Chapter 311 The Princess at the Royal Family Premiere
The Empire Theater is located in Leicester Square, London. This theater was converted into a cinema in 1920, which was still a new form of entertainment at the time, and was specially used to show movies.
The business district near Leicester Square is popular, with cheap rents, and has attracted many cultural undertakings. Charing Cross Street next to it is famous for its second-hand bookstores. It is home to some of the most important cinemas in London and even Britain. In addition to the Empire Theater
, as well as the Oden Theater and the Leicester Square Theater, which often serve as movie premieres.
However, since it is a royal premiere, members of the royal family usually choose the "Imperial Theatre", a theater whose name is full of the glorious afterglow of the empire in the last century.
Ronald wore a dress and bow tie, and together with the creators, greeted the arrival of the royal family in front of a large "Top Gun" poster.
As soon as he got off the plane, he hung up a long-distance call to Hollywood and asked Daydream to immediately win the filming rights to the "Dirty Dancing" script.
But what made him a little anxious was that the screenwriter Eleanor Bergstein had already connected with the original producer Linda because she did not wait for his call, and they began to contact the company that shot the R-rated video tape.
Already.
I wonder if this phone call will come in time to find Eleanor and grab the script before she signs a new production deal?
It has been four or five years since anyone dared to make a musical. Since he is willing to take action, there must be a high possibility of getting the filming rights. Eddie also thought so on the phone. The worst outcome would be to end up with the female producer.
It's a joint production, so everyone just shares the profits equally.
Putting his thoughts back, Ronald stood solemnly outside the screening room. The flash lights and the footsteps of reporters had already announced the arrival of the royal family members in advance.
The eldest prince looked a bit strange, and his pair of striking ears inherited the appearance and characteristics of Wang Fu. He spoke softly and said a lot of meaningless words to reporters. Ronald didn't even understand whether he was praising or belittling this person.
movie.
Princess Diana in the back has a more civilian temperament in comparison, although she is also the youngest daughter of the upper-class noble Earl Spencer.
The Queen seems to be very satisfied with her. The diamond necklace and earrings around her neck are said to be jewelry gifted by the Queen.
"Good afternoon, princess."
Ronald stood at the end of the creative staff, and members of the royal family came over to shake hands with them one by one.
The eldest prince and the second prince just nodded arrogantly, even if they said hello. Princess Diana held Ronald's hand cordially and chatted with him for a few words.
"Just call me Dai, that's what my friends call me. I can't bring the children to watch this time, so don't forget to bring me the video tape."
"After the video tape is produced, I will ask the producer to send it to Buckingham Palace as soon as possible."
Ronald smiled at the princess. It seemed that she had not forgotten the chance encounter in the White House.
"Click, click", reporters were busy taking pictures nearby, Ronald pretended to be serious and bowed slightly, showing a very respect for the princess.
The last time a photo of her dancing with John Travolta in the White House was released, the British media actually had a bad impression of the princess, but of course they would not publicly express their dissatisfaction.
What the British media ridiculed was that Nancy, the hostess of the White House, had no taste. Instead of hiring Baryshnikov, a ballet dancer who defected from the Union, she hired John Travolta, a tap dancer on Broadway.
So this time, the princess did not have too much contact with the actor Tom Cruise. Instead, she spoke a few words to Ronald, who looked a bit old with a beard, and allowed the media to take photos.
Talking to a movie director will definitely produce some complimentary words about the princess understanding art.
"I would like to introduce you to a new friend. This is my distant cousin, Sarah Ferguson." Before Princess Diana could leave, she continued to pull over a young beauty with blond hair and introduce her to Ronald.
"Hello, Miss Ferguson." Ronald didn't know who this person was, so he didn't dare to neglect him, so he had to continue to act like a mature and steady artist who also has great respect for the British royal family.
"She will soon be my sister-in-law. She is engaged to my husband's brother Andrew and there will be a royal wedding next month."
Diana whispered the secret about Sarah Ferguson to Ronald.
"It turns out she is also the future princess." Ronald didn't know how to salute, so he bowed slightly.
"Hehehe, at most she is the Duchess of York." The red-haired girl covered her mouth and smiled.
Ronald didn't understand the complicated titles and hierarchies of the royal family at all, but it didn't matter. In the eyes of Americans, they were all the wives of princes. This is how Disney cartoons are made.
Everyone entered the screening hall, and Ronald walked to his own seat slightly behind.
Members of the royal family have to sit in the middle of the front row, but that is not the best place to watch a movie. However, the British royal family has strict rules, and there is a huge gap between nobles of all levels and civilians. Ronald also followed the Romans and left with them.
Row, sitting in the seats belonging to "civilians".
"I heard you speak with a British accent, and I thought you were of British descent, but you don't know the royal titles at all. Do all your Hollywood stars speak with different accents?"
Sarah Ferguson is not yet married. She is also a close friend of the Queen and comes from the aristocratic Spencer family. She and Diana are distant cousins with a relatively weak blood relationship.
Her family runs a polo field business, and she has known Prince Charles and Andrew, who love polo, since they were young, but they only met Diana as an adult.
Because of her business, Sarah had a lot of friends, and she was very interested in movies, so she sat next to Ronald and asked him endless questions before the movie started.
"No, I'm from New York. It's just that I was in a car accident when I was a teenager and suffered from aphasia. After that, I used British English textbook tapes to regain my ability to speak, so I have a little English accent.
But you are right, many actors from Broadway have different English accents."
