know each other.
01:22:17But I've never felt this way before.
01:22:19I'm completely in love with you.
01:22:23I feel the same way.
01:22:26I think. I still have it.
01:22:28What are you doing?
01:22:34I'm asking this not because I'm the prince and you're the princess and it's our duty.
01:22:39But because I, Desmond, I'm truly in love with you, Beatrix.
01:22:45Will you marry me?
01:22:48I will marry you for exactly that reason.
01:22:51I don't want to marry you.
01:22:56I still died.
01:23:16I don't want to marry you.
01:23:17you know you could change your shirt this season no way this is my favorite shirt
01:23:40enough to take this off the groin's all loops you know that right yeah hey what's this fancy looking
01:23:47in whoa wait are these airline tickets first class that's a joke hold on let me see the card
01:23:57wow there's a note written in it dear rooster and alice you did say you wanted a couple friends
01:24:04what shut up these are our friends from the bowling alley are you freaking kidding me
01:24:14what have we done what kind of chaos have we unleashed there's a wedding between two royal
01:24:22families and edmund's involved so you kind of expected an intimate affair just the two of us
01:24:27yes but seating 500 guests how are we going to do that and we know who all these people are i mean
01:24:34this one for example johnny payne ah yes the heir true the glasswick duke he's the son of my uncle
01:24:41willie that's on my mother's side i see and his plus one is a misprudent sort but why are they
01:24:48seated at a table with the americans oh that was quite the scandal you see willie went over to
01:24:52america had a secret wife and hidden there i see but shouldn't he be seated with his parents william
01:24:58dorothy you should be seated with his highness's cousin uh henry yes because henry is going out
01:25:05with an american princess sweet pea princess sweet pea the theme park princess you know she's not real
01:25:11right apparently she's real enough to beating lobster at our wedding well if all this goes south i'll be
01:25:17over there drinking beer with rooster and alice a better idea why don't we run out and give us some pizza
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