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* JealousRomanticWitness: When attending Alex’s New Year’s Eve party, Henry is obviously jealous upon seeing Alex kissing random girls who throw themselves at the latter. Unable to deal with it, he immediately leaves, much to Alex's confusion.

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[[folder:Leo]]
Alex and June's stepfather.

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[[folder:Leo]]
One of the two sitting Senators for California, and Alex and June's stepfather.father. Ex-husband to their mother Ellen.



* AdaptedOut: In the movie's continuity Ellen and Oscar never divorced and thus Leo is nowhere to be seen.

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* AdaptedOut: AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the movie's continuity film, Ellen and Oscar he never divorced and thus Leo is nowhere are still together as a married couple.
* AmicableExes: He and Ellen still get along well enough
to be seen.spend the holidays together, though they're prone to heavy arguing at times.



[[folder:Amy Chen]]
Alex's primary Secret Service detail.

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[[folder:Amy Chen]]
Alex's primary Secret Service detail.
[[folder:Leo]]
Alex and June's stepfather.



* AdaptationNameChange: To go along with her RaceLift she is named Amy Gupta in the movie version.
* RaceLift: Chinese-American in the novel and played by an actress of Indian descent in the movie.

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* AdaptationNameChange: To go AdaptedOut: In the movie's continuity Ellen and Oscar never divorced and thus Leo is nowhere to be seen.
* GoodStepfather: He gets along great with Alex and June, and there's no sign of friction between them at any point in the book.
* TheMissusAndTheEx: Despite being Ellen's second husband, Oscar and him are on great terms. Oscar arguably gets
along with her RaceLift she is named Amy Gupta Leo better than he does with Ellen at times.
* SecondLove: He's Ellen's second husband
in the movie version.
* RaceLift: Chinese-American in
book, and the novel two are very much in love.
* TrophyHusband: Played with. When Ellen
and played by an actress of Indian descent in he met, Leo was a major tech mogul who was searching for good causes to donate money to. After they married and Ellen was elected to the movie.presidency, he sold all his businesses to become the First Gentlemen, whose duties mainly involve hosting parties and charity initiatives.



[[folder:Cassius]]
Another Secret Service agent Alex is close with.

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[[folder:Cassius]]
Another
[[folder:Amy Chen]]
Alex's primary
Secret Service agent Alex is close with.detail.



* AdaptedOut: He's not in the movie, with most of his role folded into Amy's character.
* AffectionateNickname: He is almost exclusively referred to by his nickname of "Cash".
* FlatCharacter: Not focused on much, especially when compared to Amy.

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* AdaptedOut: He's not AdaptationNameChange: To go along with her RaceLift she is named Amy Gupta in the movie, with most movie version.
* RaceLift: Chinese-American in the novel and played by an actress
of his role folded into Amy's character.
* AffectionateNickname: He is almost exclusively referred to by his nickname of "Cash".
* FlatCharacter: Not focused on much, especially when compared to Amy.
Indian descent in the movie.



!The Royal Family
[[folder:Prince Phillip Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor]]
Older brother of Henry and Beatrice and third in line to the British Throne.

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!The Royal Family
[[folder:Prince Phillip Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor]]
Older brother of Henry and Beatrice and third in line to the British Throne.
[[folder:Cassius]]
Another Secret Service agent Alex is close with.



* AloofBigBrother: He seems to be distant toward both of his younger siblings. In the book it's clarified that he used to be a warmer person, but after their father died, he started taking his duties as the "man of the family" more seriously which caused his relationships with both Henry and Bea to break down.
* UpperClassTwit: Portrayed this way in direct comparison to his younger siblings. He's pompous, vacuous and condescending as well as blithely enjoying the Royal lifestyle that his siblings are tortured by.

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* AloofBigBrother: He seems to be distant toward both of his younger siblings. In the book it's clarified that he used to be a warmer person, but after their father died, he started taking his duties as the "man of the family" more seriously which caused his relationships with both Henry and Bea to break down.
* UpperClassTwit: Portrayed this way in direct comparison to his younger siblings.
AdaptedOut: He's pompous, vacuous and condescending as well as blithely enjoying not in the Royal lifestyle that movie, with most of his siblings are tortured by.role folded into Amy's character.
* AffectionateNickname: He is almost exclusively referred to by his nickname of "Cash".
* FlatCharacter: Not focused on much, especially when compared to Amy.



[[folder:Princess Catherine Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor]]
The mother of Phillip, Beatrice and Henry and second in line to the British Throne.

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[[folder:Prince Phillip
Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor]]
The mother Older brother of Phillip, Henry and Beatrice and Henry and second third in line to the British Throne.


