Line #21 Trivia/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue


1	!!The novel:
2	* MarketBasedTitle: In French, the book and the film are both titled "My Dear F***ing Prince".
3	* PopCultureUrbanLegends: There is a rumor that the book is a former RealPersonFic of the ''Film/TheSocialNetwork'' actors Creator/JesseEisenberg and Creator/AndrewGarfield with the SerialNumbersFiledOff. [=McQuiston=] never confirms this but some readers speculate that she might be a former fanfic writer involved in ''The Social Network'' fandom. [=YouTuber=] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6xgkqKxmBI Jane Mulcahy investigated this rumor]] and found out there's no evidence about it as she couldn't find the original fanfic though she did allegedly suspect that [=McQuiston=] wrote a ''Social Network'' real-person fic due to the writing style.
4	* UpdatedRerelease:
5	** Upon [=McQuiston=]'s own decision, later editions of the book replace all references to Literature/HarryPotter with other dialogue or references.
6	** Also, another scene in which President Claremont vaguely references having said something that upset an Israeli ambassador has been replaced in later editions with a vague reference to an offensive remark against the Swedish prime minister.
7	* WordOfGod: [=McQuiston=] [[https://twitter.com/casey_mcquiston/status/1173416487232520192?s=20 tweeted]] the birthplaces and times of Alex, Henry, June, and Nora "for the astrology crowd." Specifically:
8	** Alex: March 27, 1998, at 2:07 PM in Austin, Texas
9	** Henry: March 12, 1997, at 5:03 PM in London
10	** June: October 14, 1995, at 7:37 PM in San Francisco, California
11	** Nora: December 15, 1996, at 5:38 AM in Montpelier, Vermont (the first tweet says PM, but a reply tweet says, "I meant AM for Nora's birth time")
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13	!!The film:
14	* ActorInspiredElement: According to the director, Taylor Zakhar Perez was the one who came up with using "Bad Reputation" for the opening credits.
15	* ActorSharedBackground: Like his character Prince Henry, Creator/NicholasGalitzine is also a prince -- he's the direct descendant of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Golitsyn House of Golitsyn / Galitzine,]] an exiled Russian noble family. [[note]]The Golitsyns were powerful and high-ranked boyars, which is the highest Eastern European noble rank, but doesn't have a direct English equivalent; "prince" is the closest translation.[[/note]] His grandfather, father and Nicholas himself are styled as Prince Galitzine. [[https://www.hollywoodancestry.com/post/nicholas-galitzine-prince-in-the-new-cinderella This article]] contains more info about the actor's BlueBlood heritage.
16	* DawsonCasting: In the book (which takes place over the course of a year), Alex and Henry turn 22 and 23 respectively midway through. They appear to be slightly older in the movie (Alex is a law student, rather than an undergraduate as he is in the book), but Taylor Zakhar Perez at 31 was still significantly older than his character. Nicholas Galitzine was borderline, age 27 playing Henry at perhaps 24.
17	* DeletedScene:
18	** A scene with Alex posting Cornetto on social media didn't make the final cut, but was later [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=n0iPPzW37vs released on YouTube]].
19	** [[https://youtu.be/Yt3FgknI_RY?feature=shared Another scene]] has Alex and Henry bonding with a fireside talk. This one was briefly included in the montage featured over Alex's speech.
20	* DuelingWorks: With ''Film/{{Bottoms}}'', another famous queer film released in August 2023. Ironic as Creator/NicholasGalitzine stars in both of these films.
21	* DyeingForYourArt: Nicholas Galitzine, a brunet, dyed his hair blond for the role of Prince Henry.
22	* IronyAsHeIsCast:
23	** Creator/StephenFry (who is gay) plays the homophobic British king.
24	** Nicholas Galitzine is a classically trained musician and singer. Prince Henry's singing, on the other hand, is -- while not tone-deaf -- best described as "enthusiastic".
25	* PermanentPlaceholder: The Perfume Genius cover of "Can't Help Falling In Love" was intended to be a placeholder until a new cover could be done for the film. The director ended up loving it so much he kept it in.
26	* PlayingAgainstType: Nicholas Galitzine's most popular film prior to this is the alleged military propaganda ''[[Film/PurpleHearts2022 Purple Hearts]]'' (2022), where he plays a [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero Republican Marine]] who constantly bickers with his [[GranolaGirl liberal, woke]] love interest about socialism. Here, he portrays the gay, open-minded Prince Henry who believes that the monarchy is outdated, and who falls in love with the first son of a democratic U.S. president.
27	* {{Typecasting}}: Prince Henry is also one of Creator/NicholasGalitzine's three royal-related roles: the other ones being as Prince Robert in ''[[Film/Cinderella2021 Cinderella]]'' and as King James' lover George Villiers, the Duke of Buckingham, in the television series ''Series/MaryAndGeorge''. The typecast is taken even further when one considers Galitzine's actual royal heritage (see above).

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