After the ‘Heartstopper’ fever in 2022, Amazon Prime Video’s ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ has become the new pop culture phenomenon. The fans have started to make TikTok compilations of some of the adorable moments of the protagonists in the film. The film is about a nemesis-turned-lover troupe between the President of the United States’ son, Alex Claremont-Diaz, and Britain’s favorite royal, Prince Henry.
‘Red, White, and Royal Blue’ follows the story of the two protagonists who fall in love, but they have to conceal it to maintain the image of the royal family. However, their love has to go through a test after the emails between the two leak into the media. After the show was released, there were many speculations that Nicholas Galitzine’s character, Prince Henry, was inspired by the ex-royal, Prince Harry. Now, the actor has put the speculations to rest.
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Nicholas Galitzine Addresses The Prince Harry Rumors
Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine have painted the tinsel town with their infectious chemistry and gay flick ‘Red, White, and Royal Blue.’ In the film, Nicholas plays a royal family member, Prince Henry. In the film, his character is dubbed “the Prince of England’s Hearts.” Fans were quick to speculate that the character from the McQuiston novel is based on an ex-royal family member, Prince Harry.
During an interview with People, Nicholas Galitzine addressed the rumors, saying, “I feel like, especially in the last five years, Prince Harry and Prince William have been so in the public eye. Harry, especially being this kind of rogue amongst these very uptight, duty-bound royals, is maybe a comparison people will make.”
Nicholas continued, “But, to be honest, I feel like Henry almost has more of William in some sense. For a large part of the story, duty comes first. This responsibility that has been bestowed upon him since childhood comes first, and he can’t put his love, who he really is, before that.” He admitted that he did not do research on one royal in particular
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The Author Of The Book Talked About The Inspiration For Characters In Their Book
Casey McQuiston, the author of ‘Red, White & Royal Blue,’ talked about how she derived the personalities of their characters. The book, released in 2019, became an instant hit, becoming The New York Times bestseller. During an interview for the Los Angeles Public Library’s blog in 2019, they revealed the inspiration for the characters in their book.
Casey said, “Most of my characters are pulled from a mixture of my brain, people I know, people from history, and tropes I love.”
McQuiston also revealed her favorite royal members in the interview. They added, “I’m more of a casual fan of the royal family than you might think, but they have always been part of my pop culture landscape.”
They continued, “I remember my sister having pictures of Prince William on her bedroom door in high school, and I definitely woke up at the crack of dawn to watch both royal weddings. … My favorite royals would definitely have to be Duchess Meghan and Princess Diana.”
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