Barbie: Princess Charm School

"There's a princess in every girl!"

Blair Willows, a young girl who lives within the kingdom of Gardenia with her sickly mother and younger sister, Emily, while working vigorously as a waitress in order to help better support them.

Upon returning home from a yet another long day of work at the "Cafe Gardenia," Emily is watching the annual "Princess Procession" on TV, which involves princesses from many other kingdoms coming to enroll at the original Princess Charm School (a magical, modern place which teaches dancing, how to have tea parties, and general, proper princess etiquette) in order to learn their full potential. In addition, each semester one commoner is also allowed enrollment if she wins the "lottery" that awards her a full scholarship, as well as the chance to become a "Lady Royal," a princess's most trusted adviser.

On the TV, Blair, Emily and their mother, who later joins them, watch as the lottery winner is picked as Blair. Absolutely stunned by this, Blair then learns from her little sister that the reason her name had been drawn was due to the fact that Emily had secretly entered her Blair's name many times per day. Initially, Blair doesn't wish to leave her responsibilities to her family behind, but her mother, who sees it as a good opportunity for her daughter (and, in turn, inevitably for their family, as well), manages to convince her. Blair parts ways with her family and leaves to go the school within a carriage driven by a man named Brock, who is an employee working there.

At the school, Blair is greeted by a large Golden Retriever named Prince, which curiously takes an immediate liking to her. The Headmistress of the school, Alexandra Privet, finding Blair on the floor with Prince (who had previously toppled her over as a result of their meeting) then takes her to her locker, and explains things about the school along the way. Blair, at her locker, is suddenly met by a fairy named Grace. She turns out to be Blair's assigned, personal princess assistant, as every student within attendance at the charm school possesses, as well.

Blair uses her magically-infused locker to change into her school uniform, and then Grace takes her to her dorm room in order to get settled in. There, Blair meets her new roommates (both of whom are princesses): Isla (an at times timid girl, although talented musician) and Hadley (an outgoing and tomboyish, star athlete). She also meets their sprite assistants, Caprice and Harmony.

After their brief introductions have been made, a sudden announcement is heard from Miss Privet, stating that every student is to now head over to the Starlight Welcome immediately, in order to receive their training crowns. At the welcome ceremony, Miss Privet explains that they will get real crowns once they have successfully completed the semester with high expectations. Another teacher of the school, Dame Devin, then announces that she will soon quit her job of instructing at the Princess Charm School after her daughter, Delancy (who is also attending the school) becomes the new princess of Gardenia at the end of the semester. She goes on to explain that both she and her daughter have lived at the royal palace since the time of her sister-in-law, Queen Isabella, and her family's death within a car crash many years ago. Isla and Hadley, seated with the rest of their fellow students, then quietly discuss with Blair a well known legend which states that not everyone from the Royal Family had died.

After the ceremony, each student has a curtsying class before dismissal for the evening, and Blair gets distracted by Hadley and Isla's continued tale and bumps into Delancy, who seems to have already developed quite a strong dislike for Blair, and openly expresses her disdain over the school's lottery system of allowing commoners to enroll. Isla and Hadley comfort Blair, telling her that they are positive that Blair can do anything Delancy can do.

The next day, Blair's momentary confident instantly becomes unraveled upon witnessing Delancy being able to walk about with a very large stack of books on her head without any sort of difficulty during one of their lessons, when she, herself, can't even balance one. Many of the other girls, however, do have a few problems, themselves, but Dame Devin, the lesson's instructor, seems more keen upon singling Blair out the most. However, upon getting a better view of Blair's face, Dame Devin becomes immediately, and curiously shocked. She then ruthlessly tells her to get out of her class and states that she doesn't belong at such an establishment.