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* AloofBigBrother: He seems to be distant toward both of his younger siblings. In the book it's clarified that he used to be a warmer person, but after their father died, he started taking his duties as the "man of the family" more seriously which caused his relationships with both Henry and Bea to break down.
* UpperClassTwit: Portrayed this way in direct comparison to his younger siblings. He's pompous, vacuous and condescending as well as blithely enjoying the Royal lifestyle that his siblings are tortured by.
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[[folder:Princess Catherine Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor]]
The mother of Phillip, Beatrice and Henry and second in line to the British Throne.
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* BrutalHonesty: When Alex reveals his relationship with Henry to her, Ellen is accepting of it, but warns Alex that he needs to be certain he feels "forever" about Henry before continuing the relationship, as it's only going to hurt them both in the long run if they feel otherwise. It's a very candid statement that Alex takes to heart and helps define the next big phase of his and Henry's relationship.



-->"I am your mother. I was your mother before I was ever the president, and I'll be your mother long after, to the day they put me in the ground and beyond this earth. You are my child. So, if you're serious about this, I'll back your play.”

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-->"I am your mother. I was your mother before I was ever the president, and I'll be your mother long after, to the day they put me in the ground and beyond this earth. You are my child. So, if you're serious about this, I'll back your play."
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* AmicableExes: She and her ex-husband Oscar are on cordial terms, if prone to heavy arguing. Oscar also gets along perfectly well with her current husband, Leo.


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* OpenMindedParent: When Alex comes out to her as bisexual, she's very accepting -- [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents arguably too much so]]. Her issues with his relationship with Henry have nothing to do with the latter being a man and everything to do with him being one of the heads of a foreign state.
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* ClosetGay: He's spent most of his life stuck in the closet because, as Nora puts it, "princes aren't allowed to be gay." It's only after meeting Alex and falling in love with him that he starts gathering the courage to finally come out so they can be together in the open. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, [[ForcedOutOfTheCloset the email leak takes away his chance to finally come out on his own terms]]]].
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* ParentalNeglect: She's been absent from the lives of her children for close to five years after the death of her husband. At one point, Bea admits if there's one silver lining to [[spoiler:the email leak]], it's that it might finally get Catherine to do ''something'' to protect her kids.
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* ExcessiveMourning: She's still mourning the death of the love of her life almost five years after he passed, to the detriment of her children.
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* {{Tsundere}}: To Henry. Declares his undying hatred for him but obsessively seeks him out whenever they're in the same vicinity of each other and engages in near-stalkerish behavior such as hate-reading Henry's Wikipedia page. What is really going on is that he has a massive crush on Henry and doesn't know how to deal with it until they're basically forced to make nice with each other and become friends.

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* {{Tsundere}}: To Henry. Declares his undying hatred for him but obsessively seeks him out whenever they're in the same vicinity of each other and engages in near-stalkerish behavior such as hate-reading Henry's Wikipedia page. At the same time, once they really have the chance to talk he starts confessing his insecurities to Henry rather easily and takes comfort in his presence and words. What is really going on is that he has a massive crush on Henry and doesn't know how to deal with it until they're basically forced to make nice with each other and become friends.
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* UptownGirl: In any other relationship, Arthur would've been the party in superior station as a highly-regarded stage and film actor. (Un)fortunately, the woman he fell in love with is Catherine, who is a ''literal'' princess.

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* UptownGirl: In any other relationship, Arthur would've been the party in superior station as a wealthy and highly-regarded stage and film actor. (Un)fortunately, the woman he fell in love with is Catherine, who is a ''literal'' princess.

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* MrFanservice: In the movie, as Zahra forces enter his hotel room and found out about him and Henry, he's caught fully naked, much to Zahra's embarrassment.

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* MrFanservice: In the movie, as Zahra forces enter her way into his hotel room and found to find out about who he hooked up with (not knowing it's Henry yet), she catches him and Henry, he's caught fully naked, naked for a brief moment, much to Zahra's her embarrassment.



* SpareToTheThrone: As the third-born of his siblings, he's fourth in line for the throne after his older sister Beatrice, older brother Philip and his mother Princess Catherine.

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* SpareToTheThrone: As the third-born of his siblings, he's fourth in line for the throne after his older sister Beatrice, older brother Philip Philip, and his mother Princess Catherine.


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* UptownGirl: In any other relationship, Arthur would've been the party in superior station as a highly-regarded stage and film actor. (Un)fortunately, the woman he fell in love with is Catherine, who is a ''literal'' princess.

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* AmicableExes: Used to date Alex but it was never serious and they're now very good friends and she becomes something of a ShipperOnDeck for him and Henry.

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* AmicableExes: Used to date Alex but it was never serious and they're now very good friends and she friends. She later becomes something of a ShipperOnDeck for him and Henry.



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Ellen's chief-of-staff and [[NumberTwo right-hand woman]].
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* BeleagueredAssistant: Zahra is perpetually stressed out thanks to her overbearing workload as the President's primary advisor and assistant, which includes having to wrangle in Alex and his antics.
* HeroicBSOD: Has a massive FreakOut after finding out about Alex and Henry's relationship. In the movie, it takes her a minute to relearn how to form words due to her shock and horror.
* SlaveToPR: As one of the main proponents of Ellen's administration and campaign, one of Zahra's primary concerns is making sure no negative publicity hampers Ellen's ability to effectively govern the country. She is the one who architects Alex's fake PR friendship with Henry after Cakegate, which ironically ends up causing an even greater PR crisis when the two fall in love and start a SecretRelationship.
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%%[[folder:Senator Oscar Diaz]]



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* DemotedToExtra: She doesn't physically appear in the movie, with an offhand line from Henry revealing she's been burying herself in conservation work in Africa.
* OpenMindedParent: Doesn't mind at all that Henry is gay. [[spoiler:The first thing she tells him after he's outed by the leaks is to tell him he could've told her and she would've understood]].
* ParentsAsPeople: Catherine sincerely loves her children, but that didn't stop her from essentially abandoning them to wallow in her grief after the death of her beloved husband. [[spoiler:After Henry is forcibly outed by the email leaks, she comes to her senses and starts making more of an effort to be there for them and protect them from her mother]].
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* ControlFreak: Her insistency on keeping up a traditional image is more about keeping the status quo than out of any genuine concern for her family. Alex, after seeing a hint of fear in her eyes over [[spoiler:the support Henry and he are receiving from the public over their relationship]], realizes that she fears the change modernizing the monarchy represents more than anything else.


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* ParentalMarriageVeto: She did not approve of Arthur ''at all'' and tried to forbid his marriage to Catherine. The two were so in love that they ignored her objections and fought tooth-and-nail to get married anyway.
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* ConflictingLoyalty: Upon realized that Alex is about to [[LoveConfession confess his feelings]], he abruptly leaves Alex as he suddenly feels torn between his status as a royalty or his wish to be with Alex openly. In fact, Alex also has his own worry that his sexuality could affect his mom’s reelection, although less worry than Henry. [[spoiler: He eventually dares to stand up to his family (particularly his grandfather and his brother) by choosing to be with Alex after being inspired by Alex’s courage to come out first publicly and seeing his people showing their support for him]].

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* ConflictingLoyalty: Upon realized realizing that Alex is about to [[LoveConfession confess his feelings]], he abruptly leaves Alex as he suddenly feels torn between his status as a royalty or and his wish to be with Alex openly. In fact, Alex also has his own worry that his sexuality could affect his mom’s reelection, although less worry than Henry. [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He eventually dares decides to stand up to his family (particularly his grandfather grandmother (book)/grandfather (film) and his brother) by choosing to be with and chooses Alex after being inspired by Alex’s courage to come out first publicly and seeing his people showing their the outpouring of public support for him]].their relationship]].



* InconvenientAttraction: By the time he realized to have a crush on Alex on their very first meeting, he immediately tried to repress his feelings by coldly brushing off Alex, leading to Alex’s misunderstood and resentment toward him.

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* InconvenientAttraction: By the time As a prince of a traditional and bigoted monarchy, his sexuality is a major sticking point and makes any attempt at a serious relationship impossible. That's why he realized to have a crush on Alex on their very first meeting, he immediately tried tries so much to repress his feelings by coldly brushing off Alex, leading for Alex at first, because he sincerely believes it's impossible for them to Alex’s misunderstood and resentment toward him.really be together as a couple.
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* AdaptationNameChange: The movie changes his last name from Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor to Hanover-Stuart-Fox.
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* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: In the movie, she's never seen nor mentioned.
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* ConflictingLoyalty: Upon realized that Alex is about to [[LoveConfession confess his feelings]], he abruptly leaves Alex as he suddenly feels torn between his status as a royalty or his wish to be with Alex openly. In fact, Alex also has his own worry that his sexuality could affect his mom’s reelection, although less worry than Henry. [[spoiler: He eventually dares to stand up to his family (particularly his grandfather and his brother) by choosing to be with Alex upon seeing his people showing their support for him and being inspired by Alex’s courage to come out first publicly]].

