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Sadrid Palace, Brindleton (10:00am)

Reporters: YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESSES! YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THIS WAY PLEASE!

Reporter 1: YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THIS WAY!

Reporter 2: DO YOU HAVE A DATE PICKED ALREADY?

Reporter 3: WHO WILL DESIGN YOUR DRESS MA’AM? 

Octavia: I’m so glad that son of mine finally decided to settle! I can’t believe it took him this long.

Eliza: Be assured that my daughter had something to do with that as well.

Octavia: Oh no, it was him! I kept on telling him that Charlotte was the best partner he could ever find, but he would always change the subject or find an excuse to not talk about it.

Eliza: Charlotte was the same way with us. She never gave us a straight answer and always evaded our questions!

Octavia: These children are something else [sighs]. Now, all that's left for me is to send a very substantial donation to the Princess of Shaadval's Foundation.

Eliza: Why is that?

Octavia: I’m convinced that if she hadn’t seen the pregnancy's test, those two would’ve tried to keep it a secret.

Albert: Pardon me ladies! Excuse me for eavesdropping, did you say that the Princess of Shaadval saw the pregnancy test?

Octavia: That’s right. According to Charlotte, Abhiti found her with the test the last time she was in Windenburg.

Eliza: How nice of her to keep the secret. I’ll make a donation as well to show my gratitude.

King Henry College, Windenburg (10:54am)

Albert: Thank you so much for your help, Dr. McAllister.

McAllister: It was my pleasure, sir. See you tomorrow.

Albert: Very well then, take care and have a great day.

McAllister: You too, sir.

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Albert: Let's get going before McAllister starts bombarding me with more history.

Richard: [chuckles] Weren't you excited to hear those for your speech tomorrow?

Albert: Yeah, but I thought he'd give me a quick crash course. I didn't expect him to go into all the details about my ancestors. Can you imagine how much information that is?

Richard: I can, sir.

Albert: Well, you're the history buff, not me. It felt like an endless punishment, reminding me of my school days.

Richard: Good thing your car is ready. We can make a quick escape from history.

Albert: You know what, Richard? One of these days, I'm gonna...

???: Albert?

Albert: Anne?

Anne: Hey!

Albert: Hey, how are you?

Anne: I'm doing well. How about you?

Albert: I'm good, um...

Anne: [laughs] Don't be so awkward, Albert.

Albert: Sorry! It's just that I didn't expect to see you here.

Anne: Well, the feeling is mutual. So, what brings you here?

Albert: Research, actually. I'm preparing for my speech tomorrow.

Anne: You're the guest speaker for tomorrow's assembly? I thought Charlotte was responsible for the college's speeches.

Albert: She was, but with her upcoming wedding and all, I've taken over those duties. Now is your turn, why are you here?

Anne: Actually, I'm teaching a class on early childhood development. It's been a wonderful experience so far.

Albert: That's fantastic, Anne! I know teaching has always been a passion of yours and you have a natural talent for it. The future generations are fortunate to have you as their teacher.

Anne: Thank you, it means a lot to hear that from you. Say, are you free right now? How about we grab a cup of coffee and catch up?

Albert: That sounds like a great idea! You stay here Richard.

Richards: But sir...

Albert: It’s an order.

Richard: ...Yes, sir.

Albert: So, where do you want to go?

Anne: There's this cute coffee shop down the street that sells the best coffee in town.

Albert: Sounds great to me, let’s go.

Darrumburg Palace, Windenburg (2:15pm)

Courtier: Welcome your royal highness; please follow me.

Abhiti: Where are we going?

Courtier: Prince Albert is currently on a call, so I’ve been instructed to take you to the white drawing room, ma’am.

Abhiti: Is this the one?

Courtier: Yes, ma’am. Please let me know if you need anything while you wait.

Abhiti: I will, thank you.

Charlotte: AHHHHH!

Abhiti: Gosh! Charlotte, hello.

Charlotte: Abhiti, goodness gracious! Hi. I didn’t mean to scare you.

Abhiti: Don’t worry about it. I also scared you, so we’re even in my book.

Charlotte: Even so, I shouldn’t have rushed in like that, even if the room had been empty. Usually, I have better manners.

Abhiti: I know, you’re famous for it. If you need the room, I can wait for Albert somewhere else.

Charlotte: Oh, definitely no. I’ll go make my call somewhere else. It was nice to see you as always.

Abhiti: You too! Hang on, you dropped something.

Charlotte: Wait! Stop!

Abhiti: Is this...Oh my!

Charlotte: Oh, God. Abhiti, listen to me. You can’t tell anyone about this. If anyone, especially my father, were to know about this before I talked to Eleazar, I don’t know what would happen. So please, promise me you won’t say anything.

Abhitit: I- I promise.

Albert: What are you two whispering about?

Charlotte: We’re just catching up; we haven’t seen each other since William’s wedding, right Abhiti?

Abhiti: Right...

Albert: That's nice, but now I’ll steal her from you because we have a movie to catch. Ready to go Ab?

Abhiti: Yes, let’s go.

Albert: We’ll see you later, Lottie.

Charlotte: Of course, have fun you two, and Abhiti, it was a pleasure as always.