A Princess for Christmas (2011)

At the invitation of an estranged relative, a young woman travels with her niece and nephew to a castle in Europe for Christmas, where she unwittingly falls for a dashing Prince.

Director:

Michael Damian

Writers:

Janeen Damian, Michael Damian

Stars:

Katie McGrath, Roger Moore, Sam Heughan

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Katie McGrath	...	Jules Daly
Roger Moore	...	Edward Duke of Castlebury
Sam Heughan	...	Ashton Prince of Castlebury
Travis Turner	...	Milo Huntington
Leilah de Meza	...	Maddie Huntington
Miles Richardson	...	Paisley Winterbottom
Charlotte Salt	...	Lady Arabella Marchand du Belmont
Razvan Oprea	...	Lord Thomas Belmont
Oxana Moravec	...	Mrs. Birch
Alan O'Silva	...	Floyd (as Alin Olteanu)
Madalina Anea	...	Abigail
Razvan Ciuraru	...	Gibson
Olivia Krevoy	...	Zoe
Tristam Thomas	...	Bob
Maria Junghetu	...	Mrs. Kelly (as Maria Junghietu)

Storyline

Jules Daly is struggling to raise her orphaned niece and nephew (Maggie and Milo) alone, but it isn't easy after getting downsized out of her antique sales job while Milo rebels against the death of his parents through petty theft. With things looking bleak for Christmas, an English butler named Paisley arrives with an invitation for all to come see the kids' emotionally distant grandfather who lives in Castlebury Hall, somewhere near Liechtenstein. With nothing to hold them back, they go, but the grandfather - Edward, Duke of Castlebury - is rather cold over their visit to his castle. So is his other surviving son, Ashton, Prince of Castlebury. Before long, they're all having a good time and looking forward to hosting a Christmas Eve ball, but Jules overhears a conversation from which she draws a wrong conclusion.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | castle | prince | butler | duke | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 December 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Christmas Princess

Filming Locations:

Bragadiru Palace, Bucharest, Romania

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mediapro Studios,Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA),Riviera Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The actor who plays the Prince, actually has royalty lineage in his blood line, this was confirmed in a 2014 interview.

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Goofs

When Prince Ashton is playing the violin, Debussy's "Claire de Lune" is heard. The actor's fingering on the violin's fretboard and his bowing are completely out of sync with the music and with the notes. He should be using vibrato which would synchronize with the music and the actor is fingering the fretboard too quickly and touching notes which would not produce a vibrato.

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Quotes

Milo Huntington: What a weirdo.
Maddie Huntington: He's not a weirdo. He's just old.

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Connections

References Dawn of the Dead (1978)

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Soundtracks

Jiggle Some Mo'
Written by Michael Damian, Janeen Damian, Michael Parnell, and V Style
Performed by Tonisha Weaver and V Style
Produced and mixed by Tom Weir
Courtesy of Weir Brothers Records

User Reviews

A Christmas Fairy Tale - no less..

When you imagined the castle of cinderlla - it may have looked like this one. When you imagined how nice Prince Charming may be - it might have been just like this one.

Its a fairy tale - are fairy tales ever meant to be realistic? Of course not!

My family did not like the movie because they believed it to be poor acting but good looking performers and a unimaginative plot.

I loved it because it was heart warming. It is not a thought provoking movie. Its lovely. That's all it is.

Merry Christmas!