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* ConflictingLoyalty: Upon realized that Alex is about to [[LoveConfession confess his feelings]], he abruptly leaves Alex as he suddenly feels torn between his status as a royalty or his wish to be with Alex openly. In fact, Alex also has his own worry that his sexuality could affect his mom’s reelection, although less worry than Henry. [[spoiler: He eventually dares to stand up to his family (particularly his grandfather and his brother) by choosing to be with Alex upon seeing his people showing their support for him and after being inspired by Alex’s courage to come out first publicly]].publicly and seeing his people showing their support for him]].
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* ConflictingLoyalty: Upon realized that Alex is about to [[LoveConfession confess his feelings]], he abruptly leaves Alex as he suddenly feels torn between his status as a royalty or his wish to be with Alex openly. In fact, Alex also has his own worry that his sexuality could affect his mom’s reelection, although less worry than Henry. [[spoiler: He eventually dares to stand up to his family (particularly his grandfather and his brother) by choosing to be with Alex after being inspired by Alex’s courage to come out first publicly]].

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* ConflictingLoyalty: Upon realized that Alex is about to [[LoveConfession confess his feelings]], he abruptly leaves Alex as he suddenly feels torn between his status as a royalty or his wish to be with Alex openly. In fact, Alex also has his own worry that his sexuality could affect his mom’s reelection, although less worry than Henry. [[spoiler: He eventually dares to stand up to his family (particularly his grandfather and his brother) by choosing to be with Alex after upon seeing his people showing their support for him and being inspired by Alex’s courage to come out first publicly]].



* InconvenientAttraction: By the time he realized to have a crush on Alex on their very first meeting, he immediately tried to repress his feelings by coldly brushing off Alex, leading to Alex’s misunderstood and hostility toward him.

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* InconvenientAttraction: By the time he realized to have a crush on Alex on their very first meeting, he immediately tried to repress his feelings by coldly brushing off Alex, leading to Alex’s misunderstood and hostility resentment toward him.
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* MrFanservice: In the movie, as Zahra enters his hotel room and found out about him and Henry, he's caught fully naked, much to Zahra's embarrassment.

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* MrFanservice: In the movie, as Zahra enters forces enter his hotel room and found out about him and Henry, he's caught fully naked, much to Zahra's embarrassment.



* ConflictingLoyalty: Upon realized that Alex is about to [[LoveConfession confess his feelings]], he abruptly leaves Alex as he suddenly feels torn between his status as a royalty or his wish to be with Alex openly. In fact, Alex also has his own worry that his sexuality could affect his mom’s reelection, although he’s less worry than him. [[spoiler: He eventually dares to stand up to his family (particularly his grandfather and his brother) by choosing to be with Alex after being inspired by Alex’s courage to come out first publicly]].

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* ConflictingLoyalty: Upon realized that Alex is about to [[LoveConfession confess his feelings]], he abruptly leaves Alex as he suddenly feels torn between his status as a royalty or his wish to be with Alex openly. In fact, Alex also has his own worry that his sexuality could affect his mom’s reelection, although he’s less worry than him.Henry. [[spoiler: He eventually dares to stand up to his family (particularly his grandfather and his brother) by choosing to be with Alex after being inspired by Alex’s courage to come out first publicly]].

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* HiddenDepths: Despite seemingly immature and reckless, deep down he deeply cares for his family and has a genuine wish to do something to make the world a better place.

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* InconvenientAttraction: By the time he realized to have a crush on Alex on their very first meeting, he immediately tried to repress his feelings by coldly brushing off Alex, leading to Alex’s misunderstood and hostility toward him.
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* CompositeCharacter: In the movie, she takes on June's role as Alex's closest confidant.


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* TheBeard: Briefly, in the book, she's a willing beard for Henry, going on a public date with him to try and throw the press of the scent of Henry's ''real'' romance with Alex.
* CoolBigSis: She's very supportive and kind to Alex.
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The current reigning English monarch, mother to Princess Catherine and grandmother to Phillip, Bea and Henry.
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* HeteronormativeCrusader: Insists on Henry staying in the closet no matter how unhappy it clearly makes him to maintain the idealized image of the Royal Family.
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%%[[folder:President [[folder:President Ellen Claremont]]Claremont]]
The current President of the United States, and the mother of Alex and June.
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* MamaBear: She's fiercely protective of Alex and June, and when it comes down to the wire, she will always put them first. When Alex and Henry [[spoiler:are forcibly outed by Richards leaking their emails to the tabloids]], she's furious and goes to the bat to defend them and their relationship.
-->"I am your mother. I was your mother before I was ever the president, and I'll be your mother long after, to the day they put me in the ground and beyond this earth. You are my child. So, if you're serious about this, I'll back your play.”
* ParentsAsPeople: Her political career means she's not the ideal parent, and that she often has to put her job over the wellbeing of her children. Regardless, she does love them and she's there for them when it truly matters.
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Alex and June's Stepfather.

