Royal New Year's Eve Page #5

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living vicariously.

Ok, please Doris,

between the dress and the party

and the whole prince thing,

it's stressful enough.

Let's not make this something

that it doesn't need to be.

Alright.

[phone rings]

Abigail.

Hello, Abigail.

I know.

Yep, I know.

I know.

Ok.

I- I'll be right there.

Go.

I got this.

Ok, I'm going.

You know you're not actually

moving, right?

Mmmhmm.

Yep.

You're late.

I know, I'm sorry.

Oh, that's alright, they have

just started to unpack

the artwork so...

Good.

Caitlyn, I'm not giving you

too much work, am I?

No.

No, not at all.

Everything should be done

in time.

Should be?

Isabelle, perhaps we should talk

about an alternative

for your dress-

It will be done.

Everything will be done

in time.

Well what about the party?

You're not going to drop

the ball on that, are you?

No.

The music, the food,

the flowers?

And we're reviewing the artwork

this morning.

I think Caitlyn has

everything well in hand.

I'm sure she does.

Well, Abigail and I are off

to find fabulous things to go

with my fabulous dress

and afterwards

perhaps we can go over

seating charts for the party.

Sounds great.

Wonderful.

Goodbye.

Shall we?

Well, we have a little time

before they're ready for us

to look at anything, so...

coffee?

I have so much to do

before the ball.

I- I don't know if I have time

for coffee.

Well, lucky for us the person

throwing the ball does.

Don't make me threaten you

with the dungeon again.

Coffee it is.

[laughs]

Ok.

Caitlyn, you really

should relax.

It's going to work out

just fine.

Yeah.

I hope so.

You sound unsure.

I've never made a dress

for a real live human being

other than myself.

Well, I have the utmost

confidence in you.

It just- it... has to be

special, you know?

I mean, especially if you're

gonna... you know.

Ask Isabelle to marry me.

Yes.

The fashion show the other

night, that looked spectacular.

Oh, yes, well Abigail does

nothing less than spectacular.

It must be really challenging

working for someone so...

exacting.

Exacting.

That is a word I will have

to remember.

It's not always a barrel

of laughs

but I have learned so much.

It's basically been like

a crash course in fashion.

You know, sometimes I feel like

the crash test dummy, though.

If it's any consolation I feel

like that most days myself.

Hmm.

Is this that point in the

conversation where the rich,

handsome prince with

the beautiful girlfriend

is going to tell me how hard

his life is?

No.

No, no, no.

My position affords me

great luxury and great reward.

And I'm not just talking about

the palaces.

Oh, palaces.

More than- more than one?

Yes.

I can't even keep track.

But seriously, it

is an honour to be

a member of the royal family.

The people of our country

are hard-working,

decent and generous.

I hear a "but" coming.

But a lot of things

are decided for you.

Like what?

Like who your friends are,

where you can go to school,

and who you shall marry.

Excuse me, Your Highness.

There's a call from your father.

Take a message.

You want me to take a message

from the king?

Yes, I do.

May I take a message,

Your Majesty?

I like this for you.

Oh, that is quite pretty.

I love when designers

give me things to wear.

What do you think about this?

Mmm...

Message received.

Thank you.

I just wanna give you everything

you want,

whether it's the party

or the dress.

You seem concerned.

Well, Caitlyn's never done

anything like this before

and it might be a good idea

to have a little back-up plan.

You know, just in case.

Oh.

Well, what did you have

in mind?

Oh, well, um... this is just

off the top of my head

but many of the dresses in

the fashion show are available.

Maybe you could look

at a few of those

and see if anything might do.

I mean, just in case something

happens with Caitlyn's dress.

Well, I suppose

that isn't a bad idea.

Having a back-up plan

couldn't hurt.

Exactly.

But I'm sure that Caitlyn

will come through.

It would take something quite

big for me

to change my mind

about that dress.

So wait.

The first thing you ever

designed was a princess costume?

It was for the school play.

My mother, bless her heart,

she tried so hard,

but I took one look at it

and went "no, please, let me".

How old were you?

Uh, six.

Brilliant.

So that made you want

to become a designer?

Well, it primarily made me

wanna become a princess,

but yeah.

I never thought of it that way.

To me it's always

been just clothes.

Oh, no.

It's so much more than that.

Fashion is about expressing

ourselves from the inside

by what we wear on the outside.

So if fashion

was your calling,

why the detour

into teaching art?

I was young and felt like

I needed a back-up plan.

Before I knew it that back-up

plan had taken over.

So then one day you just decided

to change your whole life?

Yeah.

Believe it or not it was part of

a New Year's resolution.

Really?

Mmmhmm.

You're kidding.

No.

It was kind of

one of those things.

I had broken up

with someone

that I had been seeing

for a while.

Nothing dramatic, we just...

we wanted different things.

And that started making me think

about the other things

that I wanted in my life.

It was kind of time

for a fresh start.

I find that quite remarkable.

Thank you.

But of course you did also say

that about the hot dog.

Pales in comparison.

Oh, wow.

I love this one.

It is lovely.

Here's this sort

of average woman

and she's wearing

this stunning gown.

Look at the way

she's holding her face.

Like she can't believe

how beautiful she looks.

This is how the dress

made her feel.

This is what fashion can do.

That's her fresh start.

I think we should go

with this china.

Ok.

I'm not convinced

about the flatware though.

Oh, I can have them bring in

others and you can see it.

Yes, let's do that.

Great.

Any update on the dress?

It will be ready for your

fitting tomorrow.

Wonderful.

And the art auction?

It's all set.

The pieces are beautiful.

I can't believe they're willing

to give them up.

Part of being royalty is making

tough choices

for the greater good.

Certainly gives me an insight

into the world

that most aren't able

to appreciate.

The extent of royalty and

nobility in my family ends

with my uncle Duke.

Yes.

Being Lady Isabelle is much more

than just a title I inherited

and should I one day be asked to

join the royal family

I'll consider it a great honour.

It's much more than just

a childhood fairytale about

becoming a princess.

I think you'll make

a great princess.

Oh, thank you.

I do, too.

Now, if we could just convince

Jeffery to embrace that.

I'm sure he will.

Yes.

He just needs to focus.

Distractions are such

a terrible thing.

Don't you think?

I thought for sure Caitlyn

would crack under the pressure

and then I could swoop in

and save the day.

Mom, just leave it alone.

I can't find one of

my dresses

that Isabelle would want,

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