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3[[folder: The Royal Family]]
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5!As a Whole
6* RoyallyScrewedUp: Seriously, you can count the people who are fit to rule a country in this family on one hand. Maybe even on one finger.
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8!King Simon Henstridge
9-->'''Played By:''' Creator/VincentRegan
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11* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Sets the needs of many in front of that of the few, even if that means abolishing the monarchy.
12* TheGoodKing: Definitely how the people and his family remember him. [[spoiler: Even after his death in Season 1, everybody talks a lot about him and his deeds. Cyrus and every future king has very big shoes to fill.]]
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14!Queen Helena Henstridge
15-->'''Played By:''' Creator/ElizabethHurley
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17* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Cunning, always out for what is best for her and definitely not the best ruler.
18* MyBelovedSmother: Has this tendency to her children, especially towards Eleanor.
19* HotConsort: Curtesy of being played by Creator/ElizabethHurley.
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21!Prince Liam Henstridge
22-->'''Played By:''' Creator/WilliamMoseley
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24* BrotherSisterTeam: With Eleanor.
25* InUniverseNickname: Robert called/[[spoiler: calls]] him "Sparrow", which sounds a lot like "spare" - exactly what Liam is to him, the SpareToTheThrone.
26* RoyalBlood: Played with. Turns out he is not Simon's son in the beginning of Season Two and therefore no royalty. [[spoiler: Until it is revealed that it was a scheme ochestrated by Cyrus and Helena. In Season Three, he is proven to be Simon's son after all.]]
27* RoyalBrat: Like Eleanor, he is spoiled and quite hedonistic. When his brother Robert [[spoiler: allegedly]] dies, he is forced to straighten his life up since he's now the heir to the throne.
28** Just like Eleanor, he eventually goes through CharacterDevelopment.
29* SpareToTheThrone: Was this before Roberts death. [[spoiler: Becomes this again when Robert returns. His nickname "Sparrow" references his position in the family.]]
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32!Princess Eleanor Henstridge
33-->'''Played By:''' Creator/AlexandraPark
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35* BigBrotherWorship: She adored and looked up to Robert and was devastated when he died. It is also repeatedly said Eleanor was his favourite sibling.
36* BrotherSisterTeam: With Liam.
37* DaddysGirl: She has a closer relationship with her father than she ever did with her mother. His death hits her horribly.
38* FunctionalAddict: Takes a lot of drugs including mariuhana, cocain, LSD... Still, she gets her job done, at least most of the time.
39* RebelliousPrincess: Definitely shows elements of this, especially in earlier seasons.
40* RoyalBrat: Though she grows out of it thanks to CharacterDevelopment.
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42!Prince[[spoiler:/King]] Cyrus Henstridge
43-->'''Played By:''' Creator/JakeMaksall
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45* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Not that surprising since the people of England where still grieving for Simon and Cyrus is not the best fit for the throne. [[spoiler: When he reveals that he's dying from prostate cancer, he earns some compassion and becomes more popular.]]
46* DepravedBisexual: Women, Men, maids, prime ministers - Cyrus has slept with them all.
47* EvilPrince: Well, technically he is a Duke. But it still fits.
48* EvilUncle: To Eleanor, Liam and Robert.
49* TheExile: He's banished from England by Robert after listening to him and Liam planning to overthrow him. While at first, he seems to be exiled to another country, it turns out he's only exiled to an embassy in London.
50* SpareToTheThrone: Was this until Robert died and Liam and Eleanor were proven to be illegitimate.
51* SketchySuccessor: To Simon.
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54!Prince[[spoiler:/King]] Robert Henstridge
55-->'''Played By:''' Creator/MaxBrown
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57* AloofBigBrother: To Liam. [[spoiler: Especially when he returns in Season Three.]]
58* [[spoiler: NotQuiteDead: Until the second season finale, he was believed to be killed while on a mission. Turns out, he's alive and was hiding on an island.]]
59* [[spoiler: RightfulKingReturns: Since Simon is dead, he was the next in the line of sucession. When he returns alive, he eventually ascends the throne.]]
60* VillainWithGoodPublicity: The people of England think of Robert as a hero, especially since the blackout in London, even though he's the mastermind behind it.
61* TheWisePrince: How he was thought of by his family after his [[spoiler: alleged]] death. [[spoiler: Turns out, he is not that ReasonableAuthorityFigure he was hyped up to be when he returns in Season 3. The only one who knew it all along? His father Simon, that's why he wanted to end the monarchy.]]
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63!Princess Maribel Henstridge and Penelope Henstridge
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65* TheDitz: They're not really that bright.
66* PutOnABus: After season 2, they're never seen again.
67* RoyalBrat: They're very spoiled princesses and unlike Eleanor and Liam, they don't get better.
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72[[folder: Royal Staff]]
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74! Ted Pryce
75-->'''Played By:''' Creator/OliverMilburn
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77![[spoiler: Sir]] Jasper Frost
78-->'''Played By:''' Creator/TomAusten
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80* BodyguardCrush: How his romantic relationship with Eleanor began.
81* HeelFaceTurn: At first he was a con man who threatened Eleanor with a video, but over the course of time, he grows out of it, from having genuine romantic feelings for her to even helping Liam in exposing Robert.
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83! James Hill
84-->'''Played By:''' Creator/RockyMarshall
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86* NiceGuy: He is definitely one.
87* OnlySaneMan: Definitely the most level-headed person in a palace full of crazy characters.
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89! Wilhelmina "Willow" Moreno
90-->'''Played By:''' Creator/GenevieveGaunt
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92* InterclassRomance: Willow, the royal family's social media advisor, engages in one with [[spoiler: King]] Robert, despite herself also coming from nobility, with her grandfather being a Viscount (Helena actually convinces her to use it to tell about how she met Robert the first time, but she insists on with an ordinary girl working for the palace, fell for Robert.) and is currently engaged to him.
93* [[NiceGuy Nice Girl]]: One of the nicest characters in the series.
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