The First Son of the United States and a young prince must pretend to be friends to avoid a national incident, but their rivalry turns into a secret romance.
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The story focuses on Alex Claremont-Diaz, the First Son of the United States and his rivalry with the young prince, Henry. After causing a major uproar at the older Prince's Brother's wedding, the two are forced to avoid a National incident by up-playing their non existent friendship with a goodwill visit to the UK. Their rivalry soon turns into a forced friendship and then blossoms into something even more. The two try to keep their relationship a secret despite their highly public lives amid his mother's re-election campaign as the first female President.
"Based on Casey McQuiston's bestselling novel, Red, White & Royal Blue tells the story of Alex Claremont-Diaz (Taylor Zakhar Perez), the First Son of the United States, and his rivalry with young Prince Henry (Nicholas Galitzine). After a major uproar at a wedding, they are forced to avoid a national incident by upplaying their nonexistent friendship with a goodwill visit to the UK – blossoming into friendship and even something deeper. A typical young adult production of the 2020s, the film has a straightforward plot where things happen without much explanation, focusing on bringing essential moments from the book to the screen, even if they sometimes don't make much sense in the film's narrative. Nonetheless, it is likely to please fans of the book with a faithful story and a cast committed to the plot."