Alex Claremont-Diaz is the telegenic, ambitious son of the first female President of the United States — effectively American royalty. Prince Henry of Wales is his transatlantic opposite number, and, as far as Alex is concerned, his nemesis. When a very public altercation between the two at a royal wedding threatens to become an international incident, their families force them into a staged friendship for the cameras.
The problem is that the staged friendship starts to feel real, and then it starts to feel like something more. What begins as damage control becomes a secret, high-stakes romance conducted across time zones, security details, and the unforgiving glare of two nations' press — with a US presidential election, and both young men's futures, hanging in the balance.
Warm, funny, and unabashedly optimistic, Red, White & Royal Blue is a queer romantic comedy about first love, public duty, and the courage it takes to want something for yourself. A runaway word-of-mouth bestseller, it pairs screwball banter with a genuinely tender love story and a hopeful vision of politics and identity.