History Fridge / BarbiePrincessCharmSchool

* Miss Privet identifies Blair as an example of someone with character, but no confidence, but doesn't say much about confidence without character beyond saying that it's dangerous. The natural example of this flaw is Dame Devon, who is firmly convinced of her own importance and that Delancey deserves the throne more than her sister-in-law did, and shows no positive qualities to temper this attitude. Her actions make the danger of this mindset clear: she had her own brother and his family killed so Delancey would inherit the throne, then tried to get Blair expelled without just caus merely on the ''chance'' that she might be the long-lost Princess Sophia.

** This makes a bit more sense when considering that real-world peerages often drew a distinction between a person who legally inherited a title and one who married into it. Dame Devin would properly be a Princess Consort since she married a prince, and might have lost the right to use a royal title when her husband died (hence her being "Dame" Devin, which is an honorific title, not a noble title). Delancey would have inherited the title of Princess from her father, but based on Miss Privet's comments early in the film, she has to graduate from PCS before she's allowed to use it. After Blair is confirmed to be Princess Sophia, Delancey will probably have to give up being a princess in favor of a lesser title or none at all, since she's no longer in the direct line of succession (real-world precedent for this is complicated and varies depending on time and place, but many real-life countries no longer allow cousins of the reigning monarch to style themselves princes/princesses).

** They probably do; it's just not shown on-screen because the lessons on poise and decorum are more stereotypically "princessy". Those classes are also the ones Dame Devon teaches, so they naturally get more screen time because that's where the conflict between her and Blair happens.

* Why don't the princesses receive lessons in economics, international law, or diplomacy? Are they all expected to become figureheads instead of actual monarchs?

* Since Dame Devin was apparently a commoner who married into royalty and was said to be Queen Isabella's sister-in-law, it can be assumed that whomever her husband (Delancy's father) was, he was the younger brother of either King Reginald or Queen Isabella[[note]]Probably the latter, since kings are born into nobility and if Isabella was the ruler-regent, Blair's biological would've technically been a prince consort instead of a king[[/note]]. If this is true, Dame Devin and her daughter are technically already princesses (a princess-thru-marriage for Dame Devin and a princess-by-birth for Delancy).

* Since Dame Devin was apparently a commoner who married into royalty and was said to be Queen Isabella's sister-in-law, it can be assumed that whoever Dame Devin's husband (Delancy's father) was, he was the younger brother of either King Reginald or Queen Isabella (probably the latter, since Kings are born into royalty). This would technically make both Dame Devin and her daughter princesses.

** [[WildMassGuessing Maybe]] she and/or her husband were bastards?
** Another possible explanation is that Dame Devin was a GoldDigger who seduced Isabella's younger brother on purpose. That is most likely, as Delancy is next in line for the throne, which that means her father must have been royalty and also in line for Gardenia's throne. As Delancy's father is never alluded to, it can be supposed Dame Devin killed him too, [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness as he lost his utility]] after Dame Devin conceived an heiress.
** It’s also possible Isabella was royal by birth and her husband wasn’t, meaning Dame Devin wasn’t, and the reason Delancy is a princess is because she’s the only living blood relative of the last royal family. Keep in mind movies aren’t bound by how real world royalty works. Because Dame Devin was a lottery winner, I would assume she wasn’t tied to royalty at all until her brother married Isabella. Her family probably wasn’t even super wealthy. It’s likely Isabella and Dame Devin went to PCS together and that’s how Isabella met Dame Devin’s brother- at graduation/Coronation. Dame Devin doesn’t even have a royal title- she’s got the equivalent of a knighthood title. “Dame” is a step down from most of not all royal titles. So that also rules out the possibility she has royal blood. She and her brother were probably commoners until her brother married Princess Isabella and became king soon after.
* Why don't the princesses receive lessons in economics, international law, or diplomacy? Are they all expected to become figureheads instead of actual monarchs?
** Maybe said lessons were when they are seen reading or using a computer. And for the princesses who are not heiresses (re: have older siblings), they will most certainly become figureheads. Blair is not seen attending such lessons in her TrainingMontage song, but this is most likely because she was there as a [[LadyInWaiting Lady Royal]] student instead of princess. [[spoiler: Given that she's revealed to be [[ReallyRoyaltyReveal an actual monarch]] in the end, she will most likely need summer lessons in economics and international law.]]

* Fridge-Funny: Thanks to [[spoiler: all the made-up ceremonial traditions Delancy made up to buy our heroes time, they will one day be ''actual'' rituals to honor how she stalled for time.]]