History Main / RoyalSchool

* ''[[http://lecolecrinoline.com/heros/ L'école Crinoline]](''Crinoline School''), a European {{Animesque}} comic book. Like often, it has a princes' school in the neighborhood, and students are celebrities from FairyTale universes. Some are Franchise/DisneyPrincess inspired, (Literature/{{Cinderella}}, Literature/SleepingBeauty, [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]], [[Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]], Disney/{{Mulan}} and Disney/{{Pocahontas}}). The others are from less-known tales such as [[Myth/NorseMythology Idunn]], Savitri, [[Literature/ArabianNights Scheherazade]], and Zaina.

* In ''[[http://www.laurajoyrennert.com/royal-princess-academy-dragon-dreams.php Royal Princess Academy: Dragons Dreams]]'', Princess Emma [[FishOutOfWater does not fit in the mold]] of the school. (Also attended by Literature/{{Rapunzel}}) She secretly dreams of becoming a DragonRider.

* [[http://www.fairytaledreamscometrue.com/#!princess-parties/c1rtg This Atlanta activities center]] proposes, among others things, a "princess charm academy".

* ''ComicBook/PrincessUgg'': Being a BadassPrincess from a barbarian kingdom who NeverLearnedToRead, the titular character have trouble to fit in the princess academy.

* ''[[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/415BP58M9lL.jpg Princess Reform School]]'' is a play that bears a strong resemblance to ''Royal Princess Academy''. In a school attended by FairyTale princesses, the student Mimi wishes [[BadassPrincess she could chase dragons.]]

* ''SofiaTheFirst:'' The royal prep is a rare co-educated version, ruled by the three fairies from Disney/SleepingBeauty, and with interventions from the Franchise/DisneyPrincess team. Sofia is a NaiveNewcomer here, because she recently became princess by adoption. There are a few pupils and they are from all around the world, to justify the number problem evoked above. But you can wonder how they are not late for school every morning.

* [[http://www.loukuenzler.com/?portfolio=early-readers Tall Towers school]], in ''Princess Disgrace'', is attended by [[TheKlutz the clumsy heroine]] (Dis)Grace and her AlphaBitch cousin.

* [[http://www.loukuenzler.com/?portfolio=early-readers Tall Towers school]], in ''Princess Disgrace'', is attended by [[Dojikko the clumsy heroine]] (Dis)Grace and her AlphaBitch cousin.

* [[http://www.loukuenzler.com/?portfolio=early-readers Tall Towers school]], in ''Princess Disgrace'' attended by Dojikko heroine (Dis)Grace and her AlphaBitch cousin.

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* ''[[http://lecolecrinoline.com/heros/ L'école Crinoline]](''Crinoline School''), a European {{Animesque}} comic book. Like often, it has a princes' school in the neighborhood, and students are celebrities from FairyTale universes. Some are Franchise/DisneyPrincess inspired, (Literature/{{Cinderella}}, Literature/SleepingBeauty, [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]], [[Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]], Disney/{{Mulan}} and Disney/{{Pocahontas}}). The others are from less-known tales such as [[Myth/NorseMythology Idunn]], Savitri, [[Literature/ArabianNights Scheherazade]], and Zaina.

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* [[TheEighties 1987's]] movie ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_Academy The Princess Academy]]'' by Bruce A. Block. Being about a Swiss boarding school for rich ladies, princesses here are more of the MafiaPrincess kind. However, the main character, Cindy, is a typical poor commoner and [[StrangerInAStrangeSchool out of place student ]]who's attending on a [[ScholarshipStudent scholarship]].

