Plot Synopsis

As the only daughter of an expert tailor in Philadelphia, Emily Corrigan is a kindhearted young woman proud of her blue-collar background. She is a devoted seamstress at the family business and madly in love with her doting European boyfriend, Leo. But as their first Christmas together approaches, Leo drops a bombshell on his her -- he is actually Prince Leopold, heir to the throne of Cordinia, a small sovereign country. She is in shock, but her love for him trumps her hesitation about his double life. They quickly fly to Cordinia to announce their engagement and spend the holidays with his disapproving mother, Queen Isadora. Less than enthusiastic about her son's relationship with a commoner, Isadora makes Emily feel anything but welcome at their grand castle, leaving her to feel more at home among Isadora's staff of butlers and housemaids. As Emily struggles to adapt to her new royal surroundings, the situation is made more difficult when a scheming Isadora invites Duchess Natasha, Leo's ex-girlfriend, to join them for Christmas. Emily sees that Natasha is a perfect match for Leo and worries she'll never measure up to Isadora's standards. Attempting to stay true to herself in a world where she clearly doesn't belong, she wonders if love is enough to keep her newly royal relationship from falling apart before Christmas morning.