My Christmas Prince (2017) - full transcript

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so

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leanne

which one

hmm

i like

that one okay yeah me too

what is this meeting again i honestly

don't know



mr sewell kind of runs the whole

nonprofit thing and yesterday his office

called out of the blue and on christmas

break so

i don't really know what to expect

just want to look confident and

right i better get ready

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merry christmas

well i see that you impressed your

supervisor so much he tapped you to

organize your summer school program

did you like doing that i loved it

well that's what i was hoping you'd say



the organization has recently received a

new endowment and we're going to create

the educate nyc summer initiative

program

really

well that's incredible

i'm glad you think so

because we want you to run it

so i would plan summer school programs

for every school in new york city

we'll start with the bronx first and

then we'll expand the other boroughs

all i ask is you give me a three-year

commitment and

well

you'd have to give up your summer

vacation of course of course

all right well

take the holiday think it over and we'll

talk in the new year how does that sound

that sounds

great thank you so much welcome thank

you for meeting me thank you

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hi babe do you have time to meet me for

coffee

hello darling hi so what do i owe this

honor oh well i got out of my meeting

and noticed that i was a few blocks from

the embassy so eggnog spice latte extra

foam

i'm not sure what i love more about

america you or the fact that everything

in december tastes like christmas

of course i love you more

ah there's your bodyguard

it's just weird that we always see him

and never talk to him well it is his job

almost by definition

never known a different to have a

bodyguard before have you dated many

diplomats

no

i think i like it i might keep doing it

good

so how's your meeting

uh kind of amazing actually

he offered me a job

director of the brand new summer school

initiative program

samantha well done thanks

you know what this means

this means we need to turn our farewell

dinner tonight into a celebratory dinner

oh you insist

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to you and your wonderful new

opportunity

i'm very proud of you samantha thank you

my love

i think it would be an exciting

challenge

be a lot of big changes

gotta give them a three-year commitment

plus there goes my summer vacation

what's wrong

it's nothing

i thought perhaps you'd like to travel

with me on your summer breaks

oh like on your diplomatic trips

something like that

come to modality for a bit a bit

a month or two

alex

you couldn't even come meet my family

for one week over christmas now you

expect me to drop everything and go to

madelvia for all summer i didn't mean to

presume darling

until i met you i never thought i'd have

a reason to stand in place

just like yours my family wishes to see

more of me back home

i understand that

i hope i don't run christmas with my

news

then let us concentrate on that for now

shall we ruining christmas celebrating

christmas you've been talking about the

holidays in maple falls for months

what is really special

decorate every square inch of the town

for christmas

there's this great big hay ride and then

of course the dance oh the christmas

cha-cha the mistletoe mambo don't make

fun

every year they crown a king and queen

of the dance

a king and a queen

yeah sort of like a christmas prom for

grownups

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alex hi

good morning i just want to tell you how

much i'm missing you my sweetie i'm

missing you as well

i love you samantha i love you too but i

need to go or i'm gonna miss this flight

have a safe trip

let me know when you get there

i will bye

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hello

where to accordia airport please

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hmm

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hello mother alexander you know i don't

text and what is this about you not

coming home for christmas you're

supposed to arrive in two days

yes well i've received an invitation to

spend christmas in the state of wyoming

with a friend which friend

uh

sam

works for the australian embassy surely

you can fraternize with this sam after

the holidays

mother i decided to work in new york so

that i could experience the culture

and what's more american than a small

town christmas

please don't tell me you've gone and

fallen in love with america

i've fallen in love with some very

special parts of it but what about this

summer you promised you'd finally come

home this summer i said i'd visit this

summer

alexander you have responsibilities

i'm well aware

for example

i saw clara the other day

mother

she's a lovely girl undoubtedly

she's beautiful

elegant

perfectly mannered and not for me

you don't know that i've got to go

mother i'll call you on christmas

hi to father

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mom

you're home

what are you making she's roasting a

whole chicken and grandma scalloped

potatoes why do you have to go through

all that trouble

trouble my only daughter's finally home

for christmas she would have caught the

chicken herself if she'd had that option

besides she's never cooked tomorrow

wednesday

there's the oven

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hey

good to have you home kiddo good to be

home

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hi heidi

samantha logan hi

we'll just grab a table sure thing mr

logan

is it so cool living in manhattan the

big apple huh do you see famous people

like every day oh not really you know i

just ran into patrick and he didn't

mention that you'd be here does he know

that you're here

well

i mean we broke up years ago heidi

i know i know i was just wondering if

you two might i actually have a

boyfriend in new york

oh you do who is he what's he like um do

you think we could catch up later heidi

my parents are waiting you know yeah i

gotta get back to work mr abbott doesn't

like his meatloaf cold

good to see you and welcome home thank

you

heidi talking your ear off already is

one of the ways i know i'm home

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where is this bloody place

brilliant

license and registration please

everything all right officer i don't

believe i was speeding you were actually

going under the limit and weaving a bit

well

i apologize the only map i have is on my

mobile phone

is this a valid license it is a from my

home country of medal via delvia

i've never heard of it

well what we lack in a presence on the

world stage we uh make up for with

history and culture

sure

what brings you to maple falls i'm

actually here to surprise my girlfriend

you know maybe you could help me find

the house it's 15 spruce avenue

samantha logan's your girlfriend

you know huh

yeah

so uh 15 spruce avenue actually the

logans have a family tradition on

wednesday nights of going to archie's

diner so it was samantha's favorite if

she's in town she'd be there you know

she's mentioned it thank you officer

i've actually never been more grateful

to be pulled over

not that i'm regularly detained for my

driving

of course

let's go ahead and drive up two blocks

up main street hook a left and you can't

miss it

keep your hands on the wheel and eyes on

the road

absolutely officer thank you

cheers

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um

i know new york has some of the best

food in the world but give me a sandwich

from archie's i'm never happier you've

missed a lot of wednesdays at archie's

the last few years

i know maple falls probably isn't so

exciting now that you've seen the world

huh

it's just different and how can we

compete with that fancy european

boyfriend

alex i'm sorry i know his name is alex

alex he's here honey what are you doing

in maple falls well you invited me to

visit and i regressed declining

so

mom dad this is alex hendricks

jim logan nice to meet you

my wife sandra welcome to maple falls i

hope i'm not intruding on your family

christmas if samantha invites you then

you'll be our guest

well let's all sit

hardy are you all right

alexander

what did you just call him

it's you

it's really you how do you know my

boyfriend

this was not the way i'd hope to tell

you this

he's a prince

no he's a diplomat from medellin

you're prince alexander theodore william

hendricks crown prince of adelphia

aren't you

yes

i am

i don't understand

you said you were a diplomat i am a

diplomat

i came to america on a diplomatic

assignment it's just that i i'm also the

crown prince of adelphia oh your

highness it is such an honor to meet you

heidi how do you know all this

i'm a crown watcher a what oh goodness

there are crown watches in maple falls

wyoming what in the world is a crown

watcher it's it's a blog a website it's

a community of people who enjoy learning

about the world's various royal families

what an interesting hobby

i saw you at the anniversary party of

king harold and queen sonia of norway

well yes i i did attend that event

and didn't you go on holiday last summer

in portugal you're serious

are you serious right now

heidi why don't you prepare the check

good idea yeah oh sure sure are you

worried at all about security or

highness because maybe we could get

patrick to work as your security guard

he's a police officer very smart

responsible i mean samantha knows

sweetie we'll be waiting at the register

what

sorry i just had to document this

mom and i will give you guys

time

i apologize mr logan

for interfering with your holidays

it was not my intention as i said

if samantha invited you

then you'll be our guest

you good kiddo yeah i think so thanks

okay

i guess the whole bodyguard thing makes

sense now samantha i am mortified at

what has just transpired

when are you gonna tell me

soon

soon

samantha

i came here because the idea of being

apart from you for even two weeks was

unbearable

i thought

perhaps

if i spent time with you

in your hometown with your family i'd

get to know the real you

the real me

alex you know the real me i'm no

different here than i am in new york

i wanted to see where you came from the

place that made you

well you

because then perhaps i'd have the

courage to tell you about where i came

from

about the place that made me who i am

alex that's why i invited you to

madelvia this summer

it gave me time to figure out how to

invite you into my life

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look i never meant to mislead you

but when is the right time to tell

someone that you're not who they think

you are

that you're not

who you want to be

you don't want to be a prince

look i love my country and my family but

i resent how much influence they have

over my life

it's why i came to america to be my own

man to to make my own decisions apart

from the

crowd wow

when i start telling my parents i was

staying in new york was a big deal

darling

i am sorry for creating such a scene

if you'd if you'd like me to leave i

would completely understand of course i

don't want you to go

i'm just

a little overwhelmed at all the new

information right now

okay it's

it's a lot

but

i did want you to see me go false

and you are here now

and someone told me there's a hayride

and a christmas dance that i mustn't

miss

can we figure out the rest of it later

i think so

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jim

aren't you worried

he's a prince

not an ex-word for sandra

still it's a lot to take in i can't

imagine how samantha's feeling

wow

hi mom hi dad

your highness

what are you guys doing nothing just

welcoming your guest to the house please

treat me like any other houseguest

this is my boyfriend alex and for the

next week we're just gonna treat him

like that nothing more nothing less okay

in that case

alex

made up the guest room for you

and i better not see anywhere near

samantha's room in the middle of the

night dad

what

that's how we treat your boyfriends

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are you all right prince alexander

