A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby is a 2019 American Christmas romantic comedy film directed by John Schultz from a screenplay by Nate Atkin, based on characters created by Karen Schaler. The film stars Rose McIver, Ben Lamb and Sarah Douglas.[1] It is the third and final installment of the Christmas Prince series, following the 2018 film A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding and the 2017 film A Christmas Prince.
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| Directed by | John Schultz |
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| Produced by | Amy Krell |
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| Cinematography | Viorel Sergovici |
| Edited by | Marshall Harvey |
| Music by | Zack Ryan |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film once again follows Queen Amber and King Richard of Aldovia as they prepare to welcome their first child. However, when a priceless royal artifact is stolen from inside the palace, the couple must race against the clock to solve the mystery in order to save their family and kingdom.
The film was released on December 5, 2019, by Netflix.
Plot
editOne year after the events of the last film, King Richard and Queen Amber of Aldovia are preparing to welcome their first child. As their last official act of the year, Amber and Richard host the king and queen of Penglia in order to renew a sacred treaty.
Amber's New York friend Melissa has come, not only for the baby shower but also by invitation from Simon, Richard's cousin who few trust due to his attempt to claim the throne two years ago. Amber's father Rudy calls to confirm his imminent arrival and availability through the baby's early January due date.
The royal family takes out the ancient scroll treaty to be signed every century in recognition of its first signing 600 years ago. It was a truce over a long-running war over the Silk Road.
Queen Ming and King Tai arrive on the 21st. At their arrival celebration, Simon discloses that the attaché to the Penglian royals Lynn went to Oxford together. Melissa soon begins to feel uncomfortable with their connection. Amber breaches the idea to Ming that they sign the treaty, alongside their kings, but she is initially against changing the tradition.
Sahil, the party planner, arrives with Amber's NYC friend Andy. Having met at the wedding, when Andy lost his job at the magazine they joined forces and rebranded his wedding planning company. They were hired to throw the baby shower.
On the morning of the 22nd, this treaty is soon discovered to be missing, just as they start the signing ceremony. As a blizzard has just ended, they know that the treaty and whoever stole it are still in the palace. Amber and Richard task Simon and Emily with distracting the Penglians so they can seek the treaty.
Simon was able to distract the other royals only a short time before they wandered off. Meanwhile Emily and the former queen come across an ancient curse which threatens Amber and Richard's first born child. It kicks in if the peace treaty is not signed by midnight of the 24th.
In the early hours of the 23rd, Amber reads about a scandal surrunding the Silk Road Treaty. Prince Claude's young wife was rumored to have had an affair with the other and shortly thereafter the prince was found poisoned so his family, the Devons, vowed vengeance.
Although they are snowed in, upon Rudy's suggestion, they go through with the baby shower as a distraction. Melissa sees Simon and Lynn sneaking off quietly together. Discovering they had been investigating the financials between their countries, and observing he is hiding something, she declares that Amber was right about him. She then shows her friend and Richard the printout. Then ask her to go about as usual.
On the 24th, castle staff member insists everyone stay out of the palace while the police's search dog seeks the treaty. They all walk to the local Christmas market. When word comes of the failed search, Amber faints. Back at the palace, she goes into labor. When the obstetrician is delayed, Queen Ming offers to help as she regularly volunteers at a maternity hospital and is a mother of three.
Emily and her mother are tasked by Amber to seek the treaty in the dungeon, which Mr. Little claims to be haunted, so the girl is nervous. They get locked into a cell by a gust of wind, but inadvertently find the treaty. The queen mother pics the lock with a hairpin and they get the treaty upstairs with moments to spare. Amber reveals Mr. Little stole it, which he admits as he explains it was to avenge an ancestor.
Simon had been working with Lynn to help with the financials between their countries. He had been secretive about an engagement ring, so he proposes on the spot. Then all four monarchs sign it, as Amber finally convinces Ming to it.
Amber and Richard's daughter is born soon after and named after her deceased mother.
Cast
edit- Rose McIver as Queen Amber Eve Charlton (née Moore), Queen of Aldovia.
- Ben Lamb as King Richard Bevan Charlton, King of Aldovia
- Alice Krige as Queen Helena Charlton, Queen Mother of Aldovia
- Honor Kneafsey as Princess Emily Charlton, the king’s younger sister
- Theo Devaney as Count Simon Duxbury, the king’s cousin
- Tahirah Sharif as Melissa, one of Amber's closest friends and Simon's love interest
- Joel McVeagh as Andy, one of Amber’s closest friends
- Raj Bajaj as Sahil Mattu, a world-famous designer
- Sarah Douglas as Mrs. Averill, a palace advisor
- Richard Ashton as Mr. Little, a palace worker
- Andy Lucas as Mr. Louis Zabala, a palace worker
- Kevin Shen as King Tai, King of Penglia.
- Momo Yeung as Queen Ming, Queen of Penglia.
- Crystal Yu as Lynn, attaché to the King and Queen of Penglia
- Madra Ihegborow as Dr Magoro, the queen’s ob/gyn
- John Guerrasio as Earl Rudy Moore, Earl of Aldovia and Amber's father
- Billy Angel as Tom Quill, Emily's boyfriend
Production
editFilming
editFilming took place between March 2019 and June 2019 with the filming once again taking place in Romania.[2]
Release
editReception
editAs of October 2021[update], 36% of the 11 reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 3.8/10.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "It's Beginning to Look a lot like Netflix | Holidays 2019 | Netflix". YouTube. October 15, 2019.
- ^ "A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby: Netflix Release Date, Plot, Cast & Trailer". What is On Netflix. October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ Spencer, Samuel (December 4, 2019). "'A Christmas Prince 3' Release Date: When Does 'The Royal Baby' Come Out On Netflix?". Newsweek. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ @seewhatsnext (March 11, 2019). "Some personal news..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 10, 2021.