The $!{royal_title} was the stereotypical royal, by all accounts. $!{royal_he_she_they} always had a smile on ${royal_his_her_their} face, waved to the paparazzi and always loved giving interviews and kissing babies. In your opinion, the $!{royal_title} was just a bit too perfect and it was insane how well ${royal_he_she_they} could handle the media. 

This is on full display at the moment, as $!{royal_title} $!{royal_first_name} smiles widely towards the camera. You could’ve sworn that you heard a few dreamy sighs from across the room. 

“Yes, thank you to anybody watching at work, home, school, or reading the live posts on social media,” $!{royal_title} $!{royal_first_name} says. “It is no secret that Odessa Dates is a wild success. Many people have found their forever partners on the website created by my father and his IT team.”

$!{royal_title} $!{royal_first_name} takes a deep breath before continuing. “Due to the success of the website, Father decided to create a profile for myself and see if he could also find the same happy companionship for me.”

Queen Ramona nods, placing a hand on the shoulder of her eldest child. “Yes. Odessa Dates has proved successful for my child and has found ${royal_him_her_them} a number of matches. Rather than have ${royal_him_her_them} choose, though, we’ll be doing something different.”

“A competition!” Princess Mozelle blurted out. “Whoops, $!{royal_first_name} was supposed to say that, right?” She asked her mother in a tiny voice, but it was still picked up by the microphones.

“Ah, no matter, little sister. You’re right,” $!{royal_title} $!{royal_first_name} replies with the same practiced smile. “The profiles that have the highest compatibility with mine shall be invited to Dia to compete for my hand. I’m very excited to meet them all.”

King Frederick seems pleased that the $!{royal_title} was able to recover from the mistake Princess Mozelle made.

“More details about the competition are to follow. We will have another press conference closer to the beginning of the competition,” King Frederick says. “For now, we are focusing on making sure the contestants arrive safely.”

The Queen nods, giving the camera the same smile $!{royal_title} $!{royal_first_name} gave a few moments ago.

“Godspeed and God bless Odessa,” she says. Her two children and the King repeat the statement before the feed shuts off.

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