alex

i'm sure these accommodations aren't

quite what you're used to

your home is lovely mrs logan and i'm

very grateful you've invited me to stay

well we're very happy to have you

i brought you a pillow and some extra

blankets in case you need them

thank you

well

good night then good night

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oh gosh

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samantha

leanne what's going on

i don't even know where to start i just

sent you a link check it

i'm putting on speaker

i just found out that alex is a real

prince

wait

are you serious

is he there in maple falls yeah he came

to surprise me and you got an even

bigger surprise

pretty much

but listen i'm sorry i woke you okay

i've just been freaking out and i need

to talk to my best friend

but you should go back to sleep or stay

up all night researching prince

alexander of madelia

oh man i think somebody

oh my gosh

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so

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uh

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my dear you're going to wear a path into

the carpet this is our son we're talking

about friedrich

ma'am sir good afternoon

felicia i assume you're aware of the

problem

i did see

the crown prince of madelvia has

abdicated his royal responsibilities at

christmas no less to fly commercial to

small town america he has chosen some

friend over family and country oh yes

that too

that too

what more is there

oh dear

i thought you knew that it's so much

better you just get it out

he hasn't chosen a friend over you

sam from the embassy

sam

is a girlfriend

samantha

his security chief finally admitted it

when i saw his highness had made five

flower shop purchases since october

but we always assumed he'd married clara

jensen she's a baroness a proper match

for alexander he can't marry some

american commoner who said anything

about marriage

there is another issue

this was posted moments ago

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over a year in one of the country's

largest cities

and he remains under the radar

one hour in maple falls wyoming i can

certainly see what drew him there

what are we going to do with that boy

he's not thinking clearly

he could run clara off not to mention

the damage to his reputation if it would

put your majesty's minds at ease

i could go and speak to him but in

america of course

anything your majesties require

oh that would be a great relief

and please remind my impetuous son that

the royal model via marriages act gives

us the power to reject any union with a

non-royal

don't you think you're being just a

little heavy-handed my dear after all

alexander is a grown man he's a prince

first and foremost

yes but even a prince can

should meet new people

and live outside the palace for a while

it's good for him

if you recall i uh

i dated a bit myself while i was away at

university

yes and then you returned home and

married me as was proper and expected

i did

and my love for you has grown every day

we've been together

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morning

good morning good morning youtube

breakfast

oh i thought i would take alex to bees

bring me back her cooler

he doesn't need a crawler

sorry dad

bye

bye

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here you are merry christmas

thank you

oh

samantha hello dear

back from the big city huh mm-hmm with

your royal boyfriend

did you know that ellen weaver's husband

used to play guitar in a big band

everyone thought it was such a big deal

until him i'm sure he's very talented

ellen's husband oh

b could we please have two christmas

delights yes of course

christmas two months trust me

oh and a crawler too please in a

separate bag

right away

brown noser

so

it appears heidi isn't the only crown

watcher

she's probably already told the whole

town

it's kind of her specialty

is that what it's like for you back home

why you moved to new york

yes

but i thought we were going to enjoy

maple falls and deal with all this royal

nonsense later

especially when there are donuts

now

why is this a christmas delight

try it

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cream inside tastes just like eggnog

you said she loved that everything in

december tastes like christmas after you

finish these let's head over to archie's

diner and get the best coffee in town

sounds like a plan

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oh hello

you're the officer who pulled me over

last night he was actually rather

helpful in finding you

samantha

hi

everyone in maple falls knows one

another well we used to date

oh it was a long time ago

not that long it's nice to see you

patrick

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oh hi samantha your highness