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* The album ''[[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tjrcbtz4LNM/T8ON8O2tw0I/AAAAAAAABVs/zFbc0hM1KHw/s1600/Gothic-Lolita-couverture.jpg Gothic Lolita]]'' by François Amoretti is, as the title suggests, about the opening of a ElegantGothicLolita school. However the expression "[[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses modern princesses]]" is often used to design said gothic lolitas, and even the academy is once called a princesses' school. No wonder: it's set in a manor with a {{Bizarrchitecture}}, has weekly DancesAndBalls, [[spoiler: and turns out to have been built on princess Literature/{{Cinderella}}'s tomb.]]
* In ''[[http://www.laurajoyrennert.com/royal-princess-academy-dragon-dreams.php Royal Princess Academy: Dragons Dreams]]'', Princess Emma [[FishOutOfWater does not fit in the mold]] of the school. (Also attended by Literature/{{Rapunzel}}) She secretly dreams of becoming a DragonRider.

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* Similar to the above, [[http://www.theenchantedcastle.ca/wp/en/events/camp-dete-2013/ this summer camp]] in Canada called Princess Academy. Can be shared, in that case, with "pirates"(Boys).

* "[[http://princess-prep.com/ The princess prep]]" in London. In 2011, during the royal wedding fever, a kind of boot camp was opened for little girls to teach them princesses' manners.

* ''[[http://lecolecrinoline.com/heros/ L'école Crinoline]]'' (''Crinoline School''), a European {{Animesque}} comic book. Like often, it has a princes' school in the neighborhood, and students are celebrities from FairyTale universes. Some are Franchise/DisneyPrincess inspired, (Literature/{{Cinderella}}, Literature/SleepingBeauty, [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]], [[Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]], Disney/{{Mulan}} and Disney/{{Pocahontas}}). The others are from less-known tales such as [[Myth/NorseMythology Idunn]], Savitri, [[Literature/ArabianNights Scheherazade]], and Zaina.
* PrincessUgg: Being a BadassPrincess from a barbarian kingdom who NeverLearnedToRead, the titular character have trouble to fit in the princess academy.

Don't expect lessons like maths or literature, rather poise, [[EveryProperLadyShouldCurtsy curtsy]], waltz, good manners, arts, and horse riding lessons. In Prince Academies, expect Fencing, as well. If the setting is MedievalEuropeanFantasy (which is common), expect [[WizardingSchool wizarding lessons]].

The students will wear a PimpedOutDress on a daily basis and a [[CoolCrown tiara]] at all times, even in bed. [[MaidCorps An army of maids]] will usually take care of them, brought by pupils themselves if not provided by the school.

* ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure:'' The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin aptly named]] Noble Academy fits many of the requirements. It's described as a ladies and gentlemen's school, the students greet each other in a polite way, there is a ballroom and dance lessons for the DancesAndBalls that take place here...It's [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]], however, as the only students who get "princess lessons" (like learning to serve tea or make a ball gown) are the three protagonists, thanks to Miss Siamour, and in private classes.

* ''[[http://lecolecrinoline.com/heros/ L'école Crinoline]]'' (''Crinoline School''), a European {{Animesque}} comic book. Like often, it has a princes' school in the neighborhood, and students are celebrities from FairyTale universes. Some are Franchise/DisneyPrincess inspired, (Literature/{{Cinderella}}, Literature/SleepingBeauty, [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]], [[Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]], Disney/{{Mulan}} and Disney/{{Pocahontas}}). The others are from less-known tales such as [[NorseMythology Idunn]], Savitri, [[Literature/ArabianNights Scheherazade]], and Zaina.

* WesternAnimation/BarbieInRocknRoyals: The aptly named Royalty Camp is a summer version of this; thus the activities are more playful than usual and include magic, unicorns grooming, arts, horse riding and tea parties.

A subtrope of the ExtranormalInstitute, but rather than paranormal power they are of RoyalBlood.

Conveniently, it mixes every little girl's [[PrincessPhase dream of being a princess]] the modern duty of going to school.

Don't expect lessons like maths or literature, rather poise, [[EveryProperLadyShouldCurtsy curtsy]], waltz, good manners, arts, and horse riding lessons. In Prince Academies, expect Fencing, as well. If the setting is MedievalEuropeanFantasy settings (which is common), expect [[WizardingSchool wizarding lessons]].

