Princess Amelia Almost Overlooks Her True Love While Trying To Connect With Another in A Royal Runaway Romance
I, like so many Hallmark movie fans, love a good royal romance. And what better characters to fall in love than European royalty. We seem to be enamored with royalty from any country, there doesn't seem to be a shortage of handsome princes and beautiful princesses who find themselves trying to go incognito in the U.S. Implausible, sure, but it makes for a good fantasy that it could possibly happen to a regular American guy or gal, doesn't it? (Isn't Meghan Markle an an example?)
In the upcoming Hallmark Channel movie, A Royal Runaway Romance, a princess sets off for the Americas to follow a guy she fashions herself in love with, but ends up finding love in the most unexpected place.
Here's what we know about A Royal Runaway Romance.
What is A Royal Runaway Romance about?
Princess Amelia (Phillippa Northeast) of Bundbury is preparing to take over as Queen once her mother Ava(Sarah Jane Redmond) steps down in a year, but finds herself falling for Wes (Andre Anthony), an American artist commissioned to paint her royal portrait.
The Queen makes it clear that she doesn’t think Wes is the right match for Amelia, so when Wes returns home to Chicago, Amelia devises another reason to travel the states—her Uncle Andreas’ (Vincent Gale) upcoming birthday. Unfortunately, her uncle's home is in Beverly Hills and nowhere near Chicago.
Complicating matters further, her mother insists on traveling with her and confiscates her passport, making a quick flight to Chicago impossible. And perhaps the biggest hurdle is when Amelia learns that Grady (Brant Daughtery), Andreas’ trusted bodyguard, is now assigned to stay with her at all times.
Not easily deterred from her plans to see Wes, Amelia decides to “borrow” Grady’s car to drive to Chicago. When the handsome bodyguard catches onto her plan and tells her uncle, Andreas agrees to help Amelia on one condition—Grady must go with her. Heading out with Grady in Andreas’ classic convertible, America-obsessed Amelia gets the cross-country trip she’d always dreamed of—and perhaps her last chance to be free before assuming the responsibilities of being queen.
Along the way, Amelia and Grady open up to each other and find that they have more in common and more fun together than either expected. With every state line they cross, each will learn that in road trips and romance, the destination is less important than the journey and the person you share it with.
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Who stars in A Royal Runaway Romance?
Phillipa Northeast
This is Phillipa Northeast's first film for Hallmark Channel. Northeast hails from Australia where she starred as Evelyn MacGuire on the popular series, Home and Away.
Follow her on Twitter @pipnortheast and on Instagram @phillippanorthpics.
Brant Daugherty
Along with his wife, Kimberly, Daugherty wrote and starred in A Christmas Movie Christmas, a holiday film that pokes fun at all the Christmas movies out there. He previously starred in Timeless Love and The Baker's Son for Hallmark Channel.
Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @brantdaugherty.
When does A Royal Runaway Romance premiere?
A Royal Runaway Romance premieres on Saturday, Apr. 9 at 8 p.m. ET on Hallmark Channel.
When can I watch A Royal Runaway Romance again?
Sunday, April 10 at 6 p.m. ET
Thursday, April 14 at 8 p.m. ET
Sunday, April 17 at 12 p.m. ET
Saturday, April 23 at 4 p.m. ET
Monday, May 2 at 6 p.m. ET
Does Parade.com have a sneak peek of A Royal Runaway Romance?
We certainly do! Check out this Parade.com exclusive first look at A Royal Runaway Romance.