heidi hi

why did you submit that photo to the

chrome watchers website i swear samantha

i wasn't gonna post it i knew it would

upset you but the woman who manages the

site said it was the biggest thing to

happen to crown watchers in america in

years it's all right it's all right

frankly i'm accustomed to the attention

back home but in new york it's it's

quite easy to blend in

this is all a bit of a shock to samantha

um yeah

i know

can i get you two breakfast to make up

for it

on me oh no that's okay we just got back

from bee's donuts but thank you okay

oh patrick's here

did you two catch up he always wonders

about what you're up to

does he oh look he's in my section okay

i gotta get inside i'll see you guys

later i mean

farewell prince alexander i don't mind

your american vernacular heidi in fact i

think it's quite refreshing

anyway

we'll talk to you later thanks i gotta

get inside

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okay

shall we we shall

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hi dad

hi guys

oh how was bees

it was as delicious as promised

and

you requested a cruller mr logan

oh

i already knew i liked you alex

don't tell mom okay alex and i were just

discussing we want a drama-free holiday

in all levels

oh good you're here

what are you three up to

no

uh-huh

i'll get that

did you get it

hello

i do beg your pardon but i'm looking for

alexander hendrix

alexander theodore william hendricks

crown prince of miguel via

oh my

felicia

alexander the queen sent me

for someone so concerned with proper

manners it's quite rude of her to

dispatch you during everyone's christmas

holiday

um

perhaps we should take this inside

felicia is it yes

hello hi

she's not staying

alex you could at least introduce us

i apologize you're right

felicia holst this is jim samantha and

sandra logan

felicia is my mother's personal

secretary i began my employ at the

palace 20 years ago and i continue to

proudly serve today

and in exactly what capacity are you

serving today felicia what has brought

you quite unexpectedly might i add to

maple falls wyoming well i'm sure you

know

but you've been spotted on

crown watches

yeah sorry about that turns out our old

neighbor is obsessed with it

i didn't even know what it was yesterday

nor did i know that alex was a prince

yesterday is that so most excitement

maple falls a scene in decades

yes and while it was disruptive it's

certainly no reason to fly thousands of

miles to come and check on me

i do apologize for the intrusion

perhaps there's a hotel you could

recommend nearby

the maple falls in is very nice yes alex

and i could drive you there that's so

kind i have my driver with me

oh sure your driver

and alexander i'd appreciate it if you'd

accompany me

of course it was lovely to have met you

goodbye

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you're saying something about a holiday

free of drama um something tells me it

won't be that easy

i'll be back soon okay

i didn't even offer coffee or tea do

they prefer tea

mom i'm sure that doesn't matter

they must think we're philistines

i was gonna run an errand

care to join me

yeah sure might as well

let's go

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this is a bit much felicia even for

mother

i'm sorry alexander but i'm here at the

behest of the queen

are we all

yes but you haven't exactly been

conducting yourself with all the dignity

that the crown demands have you

your highness

you left your security detail behind in

new york no one in maple falls presents

any danger to me and please call me

alexander especially here why are you

trying to hide your nobility you've gone

all these months without telling that

poor girl who you are

i love her

i simply didn't want to scare her off

and you showing up like this is not

helping

my job is simply to report back to your

mother

so i'll stay a day or two and do my due

diligence

samantha seems lovely alexander

you have no idea

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okay

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welcome home samantha thanks gwen it's

nice to see you

shall i go get them yeah don't worry she

won't tell sandra i'll be right back

tell sound for what

well your mother and i about to

celebrate her 30th wedding anniversary

should you guys never do fancy gifts

well that's because she never let me

we're always buying christmas gifts at

the same time and she insists that i

focus on you and the rest of the family

so

i'm making up for 29 anniversaries

with these

oh dad

yep

i should stop visiting them and take

them out of the store

but what do you think

i think they're fit for a queen

dearest you've hardly eaten anything

i'm just not hungry i suppose what's the

matter you seem troubled well of course

i'm troubled from what felicia has

reported you should be troubled too

darling if this american girl is as

lovely as felicia says she is then i'm

afraid there may be nothing you or i can

do about it but what about clara you

will give up that easily on a lifetime

of plans for a baroness to marry our son

we spent a lifetime raising our son to

be the man he is today

we can't control how he feels maybe you

can't

what's that supposed to mean i may not

be able to control how our son feels but

i intend to level the playing field

he'll you know what are you up to

the math is quite simple

if alexander's affections are torn

between the american girl and a

beautiful model v and baroness how can

he make a fair choice when half the

equation is absent

you wouldn't dare

it wouldn't be fair to keep clara in the

dark

delicious isn't it

would you move there

to maldivia

madelia

yes

if only it were as simple as just

deciding that

i got a big new job offer last week

i'll be creating summer school programs

from the ground up for all the educate

new york city schools

oh samantha

that's wonderful i know and i'm really

excited about it

it means that i'd have to be in the city

for a few more years

i don't know what that would mean for me

and alex

separate from the whole royalty thing

it's crazy

when you moved to new york

your mother and i counted the days till

you came back

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the longer you stayed when it was clear

that you left it you were making a

difference with your students

we knew you were bigger life

that maple falls could offer

go

live your life

dad

stop it

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now that we have felicials settled in uh

please take me back to logan residence

yes your highness and uh no offense ivan

but i hope i don't see you tomorrow yes

your highness

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clara dear i appreciate you coming