Note : In [[ShoujoDemographic shojos mangas]], schools with the exact appearance of royals academies will show up frequently. It's set in a [[BigFancyCastle castle]], including a ball room, but [[DownplayedTrope it's co-educated and students wear ordinary uniforms]] because they are filthy rich rather than royal. Examples include ''Mei-chan no Shitsuji'' school, [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Ohtori Academy]], [[Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub Ouran Academy]], [[Manga/YumeiroPatissiere St. Marie Academy]], and so on.

* Royal High in ''{{Royal 17}}'' seems a parody of this. It's in PresentDay, and co-educated with uniforms but still, the cafeteria look like a three-stars restaurant,there are chandeliers for lighting halls, it have its own ice rink, and even sticks for hockey class are GemEncrusted.
* ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure:'' The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin aptly named]] Noble Academy fits much of the requirements. It's described as a ladies and gentlemen's school, the students greet each others in a polite way, there is a ballroom and dance lessons for the DancesAndBalls that take place here...It's [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] however as the only students who get "princess lessons" (like learning to serve tea or make a ball gown) are the three protagonists, thanks to Miss Siamour, and in private classes.

* ''[[http://lecolecrinoline.com/heros/ L'école Crinoline]]'' (''Crinoline School''), an European {{Animesque}} comic book. Like often, it have a princes school in the neighborhood, and students are celebrities from FairyTale universes. Some are Franchise/DisneyPrincess inspired, (Literature/{{Cinderella}}, Literature/SleepingBeauty, [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]], [[Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]], Disney/{{Mulan}} and Disney/{{Pocahontas}}). The others are from less-known tales such as [[NorseMythology Idunn]], Savitri, [[Literature/ArabianNights Scheherazade]], and Zaina.

* [[HighSchoolAU It's a common theme]] in fanfics or fanarts to use the Franchise/DisneyPrincess clique and send them [[http://suneestride.deviantart.com/art/Disney-High-328963520 in a "Disney High"]]. [[http://abbadon82.deviantart.com/gallery/32448160 The setting is often modernized ;]][[http://morloth88.deviantart.com/gallery/40412877 their princes and Disney heroes are there as others students.]] Villains are teachers in some works and [[JerkJock students]] [[AlphaBitch bullies]] in others.

* ''Film/{{Descendants}}'': Auradon's prep fits much of the requirements; notably some students are royals because their parents were, and princesses are one of the popular group of kids in the spin- off web series [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PYhZbXhF5Q School of secrets]].

* ''Literature/PrincessAcademy:'' The particularity here is that girls are not of RoyalBlood, but are still educated as princesses, so the best student can marry the prince and become princess for real.
* ''[[http://www.tiaraclub.co.uk/ The Tiara Club]]'' is a children book series revolving around a princesses [[BoardingSchool boarding academy]]. The teachers being kings, queens and fairies, this is set in MedievalEuropeanFantasy times though princesses's clothes on covers are [[AnachronismStew pretty modern]]. The pupils get or loose "tiara points" depending on their behavior (in [[DistaffCounterpart sister Princes School]], it's crown points). The narrator change in every book; the first of them, Princess Charlotte, notice with shock she is supposed to sleep in mundane cotton bedsheets instead of silk ones, among others things. The Princess academy is especially designed to learn to princesses [[BreakTheHaughty how is life outside a palace]].
* In the French children novel ''The Masqued Prince'', the [[GreatDetective titular character]] investigate on a series of sabotages that happened in a royal TwoTeacherSchool. [[spoiler: The culprit turn out to be a little witch infiltrated among princesses.]]

* The album ''[[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tjrcbtz4LNM/T8ON8O2tw0I/AAAAAAAABVs/zFbc0hM1KHw/s1600/Gothic-Lolita-couverture.jpg Gothic Lolita]]'' by François Amoretti is as the title suggest about the opening of a ElegantGothicLolita school. However the expression "[[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses modern princesses]]" is often used to design said gothic lolitas, and even the academy is once called a princesses school. No wonder why: it's set in a manor with a {{Bizarrchitecture}}, have weekly DancesAndBalls, [[spoiler: and turn out to have been built on princess Literature/{{Cinderella}}'s tomb.]]

* In ''[[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-15-206599-7 Princess in Training]]'' by Tammi Sauer, it's in the boot camp version that Viola Louise Hassenfeffer is sent; due to her TomboyPrincess behavior.

* ''Literature/ThePrincessBride'': In order to [[ArrangedMarriage marry]] Prince Humperdick, Buttercup have to attend royalty school for three years, and is given the title of Princess of Hammersmith (which was part of the Florinese property but nobody ever paid attention to it) because the Prince couldn't marry a commoner.

* ''[[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/415BP58M9lL.jpg Princess Reform School]]'' is a play that bear a strong resemblance to ''Royal Princess Academy''. In that school attended by FairyTale princesses, the student Mimi wish [[BadassPrincess she can chase dragons.]]

* ''SofiaTheFirst:'' The royal prep is a rare co-educated version, ruled by the three fairies from Disney/SleepingBeauty, and with interventions from the Franchise/DisneyPrincess team. Sofia is a NaiveNewcomer here, because she recently became princess by adoption. There is a few pupils and they are from all around the world, to justify the number problem evoked above. But you can wonder how they are not late for school every morning.

* ''WesternAnimation/BarbiePrincessCharmSchool'': Said school revolve around this trope, and yet it [[SubvertedTrope subvert it]] in many ways. The academy is a high school, and the setting is PresentDay, although each student have a FairyCompanion. They wear mundane uniforms, [[PimpedOutDress ball dresses]] being for the coronation day. The school isn't princesses-only, a good portion of students are [[LadyInWaiting ladies royal]] in training. Apart from this it's very classical: tiaras are part of the uniform, (and lockers are topped with these too) the cafeteria look like a normal one until you notice the crystal and silver cutlery, there is a princes school next door, students travel by carriage. And the main protagonist, Blair, is a [[PennyAmongDiamonds commoner]] FishOutOFWater entered after wining a [[LadyInWaiting lady royal]] scholarship in a lottery.[[spoiler: Until it's revealed she was a [[HiddenBackupPrince honest-to-God princess]] all along]].
* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub:'' Alfea is a [[DownplayedTrope downplayed version]] : it's primary a WizardingSchool for fairies . However, about four of the six main characters are princesses, and four others students are princesses as well (Galatea from Melody, Crystal from Lymphea, [[spoiler: Roxy from Earth]], and Varanda from Callisto, who finally cancelled her registration.) The Winx dormitory being filled with princesses, maybe it is a "special royal" one. Plus Alfea is a BrightCastle with a ball room.
* The series ''Franchise/EverAfterHigh'' follows the concept with children of FairyTale characters. Not only about a half of the students are princes and princesses due to the fact their parents were this before them, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1JcWRqBq9c but they call themselves "Royals",actually.]]

* "[[http://princess-prep.com/ The princess prep]]" in London. In 2011, during the royal wedding fever, a kind of boot camp was opened for little girls and teach them princesses manners.

* [[http://www.fairytaledreamscometrue.com/#!princess-parties/c1rtg This Atlanta activities center]] propose, among others things, a "princess charm academy".

A subtrope of the ExtranormalInstitute, where the most distinctive feature of the pupils isn't a paranormal power nor the fact of being freaks, but to be of RoyalBlood.

Conveniently, it mixes every little girl's [[PrincessPhase dream of being a princess]] and every little girl's duty to go to school in modern days.

Little girls will be the main target audience for that reason, and said school is very often a [[OneGenderSchool all-girls one.]] After all, princes are a [[PrinceCharmless less interesting population,]] [[TheEvilPrince aren't they]]? Even if a PrinceCharming sister school exists, and pupils of said school are invited for DancesAndBalls. Due to the audience's age, it will usually be an elementary school.

