Red, White & Royal Blue

by Casey McQuiston

yo there’s a bond marathon on and did you know your dad was a total babe

Alex totally watched Bond movies as a kid, had some idle childhood crush, and then eventually pieced together that Arthur Fox was Henry’s father and had a conniption. In all seriousness, I do love the movie star layer of Henry’s background—I imagine the tabloids were absolutely fascinated with the princess with a doctorate marrying James Bond, and I think it helps to explain why the royal family in this universe has a bit of a different overall PR strategy than the royal family in our own reality.