It has been a long, difficult day at the Practice today and the only thing that kept me going was the thought of getting home, lighting Christmas candles and climbing into bed to watch a festive film with a mug of hot chocolate. I watched A Princess for Christmas, also called Christmas at Castlebury Hall, which is a lovely fairytale style romance.
After the death of her sister, Jules Daly becomes the legal guardian of her niece and nephew, thereby becoming a single parent overnight and when she loses her job, she worries that she won't be able to provide for them. Then they receive an unexpected invitation to spend Christmas with the children's estranged grandfather at Castlebury Hall. Reluctantly, Jules accepts.
Castlebury is a beautiful European castle in the middle of snowy mountains and right away Jules is struck by the fairytale beauty of the place. Then she meets Ashton, the heir and prince of Castlebury, played by the gorgeous Sam Heughan aka Jamie Fraser in Outlander!! He is equally lovely in this film too, though I did keep expecting him to say "Aye Sassenach" all the way through! He is perfect fairytale-prince/boyfriend-material though and offers all the romance a woman needs at Christmastime.
As Jules tries to build bridges between the children and their crotchety old grandfather, Ashton has a bridge he wants to burn - and Jules gives him the incentive to do just that, leading to a showdown at the Christmas Eve Ball.
This is such a nice film with strong echoes of Cinderella. Sam Heughan is a wonderful romantic lead man - very swoon-worthy, as he leads his lady to the inevitable happy ending. If only life were more like a fairytale, where no matter what you struggle through, you just know that a happy ending awaits and a handsome prince with it!
Unfortunately life isn't like that, which is why we romantics need films like this one to cheer us up after a long, hard day of helping other people! A Princess for Christmas is pure escapism and a joy to watch. I have it on DVD, but you might be able to find it on Netflix or on Amazon if the trailer above interests you. Enjoy!
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