Where Was ‘A Christmas Prince’ Filmed? You Can Actually Visit A Part Of Aldovia

The Christmas Prince series’ popularity has baffled many – the Daily Beast called it “90 minutes of Prince Harry holiday fan fiction that feels 75 minutes too long”, and even the company that produced the films, Netflix, asked repeat viewers “who hurt you?” But that hasn’t stopped A Christmas Prince from rolling forward with two sequels, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding and now, A Christmas Prince: Royal Baby. Turns out, there might be a reason for all the Christmas Prince love, because when you hear where A Christmas Prince was filmed, you’ll realize it’s actually part of a long holiday rom-com tradition.

The royal castle of Aldovia, seen in all three Christmas Prince films, is actually Peleș Castle, located in Sinaia, Romania. On December 5, a new movie (and country, and baby) joined the Christmas Prince cinematic universe. Everyone with access to Netflix and a willing suspension of disbelief is familiar with Aldovia, the European country ruled by Queen Amber (Rose McIver) and King Richard (Ben Lamb). Of course, Aldovia isn’t real, but the trilogy was filmed in a real castle in Sinaia, Romania. Built in the 1860s by Romania’s King Carol I, the fairytale home was built in Neo-Renaissance style, and has 160 rooms, each with its own theme and design. That includes a movie theater and concert hall, as well as an enormous collection of over 4,000 weapons from all over the world in the appropriately titled Weapons Room. If the castle looks familiar, that’s because it was also used as location for other holiday royalty rom-coms, including A Princess For Christmas, A Prince For Christmas, and Royal Matchmaker.

Other filming locations in Romania included Bragadiru Palace, the Cotroceni National Museum, and the Carol Davila Medicine and Pharmacy University, all of which are located in Bucharest, the Romanian capital, which is about two hours from Sinaia. These spots all welcome visitors, so you can easily recreate some of your favorite A Christmas Prince, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding, and A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby scenes. Maybe you can even try to meet a charming young royal while undercover as a tutor. The descendants of Romania’s last king, Michael, no longer have royal titles since he abdicated after increasing pressure from communists, but the family still regularly hosts events at Peleş Castle.

Where could the franchise possibly go from here? McIver told Vulture she would love to see a fourth Christmas Prince movie. Maybe, she joked, “The Royal Couple’s Counseling would be a good installment for next year.”

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