the truth is i need a favor for me your

highness i'm sure you know that the

crown prince is on a diplomatic

assignment in america yes

it seems he's become a bit enamored of

the place

i know you've been expecting to wear the

crown someday soon oh no ma'am i'm in no

rush

oh i just mean when the prince is ready

then i will be ready to fulfill my duty

which is precisely why you are the

perfect person to go and see alexander a

beautiful modeling jewel such as

yourself is just what he needs to be

reminded of his responsibilities to the

crown and his family thank you

you want me to go to america

first thing tomorrow

felicia will be there she'll take care

of you

of course your highness

thank you dear

that will be all

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thank you

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oh remember this one

samantha insists we wait for her

regardless of where she's living i have

helped decorate the logan family tree

ever since i was 18 months old

when she fell on the tree and broke most

of the ornaments

that year i was going for a minimalist

look

fortunately we've had time to rebuild

the collection

you know

i've never really decorated a christmas

tree

how is that possible what about the

trees in the palace the staff decorates

them

all 112.

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and i thought we held the world record

oh

i made this when i was five

maple leaf for maple falls

it's one of my favorites

go pick a spot

just

just put it on the tree

anywhere anywhere

this is the christmas i've been waiting

to have

well

how did it go clara has gone home to

pack she'll be joining felicia in maple

falls you sure this is a good idea

but alexander and clara belong together

they're perfectly matched she's from a

fine and noble family just like you and

i were well yes we did get married out

of royal obligation that's true but then

we built a life together out of love we

were very fortunate that our feelings

for each other grew as they did but

what if alexander and clara aren't as

fortunate well but what if

alexander loves the american

and you're sending clara over there just

to

interfere in his happiness

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so this is one of your christmas

traditions uh-huh in madelvia we have a

12-day festival leading up to christmas

you see i keep telling you model via

maple falls is similar well we have a

gingerbread house to make you registered

us you bet

what are the rules here

how big can the house be as big as we

can make it

excellent

well come on let's do this

i know what you'd like come with me

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here i brought you some eggnog

remind me again what eggnog is

oh eggs cream

brandy and nutmeg

lovely

so

felicia

i take it that your being here means

that alex's mother

the queen is not happy about alex's

relationship with my samantha it's

nothing against your daughter

specifically i understand

alex has been nothing if not polite

i know that he cares for samantha but do

you have objections to alexander

i have

reservations but he's a prince

yes exactly he's a prince

and they grew up in very different

worlds and

his world is very far away

house

cabin

and that failed attempt of the ski

shower

never tackled the gingerbread palace

well we never had an expert before

we had a boat

well it depends is our palace baroque

moorish revival

neoclassical

wow look at this

i am so happy to see you embracing your

heritage alexander

patrick you're a judge they said they

needed to volunteer from the station you

remember what a skilled builder patch

was he helped us a few times

dad so long ago

well it looks great this year

your design i assume

i guess you could say that

okay well palace is gonna build itself

come on focus focus focus

merry christmas merry christmas patrick

jim sandra

merry christmas

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i think we're

may i have everybody's attention please

thank you guys for a festive day and

merry christmas to all

this year's winner of the gingerbread

house competition is

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jim and samantha logan

with

alex

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your highness what brings you to maple

falls are you looking for a princess

ivan

okay

i don't think your mother's going to be

very happy with either of us

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come again anytime you're always welcome

thank you i hope i didn't interfere with

your visit oh no not at all it's been so

nice to finally meet someone from alex's

life samantha you carry yourself with

grace it will serve you well

thank you

felicia please tell mother i'll speak

with her later

oh hi

leanne oh my gosh what are you doing

here i decided i was crazy to turn down

your invitation

you sounded like you needed a friend

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perhaps i should see the guest room to

leanne i'll have ivan bring me to the

end

no no leanne and i can share

i'm sure felicia would prefer it

he's right their majesties would prefer

that he be with a member of his security

detail

that'll be best for everyone well if

you're sure

i'll grab my things

when did you decide

last night

yes i'm so glad you came

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this trip was meant to bring us closer