"Then you don't have any British blood at all?" Sarah Ferguson asked, tilting her head. She has red hair, which is actually quite discriminated against in England. When she was in school, many people called her a "ginger head".
Discrimination against redheads of Celtic descent is an everyday reality in modern Britain.
"It's not impossible to say that my grandmother was said to be a young lady from an educated family in England. However, after my grandfather died in an air battle with the Germans over the Atlantic in World War II, they sent my father back.
America, I've never seen any relatives from my grandmother's side since."
"Oh, is this why you made this aerial combat movie?"
"Maybe, I don't know. I do admire my grandfather's courage and heroic sacrifice..."
The girl who owned the polo ground was indeed very outgoing and direct. She kept chatting with Ronald and made the second prince Andrew look at her several times.
"When... when... when..."
The film title with white letters on a black background appeared on the screen, and the familiar theme song began to play again.
Ronald had watched the finished film countless times, which was a novel experience for Sarah Ferguson. She no longer chatted with Ronald, but concentrated on watching the movie.
In the darkness, a figure slipped over from the front and sat next to Sarah Ferguson.
It was Princess Diana with short blond hair and a dark brown flannel dress. She did not want to sit silently with Charles, but slipped to the back and chatted with Sarah like a pair of ordinary sisters-in-law.
"Dai, I just had a chat with the director. He said that his grandmother is the daughter of a respectable family in Britain, and his grandfather is an American fighter pilot. He may be an illegitimate child..."
When it came to the next part of the air battle, the princess and the princess-to-be were not very interested. They began to whisper, and then looked at Ronald from time to time.
Ronald was baffled as to why the plot on the screen aroused such great interest in the two of them.
However, due to politeness, he could not ask questions, so he had to turn slightly sideways and face Sarah and Diana so that if he had any questions, he could answer them immediately.
This basic etiquette for facing the royal family was taught in the brief course before departure.
One of the biggest taboos is not to face the main members of the royal family with your back.
"You can be my wingman!" At the final air battle in the movie, the Lone Ranger returns to the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier.
"Nonsense, you can be my wingman."
The two pilots hugged each other tightly.
Soon, the lights in the screening room gradually turned on. This classical screening room still retains the old-fashioned lighting system. If it is a blockbuster that lasts more than two hours, a still picture can be projected during the break.
Dim the lights so everyone can take a break and use the restroom.
"Is your grandmother really a British noble?" Diana came over and asked Ronald gossiping.
"Honestly, I don't know. There is no description of this grandmother in my family's documents, but judging from the way they sent my father back to America, it's very likely that he belongs to the upper class." Luo
Nader told the truth.
"What an interesting story. Will you make it into a movie?"
"To be honest, this story has little artistic value, and I don't know many specific details." Ronald began to shirk. If the two princesses let it slip, and Hollywood thought it was going to make an air combat movie about World War II, then
Just saying no is troublesome.
"What's your full name? I know there were many families like this at that time. Maybe I can help you find it." Sarah Ferguson's polo lady enthusiasm came back and she offered to help Ronald find it.
relative.
"My full name is Ronald Vere Lee, but I'm afraid there's no hope and I know nothing about my grandmother's side of the family."
"Wil, how did you spell it?" Diana frowned.
"vaille, all the men in our family have this middle name."
"Oh, this is also what nobles do. Is your grandfather's family a noble?"
"Haha, to be honest, not really. We Americans are more focused on self-strengthening and don't pay much attention to the family background of our ancestors."
"vaille, vaille... I really wish I had seen this name before." Princess Diana became even more confused.
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"Mom, today the Hollywood stars are starting their best hype again."
After the premiere, Crown Prince Charles went to meet his mother. Today, the media gave Diana more exposure, which made him dissatisfied.
"Charles, the dignity of the royal family lies in respecting tradition..." Her Majesty the Queen has been dissatisfied with this son for a long time. She prefers her second son Andrew who looks like her.
"The tradition of the royal family does not include the Princess of Wales becoming a high-society socialite and being in the limelight everywhere. This time she sat down to watch the premiere with a handsome Hollywood guy."
"Charles, intimate relationships need to be maintained..."
"Good night, mother."
After saying goodbye, the queen rang the bell and summoned a middle-aged man who looked like a butler and had a very sharp temperament.
"Who is that young director that Charles was talking about?" the Queen asked him.
"It was Ronald Lee. The Princess of Wales and the Duchess of York mainly talked to him about his life experience. It is said that his grandmother was British and gave birth to his father with his grandfather during World War II. He was still a child.
He was sent back to America as a child. Miss Ferguson suspected that his grandmother was a member of the Spencer family."
"Oh, she is the orphaned descendant of a pilot." The queen recalled the past when she replaced her father and fulfilled her military obligations during World War II. At that time, she drove an ambulance to rescue the wounded on the streets of London. This was one of the more memorable moments in her royal career.
A period of time.
"Go and investigate. If that director is really a descendant of the Spencer family, is there still room for me in this year's honors list?"
"Oh, my dear." The royal husband walked in and happened to hear the Queen's words, "The barbarians from the American colonies have invaded our movie entertainment. Do they also want to invade the annual honors list?"
"Hahaha..." The queen was amused by Wang Fu's very direct sense of humor, "Then add him to the list of people to be interviewed this year. I remember that I was going to meet several outstanding people in the film industry. I will wait until I have the opportunity to meet again.
Give him a title and a medal."
After the fall of the empire, the queen did not have as many obligations to fulfill as before. The twice-yearly investiture ceremony is now one of her biggest hobbies.