A Royal Date for Christmas
Published December 20, 2024
Film info
- Title A Royal Date for Christmas
- Director Bradley Walsh
- Year 2023
- Run time 1hr 24m
- Genres Romance, Comedy
- Tagline One day, your prince will come
Bella Sparks, owner of Bella’s Boutique, takes on a demanding new client named Stefan, who needs to be outfitted for a week of high-stakes meetings and events after his luggage goes missing. Imagine Bella’s reaction when she accidentally discovers Stefan is actually Stefan William Francis Brown, the Duke of Tangford.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 0:22 | Why do all shop signs in these movies look SO fake? A bit of effort, people. |
| 3:56 | “A sleep garment.” A what now? |
| 9:21 | I love it when the friend conspires to set the main characters up. With that cute little smug smile on their face. |
| 14:12 | Just noting down ‘Duke of Tangford’ for future NCU World Maps. |
| 16:57 | How can she possibly know they need an act of parliament to get rid of a Duke? I barely even know what a Duke is. |
| 23:07 | “Better not to have it at all than risk looking unpopular.” |
| 31:57 | Interesting that the word ‘famous’ can mean different things depending on your perspective. |
| 42:56 | “I don’t know if this was a good decision… but it seemed like the right thing to do.” That kind of answers the question. |
| 45:27 | It’s not a coincidence that she only wears red and green, is it? |
| 51:37 | Incredible dove impression! |
| 1:03:24 | What the hell is eggnog cake? |
| 1:18:14 | Misunderstandings ahoy. |
| 1:20:32 | “It’s in the real news, not just the tabloids.” |
Thoughts
I was expecting the worst - these movies are ten a penny, right, Christmas, royalty, romance, etc. But I quite liked it, it was cute. Danica McKellar was pretty good, considering what she had to work with, and the wooden boring-ness of the guy kinda worked in his role as stiff-upper-lip British royalty. Even though it’s not exactly an everyday occurrence, it was at least a believable plot and a happy ending.
Rating: 2 / 5