but it's turned into a veritable circus

despite my best efforts and scaring her

away i can just feel it

it's true you'll weather many

differences with samantha

uh very different families distance of

thousands of miles the royal modeling

marriages act

exactly

ivan will drive me to the airport and

then come back and stay with you

i'll see you soon felicia goodbye your

hands

ivan shall we go

call for you

thank

you hello this is felicia

your majesty

i see

yes i understand

yes goodbye

it seems clara jensen is on her way to

maple falls

clara you'd better go check us back in

right away miss horst

when i first found out i was like

how can i do this

how can i be with him you know a prince

like how would that even work

and then we went on a walk

and

it was still just alex

just me and alex

plus crown watchers and maple falls

paparazzi yeah

i am used to small town gossip but this

what are you gonna do

go to the hay ride tomorrow like i do

every year and

well i guess we're just gonna have to

wait and see

ah

yup

it'll be fine

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hmm

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so

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this is our table now

hi love hi donnie i've missed you too

you look gorgeous

oh gosh it seems that our quiet holidays

become a bit noisy hasn't it positively

cacophonous

shall we enjoy this moment of solitude

then we shall

i see you've gotten more christmas

delights

you can't introduce a man to something

like that and expect him to enjoy it

just once

maybe royal but i'm still only here oh

yes

excuse me please don't miss the annual

hair ride see you there

excited for the hayride

yes

i just wish i could be sure that that

reporter from the maple falls gazette

won't be there or heidi and her fellow

crown watchers

samantha

i i don't have to go

i can return to new york today if it

would make you more comfortable no

if we stay together this is what it

would be like right

a lot of unwanted attention

yes

often

look i know it's a lot to ask i want to

try

really

today let's use the hayride as a sort of

dry run

the whole town will be there

everybody knows that you're here already

so

they'll be expecting you us

so

fine let's just go and we'll address

your subjects in maple falls

that's one way of putting it

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may i come in of course

prince alexander seems not to be in his

room

i'd appreciate it if you'd let me

properly announce your arrival

he's not expecting you clara so if he

seems a little

surprised

please don't interpret that to mean that

he's not pleased

all right

merry christmas merry christmas sir

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felicia

what are you still doing here

um

i thought this was your room it is it is

but um

i was inspecting this room because i

heard it was

bigger

felicia

you're supposed to be in madelvia by now

yes

well

there's been a

delay

what do you mean by

a delay

my duties to the queen required that i

stay

i just made things right with samantha

this morning

she wants us to go to this christmas

event the hayride

and she's prepared to deal with any

unwanted tension from press or intrusive

locals

oh really

she's making such an effort felicia to

understand my life

i don't want to ruin anything it's not

up to you to protect her

you have to be honest about who you are

and what your life is like so that she

can make an informed decision

she's not buying a car or researching

graduate schools

she's deciding if she wants

if she can be with me

well

what better time to make a careful

decision than now

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this is it the annual maple falls

christmas hayride

it is magnificent

oh let's get some hot cider keep us warm

for the hayride

this is amazing

glad you like it

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actually make that two i bet officer

rose sweden could really just pick me up

working the hay right now you got it two

dollars

thank you

hello three ciders please make that just

two before i commit to cider what are my

other options here um we got hot

chocolate reindeer munch what is

reindeer munch um that is popcorn

marshmallows and red and green chocolate

candies then what am i doing in this

line bye-bye

oh your highness thanks

because you were really good in the

christmas spirit huh hi heidi

you know

you might want to tell him how you feel

him who

officer of sweden

i don't we're just friends heidi

i've only met you a couple of times and

you've never failed to mention him ah

in my experience

taking a risk for the one you love is

well worth it

well if i ever need that advice i'll be

sure to use it

thank you two ciders

what

oh nothing

just completely wonderful as all

here you go you know

i can get used to this cheers

ready for the hay ride absolutely

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lately seems like every day

feels like christmas eve

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underneath the mistletoe

oh

won't you spend christmas here with me

now frosty's got his magic hat and

rudolph has his shiny nose but i've got

you to keep me warm while they're stuck

in the snow i say oh

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won't you spend christmas here and spend

christmas

oh we have to wait in line for a ticket

well that's what we'll do okay

is that felicia

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just give me a moment darling

alex

clara jensen what in the world i'm sorry

johannes

no

i am sorry for being so rude

it is lovely if

unexpected to see you again

i'm sorry who is clara

samantha logan please meet baroness

clara jensen of madelvia

whoa whoa whoa no photos no photographs

so now there's a prince and a baroness

in maple falls and you are

samantha just plain samantha a friend of

alex

yes you could say that

if you'll please excuse us

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something's wrong

my mother must have sent her your mother

sent a beautiful young baroness to my

hometown at christmas i know it's

unorthodox

who is she too alex

i've known clara since we were children

she's also of a royal lineage

my mother has always hoped to see us

married prince alexander uh how long

have you been engaged for did your

girlfriend and your fiance know about

one another samantha i'm not engaged i

knew nothing of this

i have to go

samantha

all right come on now that's enough

samantha

as i said he wasn't expecting you

samantha

please

stop

please forgive me i didn't know clara

would be here i haven't seen her in

years alex i believe you

but it doesn't matter

okay your mother is very clearly

invested in you marrying a royal and she

knows that you're here with me now and

obviously not very happy about it she

doesn't know you

she's stubborn and accustomed to getting

what she wants what about what i want

you're expected to go back to nadal

eventually

maybe even sooner than you want

and

apparently to marry barrett s

i want to take that job in new york

i want a boyfriend that doesn't have to

alienate his entire family and country

in order to love me

samantha no

i'm sorry

i don't want it to be this hard

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know the cliche that all little girls

