James has always been believed to be heir to the throne due to being the firstborn son to King Roland, but before the royal wedding of Aunt Tilly to Sir Bartleby starts, the truth comes out: Amber is the real heir to the throne because she's older than James by seven minutes. Having lost his position and realizing he was living a lie his whole life, James is upset, and he's determined to show that Amber wouldn't make a good queen. But his actions may not make him as happy as he thinks.
Tropes
- An Aesop: Your path might not go as expected, but you may find it's what you want in the end.
- Character Development: Amber doesn't care if her dress gets dirty when she tries to catch Aunt Tilly's flying fish. Sofia even says that her sister isn't the pampered princess she used to be.
- Chekhov's Gun: It was mentioned in "King for a Day" that Amber is older than James by seven minutes. Here, Grand Mum tells Roland that for this reason, she's the future queen of Enchancia.
- Green-Eyed Monster: James is understandably upset when it turns out that Amber is the real heir to the throne and not him—he did spend his whole life thinking he would be king.
- Hypocrite: James believed that Amber wouldn't make a very good ruler, but he was willing to sabotage the wedding just to make Amber look bad.
- Karma Houdini Warranty: You'd think that what James did to Amber in this episode is the long overdue karma for what she did to Sofia in Once Upon a Princess.
- My God, What Have I Done?: James completely regrets letting Aunt Tilly's flying fish out and having Amber take the blame when she becomes miserable at losing the wedding ring.
- Noodle Incident: Somehow, Sofia's family found out about Wilbur sometime after "Great Aunt-Venture".
- Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: Amber being seven minutes older than James is what makes her the future heir to the throne, and boy he isn't happy about it.
- This Cannot Be!: James' reaction upon learning Amber is the true heir to the throne and not him.
- Wedding Episode: The title speaks for itself.
- Wham Episode: Amber turned out to be the real heir to the throne the whole time.