So, if you have to learn how to be a princess, what will you learn exactly ? Don't expect lessons like maths or literature, rather poise, [[EveryProperLadyShouldCurtsy curtsy]], waltz, good manners and horse riding lessons. (Add fencing ones in Princes Academy.) Also arts, and in GenreSavvy stories, [[WizardingSchool wizarding lessons]] : then princesses won't fear wicked witches any more. For that reason the historical setting is almost always MedievalEuropeanFantasy.

And what about the place? Once again don't expect the typical school building, more something like a BrightCastle, and a [[ElaborateUniversityHigh huge one.]] More often than not it will be a BoardingSchool, with a collective dormitory room for sure, but still pretty fancy: [[PrincessesPreferPink pink walls]], canopy beds and satin sheets are included.

Similarly the cafeteria will look like a banquet room, classroom chairs are shaped like thrones, a carriage will replace the school bus. The [[HighSchoolDance school dance]] will be a fancy ball in the dedicated ballroom.

The students wear a PimpedOutDress on a daily basis, and a [[CoolCrown tiara]] even in bed. [[MaidCorps An army of maids will take care of them]], or at least the local AlphaBitch will have that privilege. Expect her to be an heiress, from a powerful [[TheEmpire empire]] and/or
[[{{Fiction 500}} even richer]] than anybody else. [[RichBitch She usually pick on]] the "poor" princesses from [[MicroMonarchy the smallest kingdoms]] , or a FishOutOfWater [[StrangerInAStrangeSchool with a]] [[PennyAmongDiamonds commoner past.]]


The latter will often be the main protagonist, here because of her RoyalBlood [[RagsToRoyalty she ignored until then]] [[ReallyRoyaltyReveal for some reason]], or due to a [[ScholarshipStudent scholarship]] given by an AnonymousBenefactor. If not, TheHero will be a NaiveNewcomer, already familiar with royalty she was born in but ignorant about content of school subjects. In any case it's a SpoiledSweet.

Teachers will be kings, queens, or [[FairyGodmother fairies]]. You can wonder why monarchs have better being teachers than rulers of their countries. [[FridgeLogic And why, as well, there is that many students : How many monarchies are there in the world , and how many children does every king have, exactly]]?

In RealLife, schools for royal children never existed like it's depicted in fictional stories. Princesses, all along with other nobles were very well educated but [[HomeschooledKids home schooled]] before compulsory school days. The result looked a lot smaller than in fiction. Modern princes and princesses go among commoners in regulars -yet upper class ones- academies. The reason is, like mentioned before, royal children would never be numerous enough to justify the need to open such a school.

Note : In [[ShoujoDemographic shojos mangas]], schools with the exact appearance of royals academies will show up frequently. It's set in a [[BigFancyCastle castle]], it include a ball room, but [[DownplayedTrope it's co-educated and students wear ordinary uniforms]] because they are filthy rich rather than royals. It include ''Mei-chan no Shitsuji'' school, [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Ohtori Academy]], [[Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub Ouran Academy]], [[Manga/YumeiroPatissiere St. Marie Academy]], and so on.

* PlayedWith in ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil:'' Mewny has the St. Olga ''Reform School'' for Wayward Princesses, where [[MagicalGirl Star]] fears her parents will send her if she [[MagicMisfire messes up too badly]].

Note : In [[ShoujoDemographic shojos mangas]], schools with the exact appearance of royals academies will show up frequently. It's set in a [[BigFancyCastle castle]], it include a ball room, but [[DownplayedTrope it's co-educated and students wear ordinary uniforms]] because they are filthy rich rather than royals. It include ''Mei-chan no Shitsuji'' school, [[RevolutionaryGirlUtena Ohtori Academy]], [[OuranHighSchoolHostClub Ouran Academy]], [[YumeiroPatissiere St. Marie Academy]], and so on.

* ''Film/Descendants'': Auradon's prep fits much of the requirements; notably some students are royals because their parents were, and princesses are one of the popular group of kids in the spin- off web series [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PYhZbXhF5Q School of secrets]].