want to grow up and be princesses

well samantha never wanted to be a

princess

just want to make the world a better

place

she loves you

about the crowd

mr logan i would do anything anything

because that's the point alex

sometimes in love and life you just have

to

make very real sacrifices

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room service

i didn't told her anything sir it's my

job to deliver it

thank you young man

alexander sit by me

you must eat

you betrayed me felicia

i understand how you would think that

you ambushed the woman i love in her own

hometown and made her think i'd been

disloyal it was my duty to the queen to

carry out her request

and she requested that i

present clara to you as it were

a text message perhaps a private meeting

you told me samantha was quite prepared

to deal with any unwanted attention did

you not

felicia

a royal life

is not for the faint of heart

and a commoner

an american at that

would be even less prepared for it

you and samantha have to decide how much

you're willing to accept and endure for

one another

clara is a lovely girl

who understands fully what is expected

of her

you now have to decide

whether you're willing to do what's

expected of you

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now eat

sometimes things just still work out

right

i'll be okay

something fatal

just got my heart broken right

happens to people every day

probably not by a prince and a secret

baroness but

yeah

it happens every day

what do you want to do about the dance

tomorrow i wouldn't miss it it's not a

maple falls christmas without it plus

it's your anniversary

30 years

you still have a lot to celebrate right

right

of course sweetie definitely

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ugh

i thought i heard you up

morning

what is

this

oh sam

prince charming is prince cheating

native maple falzian

caught in royal love triangle

are you okay

leanne what if he goes and marries that

beautiful baroness then he'll be far

away in adelphia and you'll be in new

york city with your new awesome job and

your awesome roommate

starting over

yeah that doesn't sound so bad

you'll be fine

everything's gonna be okay

thank you babe

all right let's go burn this yes

and eat breakfast

oh in a minute

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hello

oh yes

yes put him through please

mother father hello my boy

alexander

we're so looking forward to seeing you

tomorrow i considered not coming mother

i could get off the plane when it

refuels in new york you know

but

i realize it's important you and i talk

face to face

and what is it you wish to discuss

i am expected to ascend the throne

correct

well yes we're not going to live forever

that's true because i cannot and will

not govern medal via if i do not have

jurisdiction over my life and whom i

love

alexander remember the model via

national motto honor thy crown

i'll see you soon mother

alexander

oh well i suppose we must ask ourselves

whether we want him to honor thy crown

or live up to it i always thought it was

one and the same

or perhaps it's not that simple

perhaps it's not

because

alexander has just shown himself to be

the king he can and will be

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wherever you go i wanna be there

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is

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[Applause]

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is

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clara

were you raised

knowing you would be matched with me

well

of course there are no promises we're

not betrothed

sort of uh consideration throughout my

education and etiquette lessons growing

up

i i want you to know how sorry i am that

you've been treated like this

ferreted out here away from your family

and at christmas no less

all under the misapprehension that

i love someone else clara

the queen does not approve and

she used you to try to get between

samantha and me

i may have lost her forever but that

doesn't mean that i can marry you

you deserve

we both deserve to be with someone we

love

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thank you your highness

what do you mean i'm not cut out to be a

princess

i don't care for a lot of attention and

your mother terrifies me

and

then there's felix

felix a young man i went to school with

so fond of him but my parents began

telling everyone that we were supposed

to be married so felix is too afraid to

even speak to me

i'll go and ask him on a date

i wish you nothing but happiness

at least

one of us gets a happy ending right

thank you

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we're gonna be late

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oh honey

you look beautiful

thanks how you holding up well let's

just say i look a whole lot better than

i feel

i'll be okay

oh

oh

is leanne ready uh almost

before she comes down

i want to give you something sandra

with everything going on we haven't paid

attention

the fact that today's our anniversary

oh jim we never made a fuss over our

anniversary exactly fuss is long overdue

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day you married me was the happiest day

of my life

when i think about what might have

happened if you changed your mind

if i hadn't spent my life with my best

friend

if we hadn't had our beautiful daughter

i am so grateful that you took a chance

on us

my only regret was that i married you

over christmas which gave you an excuse

to insist that i not shower you with

gifts in honor of our special day

so in the hope that this makes up for 29

anniversary presents

that i didn't do justice

they're stunning

did you know about this

happy anniversary you guys

i'm here i'm here

wonderful

then let's get going

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day i'll have what they have right right