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Alex and June's Stepfather.stepfather.
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* FormerAddict: She developed a cocaine addiction after the death of her father, leading to the unflattering nickname of "the Powder Princess". She quit after a distraught Henry talked some sense into her and revealed to her that he was gay and needed her support to get through his own depression.

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* FormerAddict: RecoveredAddict: She developed a cocaine addiction after the death of her father, leading to the unflattering nickname of "the "The Powder Princess". She quit after a distraught Henry talked some sense into her and revealed to her that he was gay and needed her support to get through his own depression.
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* AffectionateNickname: In the novel, he's mainly referred to by his n

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* AffectionateNickname: In the novel, he's mainly referred to by his nnickname "Pez".
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* PresentAbsence: Even though he's been dead for quite some time, his death still casts a heavy cloud over his family. Most notably, he's the reason why Henry and Alex's first meeting at the Rio Olympics went so badly. [[spoiler:Henry fell for Alex at first sight, but couldn't handle the sudden rush of those feelings so soon after Arthur's death. That led to him trying to get Alex out of his presence as soon as possible, which led to the other developing his grudge against him]].

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* PresentAbsence: Even though he's been dead for quite some time, his death still casts a heavy cloud over his family. Most notably, he's the reason why Henry and Alex's first meeting at the Rio Olympics went so badly. [[spoiler:Henry fell for Alex at first sight, but couldn't handle the sudden rush of those feelings so soon after Arthur's death. That led to him trying to get Alex out of his presence as soon as possible, which led to the other developing his grudge against him]].
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* SugarAndIcePersonality: Affects a cold and reserved persona on purpose as he is self-aware of his sensitive, overly emotional nature and the dangers that entail.

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* SugarAndIcePersonality: Affects a cold and reserved persona on purpose as he is self-aware of his sensitive, overly emotional nature and the dangers that entail.entails.



* PlatonicLifePartners: Especially in the movie. She and Alex are best friends that Alex often confides in her about almost everything, including his embarrassing history. Alex even invites her into his bedroom when confiding about his worries over Henry's sudden withdrawal.

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* PlatonicLifePartners: Especially in the movie. She and Alex are best friends that friends, and Alex often confides in her about almost everything, including his embarrassing history. Alex even invites her into his bedroom when confiding about his worries over Henry's sudden withdrawal.



* AffectionateNickname: Almost exclusively known by her nickname of "Bea".



* FormerAddict: She developed a cocaine addiction after the death of her father, leading to the unflattering nickname of "the Powder Princess". She quit after a distraught Henry talked some sense into her and revealed to her that he was gay and needed her support to get through his own depression.



* AffectionateNickname: In the novel, he's mainly referred to by his n



* ShipTease: Has a very overt crush on June and barely tries to hide it, while it's never confirmed if they officially start dating, she seems receptive to his advances at the very least.
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Has a very overt crush on June and barely tries to hide it, while it's never confirmed if they officially start dating, she seems receptive to his advances at the very least.
** In the movie version this ShipTease is transferred to Nora. He also has some with Nora in the book, as it's implied in one chapter that he had a threesome with both her and June.
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* StrongFamilyResemblance: Henry is said to be the spitting image of his father, Arthur.


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* AdaptedOut: He's not in the movie, with most of his role folded into Amy's character.
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[[Folder:Arthur Fox]]
The late husband of Catherine and the father of Phillip, Beatrice, and Henry. Died three years prior to the main story.
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* FamedInStory: In addition to being a royal spouse, Arthur was also an extremely successful actor, most notably for his role as Franchise/JamesBond in the 80s.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: He was his family's rock, and when he died they completely fell apart. His wife completely shut down after his death, allowing her mother to prey upon her children and try to mold them into her ideal image, his eldest son tried to take over as the man of the family and [[TookALevelInJerkass turned into a massive prick]] as a result, his daughter got hooked on cocaine and briefly became a junkie, and his youngest son became a repressed wreck.
* OpenMindedParent: [[spoiler:He knew Henry was gay even before Henry himself realized it, and didn't care]].
* PresentAbsence: Even though he's been dead for quite some time, his death still casts a heavy cloud over his family. Most notably, he's the reason why Henry and Alex's first meeting at the Rio Olympics went so badly. [[spoiler:Henry fell for Alex at first sight, but couldn't handle the sudden rush of those feelings so soon after Arthur's death. That led to him trying to get Alex out of his presence as soon as possible, which led to the other developing his grudge against him]].

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