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Just before Christmas, aspiring American journalist Iris Nakamura travels to the Nordic country of Thessara to cover Crown Princess Diana's press conference. Diana, set to take the throne after her father's death, is known as an irresponsible socialite who may abdicate. When Diana fails to appear, Iris refuses to leave and is mistaken for young Princess Ophelia's new American tutor. She assumes this identity to investigate the abdication rumors. Ophelia, who has juvenile arthritis, warms to Iris after she doesn't treat her with kid gloves. Iris discovers Diana is the woman she argued with over a taxi at the airport. As she gets to know Diana, Iris realizes the princess is compassionate and responsible, though reluctant to rule. Ophelia reveals that Diana's envious cousin Laurent desperately wants the throne, while Diana's calculating ex-girlfriend Vivienne seems only interested in the royal title. When Ophelia discovers Iris's deception, she agrees to stay quiet if Iris writes a positive story about Diana. During a horseback ride, Iris falls into an icy lake and Diana saves her. At the late king's hunting cabin, they almost kiss. While Diana tends the horses, Iris discovers documents proving Diana was adopted. At the Christmas Eve Ball, Vivienne and Laurent expose both Diana's adoption and Iris's true identity. Laurent claims the throne while Diana storms off and rejects Iris's apologies. Queen Katarina reveals she adopted Diana before having her biological daughter Ophelia. Diana forgives her mother and vows to fight for the throne. Iris deciphers the late king's poem and finds a hidden proclamation declaring Diana the rightful heir in a Christmas ornament. She delivers it just as Laurent is being crowned. Diana is crowned queen instead. Back in New York, Iris quits her job and blogs about Diana, gaining the princess's attention. On New Year's Eve, Diana surprises Iris at her father's diner and proposes. Iris accepts.

Silk, masks, and blood. The Purity Ball is hosted once every year, an event the high-class wait for excitedly and the lower-class dread the moment the high-class step into the ballroom. Well, not every lower-class peasant dreads the day, they linger patiently for when they'll be invited to kneel and the steel is lifted to their neck. They are the sacrifices chosen, the ones captivating enough to impress even those with the highest standards, and the ones pristine enough to rinse away the evils committed by the ones who sip from the sacrifice. A complete year of planning goes into each event, beginning the very following day of the ball and finishing the day of. Then again, not everything can go according to plan.

One year after becoming engaged, journalist Iris Nakamura and Queen Diana prepare for their Christmas wedding in Thessara. Iris and her father Julian travel to the palace, where she continues blogging about royal life while her unemployed friends Maya and Zara visit. Iris becomes overwhelmed by rigid protocol and loses control of her wedding to designer Sahil and protocol officer Mrs. Petrova. Meanwhile, Diana struggles with her failing economic initiative, New Aldovia, which mysteriously hemorrhages money while unemployment rises. Queen Katarina brings in Lord Edmund to help with reform. Laurent, impoverished after divorcing Vivienne, returns begging to rejoin the palace. Diana reluctantly accepts him. The couple's relationship strains as Diana becomes distracted while Iris clashes with Mrs. Petrova. After Princess Ophelia's play is cancelled due to strikes, Iris hosts it at the palace. She's furious when Mrs. Petrova removes her blog posts and forces her to remove her mother's locket for a portrait. After receiving a bitter Christmas card from an unemployed worker, Iris investigates with Maya and Zara, discovering shell companies are outbidding local workers and funneling money abroad. When Laurent saves Iris from paparazzi, he offers to help investigate. With Ophelia's hacking skills, they discover the shell companies belong to Glockenspiel Consortium. Mrs. Petrova confronts them about paparazzi photos, and Iris admits to sleuthing. When Diana fails to defend Iris, she storms out. Diana admits her failings to Ophelia, then reconciles with Iris. Katarina gives them permission for their desired wedding. During a celebration, they reveal Glockenspiel Consortium is owned by Lord Edmund, who is imprisoned. Diana promises holiday bonuses to workers. She and Iris marry in a ceremony blending tradition with modernity as the kingdom celebrates.