History Film / RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue

* IntertwinedFingers: When [[TheirFirstTime making love for the first time]] in Paris, there's a close up of Alex and Henry's lacing their fingers. And ever since going public as a couple (particularly after Ellen won the reelection), Alex and Henry start to intertwine their hands more confidently.

* SexyDiscretionShot: Quite a lot happened, except when Alex and Henry ''did it'' in Paris; when they make out for the first time in Alex’s bedroom after the White House dinner for the British Prime Minister, after Henry finished playing polo, when Henry visits Alex by surprise in Brooklyn and when they reconciled after they briefly broke up.

* IntertwinedFingers: When [[TheirFirstTime making love for the first time]] in Paris, there's a close up of Alex and Henry's lacing their fingers. And ever since going public as a couple after Ellen won the reelection, Alex and Henry start to intertwine their hands more confidently.

* SexyDiscretionShot: Quite a lot happened, except when Alex and Henry ''did it'' in Paris; when they make out for the first time in Alex’s bedroom after the White House dinner for the British Prime Minister, after Henry finished playing polo, when Henry visits Alex by surprise in Brooklyn and upon reconciled after they briefly broke up.

* IntertwinedFingers: When [[TheirFirstTime making love for the first time]] in Paris, there's a close up of Alex and Henry's lacing their fingers. And ever since going public as a couple after his mom won the reelection, Alex and Henry start to intertwine their hands more confidently.

* HardworkMontage: When going to Texas, Alex is seen working hard doing a campaign around the state to help his mom winning her reelection. When the polls finally meet his target, he goes back to his hotel room, obviously exhausted (but happy) that he throws himself onto the bed.

* HeroicBSOD: PlayedForLaughs when Zahra discovers the half-naked Henry in Alex's hotel closet and realizes they're sleeping together. Her ensuing meltdown has nothing to do with homophobia and ''everything'' to do with the PR nightmare Alex just dropped in her lap on the day of his mother's nomination speech.

* LoveRuinsTheRealm: The biggest obstacle to Alex and Henry's relationship is the fear of the public backlash it could cause were the two to go public. In addition to potentially sabotaging Ellen's reelection campaign due to the political ramifications of her son dating (and potentially marrying) a foreign head of state, Henry's family believes that having a homosexual heir will cause irreparable damage to the monarchy's already shaky reputation. In the end, [[spoiler:it's subverted. Alex's efforts in Texas counters whatever negative backlash might have come of their forced outing and ensure his mother is reelected, while Henry receives a massive outpouring of support from the public, giving him the courage to officially come out]].

* HardworkMontage: When going to Texas, Alex is seen working hard doing a campaign around the town to help his mom winning her reelection. When the polls finally meet his target, he goes back to his hotel room, obviously exhausted (but happy) that he throws himself onto the bed.

* IntertwinedFingers: When [[TheirFirstTime making love for the first time]] in Paris, there's a close up of Alex and Henry's lacing their hands. And ever since going public as a couple after his mom won the reelection, Alex and Henry start to intertwine their hands more confidently.

* RagsToRiches: When Henry asks Alex about who he would be if he were just an anonymous person in the world, Alex tells Henry that before his mom became President, he ''was'' anonymous as he came from a working class family.

* RageBreakingPoint: PlayedForLaughs. Alex and Henry are both put a communication lockdown after [[spoiler:the email leak]] and are unable to contact each other. After listening to Alex moon over Henry "like a cow in labor", Zahra snaps, grabs her emergency line to [[spoiler:her boyfriend]] Shaan, and demands he put Henry on the line so she doesn't have to listen to Alex gush over him any longer.
* RagsToRiches: When Henry asks Alex about what he wanted to be if only he were anonymous, Alex tells Henry that before his mom became a president, he ''was'' anonymous as he came from a working class family.

* HardworkMontage: When going to Texas, Alex is seen working hard by doing a campaign around the town in order to gain the most votes to help his mom winning her reelection. When the polls meet his target, he is exhausted (but happy) that he throws himself onto the bed.

* IntertwinedFingers: When [[TheirFirstTime making love for the first time]] in Paris, there's a close up of Alex and Henry's intertwining their hands. And ever since going public as a couple after his mom won the reelection, Alex and Henry start to intertwine their hands more confidently.

* RagsToRiches: When Henry asks Alex what he wanted to be if only he were anonymous, Alex tells Henry that he used to be anonymous as he was born and raised by working class parents until his mom becomes a president.

* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The soft-spoken Henry is the sensitive to Alex's outspoken manly.

* HardworkMontage: When going to Texas, Alex is seen working hard to help his mom winning her reelection by gaining the most votes until he seems exhausted that he throws himself onto the bed.

* HardworkMontage: Alex is seen working hard to help his mom winning her presidential reelection in Texas.

* ExplainExplainOhCrap: A non-verbal example that is PlayedForLaughs when Zahra realizes Alex has hooked up with someone the night before his mother's nomination speech. She's understandably angry, fearing Alex didn't bother with an NDA and has jeopardized campaign security. She furiously searches through the hotel room, expecting to find a half-naked woman in the closet...and instead finds the half-naked Henry. Zahra is at first visibly confused...and then confusion gives way to horrified (albeit still comedic) shock as she processes the scene and realizes the First Son and Prince of England are sleeping with each other.

* UptightLovesWild: Proper, reserved British royal Henry and extroverted, fun-loving Alex fall head-over-heels in love with each other. Somewhat subverted in that, when he's with people he truly trusts, Henry is significantly less proper than he first appears, with a witty sense of humour and a writer's sensitivity and gift with words. Meanwhile, seemingly-frivolous Alex is also incredibly driven and intelligent with an ambition to hold political office one day and change the world for the better.

* TheirFirstTime: Alex and Henry's first time having anal sex in Paris is treated as this. While neither of them are virgins and they've already had oral sex at least twice at this point, it's nonetheless a big step in their relationship, especially since it's the first time Alex has been with a man in such a fashion. Henry describing the act as "making love" only emphasizes it. Alex is initially very awkward and nervous at first due to his inexperience, causing Henry to promise he'll properly guide him through it.

* EatingTheEyeCandy: Alex while watching Henry at the polo match. Helped by the fact that the camera focuses pretty blatantly on Henry's uh, assets, as he plays the game intercut with Alex staring appreciatively and grinning.

* TheirFirstTime: Alex and Henry's first time having anal sex in Paris is treated as this. While neither of them are virgins and they've already had oral sex at least twice at this point, it's nonetheless a big step in their relationship, especially since it's the first time Alex has been with a man in such a fashion. Henry describing the act as "making love" only emphasizes it.

* ReluctantRuler: His very first line in the movie makes it clear that Henry ''hates'' being a prince. In addition to being permanently stuck in the closet because of his position, he finds the entire idea of royalty in the twenty-first century to be pointless and frivolous, ironically a similar opinion to one Alex expressed earlier in the film.
-->'''Henry''': It's all so silly, isn't it? The idea of royalty in the twenty-first century, it's-it's so... antiquated. Sometimes... I wonder if what we do has ''any'' meaningful impact on people's lives.