A ROYAL CHRISTMAS ENGAGEMENT
Honesty Is the Best Gift
What You Need To Know
A ROYAL CHRISTMAS ENGAGEMENT is a Christian holiday romance on UPtv about Lauren, an ambitious ad executive forced to work with Paul, a foreign consultant who’s actually a royal prince.
The movie opens with Lauren’s boss putting her on the next big project to create an ad campaign for a chocolate company. Lauren’s excited about the possibility of moving ahead in her career, until she learns she must work with a consultant from England named Paul. Lauren believes she can complete the project on her own and resolves not to pay any mind to what the newcomer has to say.
Meanwhile, Paul and his good friend, Prince Edward, discuss their plans for the Christmas holidays. Edward says he feels held down by his responsibilities in his royal family. Paul notes that his wife is due to give birth. So, the two friends agree that Edward can go to America instead of Paul to help Lauren.
Upon his arrival, Edward poses as Paul and meets Lauren. They get off to a rocky start because Lauren doesn’t want to accept his help. However, after the deadline for her pitch is moved, Lauren and the undercover Prince find that they work well together under pressure.
Edward meets Lauren’s family and falls in love with both America and his new work partner. Lauren can’t deny how she’s grown to love him in return.
However, the truth is bound to come out sooner or later. Will Edward’s lie destroy his relationship with Lauren, or will their love for one another persevere?
A ROYAL CHRISTMAS ENGAGEMENT is a fun, lighthearted Christmas holiday romance that includes positive moral, redemptive themes about the importance of telling the truth, forgiveness and loving your family. While Edward lies throughout the movie about his true identity, his actions have negative consequences and ultimately point to the power of forgiveness. Due to brief alcohol consumption throughout A ROYAL CHRISTMAS ENGAGEMENT, MOVIEGUIDE® advises mild caution for younger children.
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements
Strong moral worldview, with some light redemptive content, incudes positive references to Christmas and shows the negative consequences of lying, and stresses the importance of honesty, the value of forgiveness, loving one’s family, and loving one another above a career, plus some light Romantic worldview elements
Foul Language
No foul language, but one use of the English word “bloody”
Violence
No violence
Sex
No sex, just romance
Nudity
No nudity Alcohol Use/Abuse: A central plot point is a brand of whiskey, and whiskey is drunk throughout the movie for various reasons, but it’s always shown in moderation
Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse
No smoking or drugs use;
Miscellaneous Immorality
Lying.
