Red, White & Royal Blue

Alex Claremont-Diaz, the first son of the United States, attends the wedding of Prince Phillip, Duke of Cambridge. Alex has a long-standing feud with Prince Henry, Prince Phillip's younger brother. During the reception, Alex and Henry get into an argument that results in the £75,000 wedding cake falling on top of them. To mitigate the fallout after the cake incident and help his mother's re-election campaign, Alex is forced into a series of interviews and appearances with Henry, in which they pose as friends. While stuck in a custodial closet, Alex admits that he began to resent Henry after he rebuffed him at Alex's first appearance as a public figure. Henry apologizes, explaining that he had just lost his father, and was forced by the Palace to appear at events while mourning. The two make amends, later beginning to text regularly and become real friends. At Alex's annual New Year's party, a drunk Henry leaves abruptly after seeing Alex kiss several girls at midnight. Alex follows him outdoors to the White House grounds. Henry expresses frustration with how he will never be able to be the real him, and he kisses Alex. After the party, Henry neglects to respond to Alex's attempts to contact him for several weeks. During Henry's silence, Alex confides in Nora, his best friend and the Vice President's granddaughter, and he realizes that he is attracted to Henry. Alex texts Henry to ask if he will be attending the Prime Minister's dinner, which Henry does not respond to. Henry does attend the dinner, and they are forced to interact publicly to keep appearances. Alex requests his Secret Service bodyguard arrange for him and Henry to talk somewhere private, where Henry begins to express remorse for the kiss on New Year's, but Alex kisses him again. They are interrupted by Alex's Secret Service. The pair quickly become lovers, although they keep it a secret from everyone except those who are directly necessary, such as bodyguards. They also tell close friends, using private jets to traipse back and forth across the Atlantic throughout their relationship. Alex comes up with a plan for his mother to win Texas, their home state, in the upcoming election. After much badgering for his mother to read his plan, he travels to Texas to lead the campaign effort. When he goes to Brooklyn to speak at the Democratic National Convention, Henry surprises him with a visit, where they are later caught and Henry is forced to return home. Alex later comes out to his mother, who is supportive, but advises him to consider his relationship with Henry carefully. Alex invites Henry to his family's vacation home near Austin, Texas, where Alex begins to tell Henry that he is in love with him, but Henry, fearing that he cannot sustain a love-relationship - since the British royal family will not accept it - preemptively leaves the conversation and flees back to England. He neglects to respond to Alex's attempts at contact, so Alex travels to London unexpectedly and demands an explanation for his behavior. Henry explains that his position in the royal family makes loving Alex difficult, and requests patience. Alex convinces Henry that their relationship is worth fighting for, and he can be patient as required. Shortly after Alex returns to the U.S., Alex and Henry's personal e‑mails to each other are hacked and posted online, followed by wide coverage in the press. In response, Alex makes a touching speech admitting that he is in a romantic relationship with Henry. The King orders all Alex's and Henry's means of contact cut off. Zahra Bankston, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff, gets in touch with Shaan, Henry's equerry, and Alex and Henry are finally able to talk. Alex immediately flies to London to reunite with Henry. King James III summons them to a meeting and tells them that they cannot be together, since their relationship is incompatible with royal tradition and the expectations of the public. However, Henry's supportive sister Beatrice notices a crowd gathered in front of Buckingham Palace in support of them, and she cites news reports of similar crowds all over the U.K. Alex and Henry kiss in front of the window, then step outside together onto the balcony and openly greet the cheering public as a couple. On election night, Henry returns to the United States to be with Alex, whose plan to win Texas for his mother ultimately results in her barely winning re-election. Later that evening, Alex and Henry are seen biking down the street toward Alex's "working class" childhood home in Austin, where they leave the bikes on the lawn and go inside to personally celebrate.