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** Henry's mother is mentioned, but never actually shows up during the film. In the books she actually shows up at the end [[spoiler:to stand up for her son after the emails are leaked.]]

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** [[TheGhost Henry's mother is mentioned, but never actually shows up during the film. film.]] In the books she actually shows up at the end [[spoiler:to stand up for her son after the emails are leaked.]]
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* CompositeCharacter: Miguel Ramos takes the place of THREE characters from the book: [[spoiler: He takes Liam's place as Alex's most significant same-sex ex, Rafael Luna's place as a Hispanic openly LGBT contemporary of Alex's who betrays him (though under different circumstances) and Richards' place as the one who leaked the emails (Though Richards also exists independently as well.)]]

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* CompositeCharacter: Miguel Ramos takes the place of THREE ''three'' characters from the book: [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He takes Liam's place as Alex's most significant same-sex ex, Rafael Luna's place as a Hispanic openly LGBT contemporary of Alex's who betrays him (though under different circumstances) and Richards' place as the one who leaked the emails (Though Richards also exists independently as well.)]]

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Duing Alex and Henry's first makeout as the latter undoes the former's belt, the scene cuts to a moonlit shot of the Washington Monument.



* ShapedLikeItself: Shaan doesn't give a clear answer as to what defines an equerry.

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* ShapedLikeItself: Early in the film when Alex is booted across the Atlantic for the cake fiasco, Shaan doesn't give a clear answer as to what defines an equerry.equerry.
* SomethingElseAlsoRises: Duing Alex and Henry's first makeout as the latter undoes the former's belt, the scene cuts to a moonlit shot of the Washington Monument.

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* KarmaHoudini: Miguel Ramos faces no consequences whatsoever for [[spoiler:leaking Alex and Henry's emails.]]
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* AdaptationNameChange: Henry's last name changes from Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor to Hanover-Stuart-Fox.
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* CompositeCharacter: Miguel Ramos takes the place of THREE characters from the book: [[spoiler: He takes Liam's place as Alex's most significant same-sex ex, Rafael Luna's place as a Hispanic openly LGBT contemporary of Alex's who betrays him (though under different circumstances) and Richards' place as the one who leaked the emails (Though Richards also exists independently as well.)]]
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** In the movie, Alex' parents are still together. In the book they are divorced and Ellen is now married to Leo, who doesn't exist here.

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** In the movie, Alex' Alex's parents are still together. In the book they are divorced and Ellen is now married to Leo, who doesn't exist here.
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* TokenMinorityCouple: Nora (explicitly African-American in the film) and Pez (Nigerian British) date in the movie.

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* TokenMinorityCouple: Nora (explicitly African-American in the film) and Pez Percy (Nigerian British) date in the movie.

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* TokenMinorityCouple: Nora (explicitly African-American in the film) and Pez (Nigerian British) date in the movie.
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* AdaptationDeviation: In the book [[spoiler:the emails are leaked]] by Richards. In the movie it's implied Miguel did it.

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** In the movie, Alex already seems to know he's not straight and has hooked up with a high-school friend and a journalist before Henry kissed him. In the book Alex had fooled around with his best friend from high-school, but still thought he was straight until Henry kissed him, after which he had a bit of a sexuality crisis.
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** Bea's former cocain addiction is not mentioned in the movie. [[spoiler:Henry also doesn't talk about it in the leaked emails here.]]

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** Bea's former cocain cocaine addiction is not mentioned in the movie. [[spoiler:Henry also doesn't talk about it in the leaked emails here.]]
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* AdaptationDeviation: In the book [[spoiler:The emails are leaked]] by Richards. In the movie it's implied Miguel did it.

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* AdaptationDeviation: In the book [[spoiler:The [[spoiler:the emails are leaked]] by Richards. In the movie it's implied Miguel did it.
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** They also cut out Rafael Luna, a gay Latino politician Alex looks up to. In the books he betrays the Claremont family by siding with Richards, [[spoilers:which turns out to be a ploy to expose his sex crimes.]]

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** They also cut out Rafael Luna, a gay Latino politician Alex looks up to. In the books he betrays the Claremont family by siding with Richards, [[spoilers:which [[spoiler:which turns out to be a ploy to expose his sex crimes.]]



** Bea's former cocain addiction is not mentioned in the movie. [[spoilers:Henry also doesn't talk about it in the leaked emails here.]]

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** Bea's former cocain addiction is not mentioned in the movie. [[spoilers:Henry [[spoiler:Henry also doesn't talk about it in the leaked emails here.]]

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** In the movie, Alex' parents are still together. In the book they are divorced and Ellen is now married to Leo, who doesn't exist in here.
** They also cut out Rafael Luna, a gay Latino politician Alex looks up to.

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** In the movie, Alex' parents are still together. In the book they are divorced and Ellen is now married to Leo, who doesn't exist in here.
** They also cut out Rafael Luna, a gay Latino politician Alex looks up to. In the books he betrays the Claremont family by siding with Richards, [[spoilers:which turns out to be a ploy to expose his sex crimes.]]
** Henry's mother is mentioned, but never actually shows up during the film. In the books she actually shows up at the end [[spoiler:to stand up for her son after the emails are leaked.]]
** Bea's former cocain addiction is not mentioned in the movie. [[spoilers:Henry also doesn't talk about it in the leaked emails here.]]