so you

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thank you ivan a pleasure

i understand why mother did what she did

she believes she knows what's best for

you and she lives and dies by the

medallion national motto

but i don't know if i can

the royal model via marriages act says

that samantha isn't fit to be royal

but am i fit

is it wrong that i should want to honour

my own wishes

to live with integrity and not just out

of obligation

must it be one or the other

couldn't you modernize the monarchy

isn't that

what a progressive leader does

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wow you guys weren't kidding

me

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here to dance dear

i thought you'd never ask

are you gonna dance with me lee

you'll have another dance partner

someday you know that right

yeah i just

missed the old one

meaning a while the even older one is

headed this way

i'll give you a minute hey

howdy

listen patrick thank you again for what

you did yesterday i mean that scene was

awful yeah i was just doing my job

yeah of course i but

still

samantha i

i just want what's best for you

samantha

oh hi patrick heidi

i'm so sorry that no one told you this

earlier but with everything going on

anyways the planning committee thought

it would be nice if someone gave a

speech tonight in honor of your parents

anniversary oh that's so sweet

do you still think it's sweet if we'd

like you to give the speech in a half

hour

oh

um

what is a lovely gesture

okay i'll go figure out what to say

i'm sorry patrick

sorry

hurts to see the person that you love

love someone else

no heidi i'm i'm not in love with

samantha

you're not no

no i used to be

you know once upon a time but

this week was a great example of why

we're not right for each other

do you think

maybe

we could be right for each other like

you and me i know it's you're right it's

crazy hey

you wanna dance

and 2fd

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hey maple falls heidi here from archie's

diner shout out to my regulars

so i'm gonna call up as a special guest

to the stage

samantha logan where are you

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hi maple falls

christmas here has always been really

special to me

it's a day

a week really

when the whole town celebrates together

it's such a big deal that when i was

little i didn't even know that christmas

eve was my parents wedding anniversary

my parents never made a big fuss over

the one day that was their anniversary

because they cared more about their

marriage every other day of the year

so i was lucky enough to grow up

watching two people

who respected one another

grew together

and

didn't run away when things got

difficult

they understood that

love is not a fairy tale

and

and

they understood that love is not a fairy

tale but what if it could be a fairy

tale

what if we could rewrite it together

samantha logan you get off that stage

and talk to your prince charming

yep you listen to your mother

what are you doing here

you shouldn't be asking why i'm here

you should be asking why i left

alex

i know our worlds are different

but all that means is that our world

together will be that much bigger

and i want to experience all of it with

you

but what about your family your royal

obligations you're supposed to move back

to medal via then i'll go later when you

can accompany me

someone very wise reminded me that a

leader doesn't accept limitations

he challenges them

and for the first time in my life

i truly believe i can be that leader

if i have you by my side

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i i know it's a lot to ask

taking on this life

and if you can't

i understand

i honestly believe i can do anything i'm

with you

maybe even someday with the queen

i always said you were so brave

brave

beautiful

and kind

frankly too wonderful to ever let go

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i assure you

i won't make that mistake again

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oh that'll take some getting used to

they just adore you as i do

hi again

so this feels like an appropriate time

to remind everyone that each year we

name a king and queen of the mistletoe

mambo

and not to be too obvious or anything

but this year the planning committee

unanimously voted that the king and

queen of the mistletoe mambo

are

samantha logan and prince alexander

[Applause]

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good luck sweetie

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do we do now

we dance

a ceremonial dance with the king queen

yep

i love you samantha logan i love you too

prince alexander

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i wish my parents could see how special

your family christmas is

well

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oh what an honor christmas no less

i have a christmas message to deliver

for your majesties

alexander merry christmas my boy how

lovely to see your face

samantha and i wanted to be with you on

christmas in any way we could

this was actually her idea

merry christmas

nice to meet you young lady

pleasure is all mine your majesty and

i'd like you to meet samantha's parents

sandra and jim logan hi hi

hello and samantha's best friend leanne

hi hi

we've been having a great time getting

to know your alex

you must be very proud we are

thank you for sharing your holidays with

our son you must allow us to return the

favor soon

samantha you'll come to visit

oh yes as soon as i can i'd love that

well we look forward to it

flapjacks are up

flapjacks

i'll make them for you when i come visit

you will love them oh how lovely

well we don't want to take any more of

your time

we'll talk again soon

merry christmas and happy new year

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deck the halls with vows of holly fa la

la

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la

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la

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