One of the new holiday films from Great America Media is a flavorful story filled with fun, romance, and joy. A Royal Icing Christmas stars Ellise Roth as Princess Charlotte of Marovia, who goes on a journey to find herself, and her true love.
Charlotte loves her family and her country, but not her life. She is about to be betrothed to her friend, the heir to another country. Their marriage has been set since they were kids. The problem is, Charlotte does not love David and he does not love her. Nevertheless, he wants to go ahead with their betrothal due to duty. Charlotte has other plans.
When her best friend Kate (Kimm Dizdari), the daughter of the royal baker, enters a baking contest in New England, Charlotte decides to escape from her royal life and go with Kate to America. With laid-back clothing (which she has never worn), sunglasses, and some trickery, Charlotte and Kate jet off to America for a few weeks of life away from the castle.
Charlotte, now calling herself Charlie, immediately meets Luke (Callum Buckley). Luke’s family owns an inn. Unfortunately, there are no rooms available but Luke’s niece Lily (Siena Cutone) offers to lend Charlie her own room. Lily is enthralled with all things “princess” and magic. While no one knows Charlie’s real identity, there is something different about her and the entire family is taken with this young woman, especially Luke.
Charlie and Kate both enter the baking contest and the delicacies they come up with are mouth-watering. Charlotte truly enjoys baking, which is something she couldn’t let her parents know back in the castle. Now, as Charlie, she is free to be herself and do what she loves.
As they become more acquainted with each other, Luke and Charlie discover their mutual attraction. But what will he think of her when he finds out she has been deceiving them all?
True love wins out, as if you didn’t know that was going to happen. Nevertheless, this is really a cute story with two enchanting characters. They are each fun in their own way.
Keep your eyes on Siena. Her character of Lily is absolutely adorable!
The movie is a bit like the story of The Prince and Me, although opposite. In that movie the prince left his country anonymously to go to America to have new experiences. In A Royal Icing Christmas the princess leaves her country to do much the same thing.
For the first time in her life Charlotte is finding out who she really is, absent the fancy clothes and the rules she has had to live by her entire life. As she becomes more secure in herself, she is truly a fun person and a delight to watch. And the onscreen chemistry between Roth and Buckley is striking.
A Royal Icing Christmas begins streaming on Great American Pure Flix October 23, 2025, and on Great American Family and GFAM+ on October 25, 2025.
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Francine Brokaw has been covering all aspects of the entertainment industry for over 30 years. She also writes about products and travel. She has been published in national and international newspapers and magazines as well as Internet websites. She has written her own book, <a href=”https://francinebrokaw.com/” target=”_blank”>Beyond the Red Carpet The World of Entertainment Journalists</a>, and is the entertainment correspondent for <em>Good Day Orange County</em>. Francine is a longstanding member of the Television Critics Association and is accredited by the MPAA.
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