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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
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
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
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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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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
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
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
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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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la la