%%No citation* GenderFlip: Henry's grandmother, Queen Mary, is the reigning British monarch in the book. In the film, it's Henry's grandfather. This change was made before [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII Queen Elizabeth II]] died in September 2022.

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%%No citation* AdaptedOut: Alex's older sister June.

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Alex's older sister June.June doesn't exist in the movie. This means that the plot about her briefly dating Henry when people are getting suspicious is also cut.
** In the movie, Alex' parents are still together. In the book they are divorced and Ellen is now married to Leo, who doesn't exist in here.
** They also cut out Rafael Luna, a gay Latino politician Alex looks up to.
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* GilliganCut: At the lakehouse party scene, Henry denies that he'd get into karaoke when he hears about the karaoke machine. The very next scene is him on stage singing "[[Music/QueenBand Don't Stop Me Now]]".


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* MythologyGag: During the lakehouse party scene while he and Henry lie in a hammock, Alex has ''Literature/OneLastStop'' in hand.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Duing Alex and Henry's first makeout as the latter undoes the former's belt, the scene cuts to a moonlit scene of the Washington Monument.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Duing Alex and Henry's first makeout as the latter undoes the former's belt, the scene cuts to a moonlit scene of the Washington Monument.
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* BlessedWithSuck: Henry remarks to Alex that, even though he's the Prince of the Royal Family, his dating life is a mess. The people he dates don't interest him, and the people who do, he can't date.


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* GratuitousSpanish: Miguel peppers his speech with Spanish phrases.
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* DeadlyEuphemism: Briefly discussed when the gunshots in the hospital turned out to only be some dumbass kid who brought fireworks for his friend.
-->'''Amy:''' Threat neutralized.\\
'''Alex:''' When you say "threat neutralized"...\\
'''Amy:''' It's a good thing he's already in the hospital.


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* RunningGag: Alex rarely misses an opportunity to deny that Henry is 6'2".
* ShapedLikeItself: Shaan doesn't give a clear answer as to what defines an equerry.

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Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) is an adaptation of Casey [=McQuiston=]'s QueerRomance [[Literature/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue novel of the same name]]. It will be released on Amazon Prime.

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''Red,
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* AdaptedOut: Alex's older sister June.
* GenderFlip: Henry's grandmother, Queen Mary, is the reigning British monarch in the book. In the film, it's Henry's grandfather. This change was made before [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII Queen Elizabeth II]] died in September 2022.

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Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) is an adaptation of Casey [=McQuiston=]'s QueerRomance [[Literature/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue novel of the same name]]. I will be released on Amazon Prime.

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Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) is an adaptation of Casey [=McQuiston=]'s QueerRomance [[Literature/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue novel of the same name]]. I It will be released on Amazon Prime.
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Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) is an adaptation of Casey [=McQuiston=]'s QueerRomance [[Literature/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue novel of the same name]].

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Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) is an adaptation of Casey [=McQuiston=]'s QueerRomance [[Literature/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue novel of the same name]].
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* GenderFlip: Henry's grandmother, Queen Mary, is the reigning British monarch in the book. In the film, it's Henry's grandfather. This change was made before Queen Elizabeth II died in September 2022.

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* GenderFlip: Henry's grandmother, Queen Mary, is the reigning British monarch in the book. In the film, it's Henry's grandfather. This change was made before [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII Queen Elizabeth II II]] died in September 2022.
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!!This film provides examples of (in addition to many of the [[Literature/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue source novel's tropes]]):

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!!This film provides examples of (in addition to many of the [[Literature/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue source novel's tropes]]):tropes]]):
* AdaptedOut: Alex's older sister June.
* GenderFlip: Henry's grandmother, Queen Mary, is the reigning British monarch in the book. In the film, it's Henry's grandfather. This change was made before Queen Elizabeth II died in September 2022.
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Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) is an adaptation of Casey McQuiston's QueerRomance novel of the same name.

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Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) is an adaptation of Casey McQuiston's [=McQuiston=]'s QueerRomance [[Literature/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue novel of the same name.
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The story follows Alex Claremont-Diaz (Taylor Zakhar Perez), the son of the first female President of the United States. After he gets into a fight with Prince Henry (Nicholas Galitzine) of the United Kingdom, the two must feign a friendship to prevent a media crisis. However, it works a little too well and they start to fall in love. This presents problems, since Alex's mother is in the middle of a re-election campaign and Henry's family wants him to continue their bloodline.

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The story follows Alex Claremont-Diaz (Taylor Zakhar Perez), the son of the first female President of the United States. After he gets into a fight with Prince Henry (Nicholas Galitzine) of the United Kingdom, the two must feign a friendship to prevent a media crisis. However, it works a little too well and they start to fall in love. This presents problems, since Alex's mother is in the middle of a re-election campaign and Henry's family wants him to continue their bloodline.bloodline.

!!This film provides examples of (in addition to many of the [[Literature/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue source novel's tropes]]):
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Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) is an adaptation of Casey McQuiston's QueerRomance novel of the same name.

The story follows Alex Claremont-Diaz (Taylor Zakhar Perez), the son of the first female President of the United States. After he gets into a fight with Prince Henry (Nicholas Galitzine) of the United Kingdom, the two must feign a friendship to prevent a media crisis. However, it works a little too well and they start to fall in love. This presents problems, since Alex's mother is in the middle of a re-election campaign and Henry's family wants him to continue their bloodline.

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