A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby

Synopsis:

It’s Christmastime in Aldovia, and a a royal baby is on the way. Queen Amber (Rose McIver) and King Richard (Ben Lamb) are getting ready to take some time off to prepare for their first child’s arrival, but first they have to host King Tai (Kevin Shen) and Queen Ming (Momo Yeung) of Penglia to renew a 600-year-old sacred truce. But when a snowstorm hits on Christmas Eve and the priceless treaty goes missing, peace is jeopardized and an ancient curse looms. Amber will have to figure out who the thief is before before the clock strikes midnight, for the safety of her family and the kingdom.

Quick Thoughts:

Continuing the Christmas romance from the first film, but this Christmas – it’s the wedding! And when there’s a wedding, there’s a wedding planner. Unfortunately, Netflix decided to be as cliche as possible and create the most flamboyantly gay wedding planning. But wait – our gay best friend is also back and makes the trip to Aldovia this time for the royal wedding. But despite deciding to pair up the only two gay guys in the film, when there appears to be a spark of something budding – they cut away! The sequel is a bit more queer than the first film, but I still do not consider “A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding” to be a queer film. The actual film itself isn’t bad, being of the same cut of cloth as the first film. But again, if you want to watch decent queer representation that isn’t full of cliches and part of a side story that only feels included to tick a box off a P.C. checklist, find a different film! This one’s not it (I actually groaned!)