Zahra Bankston is the deputy chief of staff for Ellen Claremont.

A Democrat from Texas, she is the mother of Alex and June Claremont-Diaz and the ex-wife of Oscar Diaz. Ellen Claremont is the first female president of the United States.June Claremont-Diaz is the first daughter of the United States and the sister of Alex Claremont-Diaz.Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor is a British prince and third in line to the British throne.The book is written from his perspective. Alex Claremont-Diaz is a first son of the United States and the brother of June Claremont-Diaz.They have to reconcile this with their positions on the world stage, while trying not to endanger his mother's re-election.Ĭharacters Main characters They eventually become romantically involved when Henry reveals he is gay and Alex realizes he is bisexual. While the effort is initially to control the damage, the two actually do become friends. After an incident at a royal wedding, Alex has to pretend to be friends with Britain's Prince Henry, to prevent it becoming a full-blown diplomatic and media crisis that would distract from his mother's election bid. Plot Īlex Claremont-Diaz is the son of Ellen Claremont, the United State's first female president, who is getting ready to run for re-election in 2020. While watching a season of the HBO comedy series Veep and reading both a Hillary Clinton biography by Carl Bernstein, A Woman in Charge, and The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, they found themself intrigued by the extravagant, high-profile lifestyle of the royals and wanted to write their own take on a story featuring a royal family.

McQuiston first came up with the idea for what would become Red, White & Royal Blue during the 2016 U.S. The novel centres around the character of Alex Claremont-Diaz, a first son of the United States, and his romantic relationship with Prince Henry, a British prince.

Red, White & Royal Blue is a 2019 LGBT romance novel by Casey McQuiston.

Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston