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2	''The Princess Switch'' is a 2018 holiday RomanticComedy starring Music/VanessaHudgens, Nick Sagar, and Creator/SamPalladio.
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4	Stacy De Novo (Hudgens) is a high-strung Chicago baker who runs her own shop along with sous chef and longtime friend Kevin (Sagar). Upon arriving in the fictional country of Belgravia during Christmastime for a prestigious baking competition, she stumbles upon Lady Margaret Delacourt ([[ActingForTwo also Hudgens]]), the Duchess of Montenaro, who looks identical to her. Margaret is anxious about her upcoming nuptials to the prince of Belgravia, Edward (Palladio), which is just around the corner, and offers to swap places with Stacy for a few days so she can know what it's like to be a normal person. Complications ensue as the two women become more and more ingratiated into each other's lives.
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6	The film was directed by Michael Rohl and released on Creator/{{Netflix}} in November 2018. A sequel, ''The Princess Switch: Switched Again'', was released in December 2020. A third film, ''The Princess Switch 3: Romancing The Star'', was released in November 2021.
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9	!!This film contains examples of:
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11	* ArrangedMarriage: Between Prince Edward of Belgravia and Duchess Margaret of Montenaro.
12	* {{Crossover}}: Amber and Richard (with their baby) from [[Film/AChristmasPrince the ''A Christmas Prince'' trilogy]] appear at the coronation in ''The Princess Switch: Switched Again''. This somewhat complicates things, as ''The Christmas Prince'' was recognized as a film in-universe in the first movie.
13	* FictionalCountry: Vaguely European monarchies Montenaro and Belgravia.
14	* IAmVeryBritish: The nobles in the film speak with British accents, despite ostensibly not being British, to emphasize how high-class they are. Lampshaded when Stacy tries to imitate Margaret's accent.
15	--> '''Margaret:''' Do I really sound so Series/DowntonAbbey?
16	* IdenticalStranger: Stacy and Margaret look extremely similar, allowing the plot to begin. The sequels throw in Margaret's cousin Fiona.
17	* IJustWantToBeNormal: Margaret is uncomfortable with the trappings of nobility and wants to experience being a normal person.
18	* LikeBrotherAndSister: Despite Olivia asking after it, longtime friends and business partners Stacy and Kevin really are very platonic buddies. Kevin and ''Margaret'', on the other hand...
19	* MeaningfulName: Stacy De Novo. "De novo" means "again" in Portuguese.
20	* OohMeAccentsSlipping: InUniverse, Margaret-impersonating-Stacy's British accent occasionally slips through when talking to Kevin.
21	* OutOfCharacterAlert: Olivia becomes suspicious when "Stacy" doesn't do their HandshakeSubstitute properly.
22	* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: PlayedWith -- Edward falls hard and fast for his arranged bride Margaret, but it's really commoner Stacy impersonating her.
23	* PrinceAndPauper: "Normal" baker Stacy and European duchess Margaret swap lives for a few days.
24	* ProductPlacement: Kevin and Margaret watch Netflix itself.
25	* TheRival: Brianna Michaels, Stacy's snooty cooking school classmate and cheating competitor at the baking competition.
26	* SecretChaser: Frank, Edward's chauffeur, is tasked by the king to find out why "Margaret" is acting so different.
27	* SecretKeeper: One on both sides of the PrinceAndPauper switch: Margaret's assistant Mrs. Donatelli and Kevin's daughter Olivia are both informed of the swap.
28	* SequelEscalation: The second film introduces a ''third'' doppleganger, Margaret's cousin Fiona.
29	* ShipperOnDeck: Olivia for Margaret/Kevin, as she'd like a new mom.
30	* ShirtlessScene: Kevin pops by "Stacy"'s room asking to borrow toothpaste while shirtless. The sight [[DistractedByTheSexy stuns Margaret]].
31	* ShoutOut: To 2017 Netflix holiday movie ''Film/AChristmasPrince'', which is Stacy's favorite Christmas movie and brings Margaret to tears. ''Film/AChristmasInheritance'' and other shows on the Netflix homepage are shown as well.

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