#rwrb asks

[firstprince-history-huh]

I've been so good at placing all the shots with the events in the book, but I cannot for the life of me figure out where the shot of them on the stairs comes from? Do you think this is after the emails have been leaked and Alex flies over to London?

Hi Anon, I just posted about this & I saw you ask. Yes, I think that the shot of them on the stairs is after the email leak when Alex comes to see Henry.

If you look closely in the shot, Alex is wearing Henry's signet ring, which we know happened before the leak. Now, in the book I remember that when Alex comes to Kensington immediately after the leak, he meets Henry in the Music room & I don't remember the exact line right now, but it says something like "They collapse into a hug". And I think it's a wonderful way to adapt that scene from the book into the movie, by maintaining the original sentiment of the scene, but also making it a bit different.

So yeah, in my opinion that shot of them hugging on the stairs is after the leak.

Also, here is the zoomed photo for your reference, via @ninacarstairss . (Zoom in more to see Alex wearing Henry's signet ring)

[lyricfulloflight]

Okay, so question about RWRB. What's up with the running joke about Alex insisting that Henry is not six foot two? Is that from the book? Because the actors are pretty close to the same height.

I think it is based on the book - a nod to the book imo.

In the book Alex is clearly shorter than Henry and this difference is mentioned/joked about several times.

Because the actors don’t have a huge height difference, in fact Taylor who lay Alex seems slightly taller, my guess is the 6’2” thing was a way to keep the teasing about height in the film.

In my mind Alex will always be a (relatively) short king.

[firstprince-history-huh]

Diti!! (Omg my iPad autocorrected your name to DIGITAL 😂)

If you could be any character from RWRB who would you be and why?

Also what’s your favorite scene in the book?

Hi Lemon!

Yeah autocorrect can be really weird sometimes!

The RWRB character I want to be is Alex! Because on certain levels I relate to him!

I have a lot of favorite RWRB book scenes, but the one I love the most is the morning after Alex goes to Kensington & he & Henry are in bed & Henry tells him that he's been in love with him the whole bloody time & Alex is like that's the day we met. That entire scene is so lovely & beautiful? I just love it so much!

Also, I didn't realize that you're in the RWRB fandom too! I love it when I find people from one fandom in another one as well!

And which character would you be & why? And what's your favorite scene in the book?

[lyricfulloflight]

Another RWRB question. (yes, I've ordered the book, but it's not coming for another week and you are my source for all things RWRB until then) (there are 100+ holds on the next returned copy at the library, so I am buying the book) (I live six miles away from a school district that is trying to ban queer books, so I find this very heartening) (once they passed that rule about not having books with icky sex in them, someone immediately complained about the Bible being sexually problematic because it has incest and gang rape AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BANNED THE BIBLE until the conservatives shrieked That's Not What We Meant and got the Bible unbanned) (very funny situation; pardon the digression)

Why is Alex's instagram name 'theagcd'? What's the 'g'? because otherwise its "the alexander (g) claremont-diaz".

The American book banning thing is so troubling on so many levels - but thank goodness for malicious compliance which allows for the banning of the Bible as well ;) Even if it was short lived.

Glad to hear you are getting the book soon. I, myself, have two copies: my original pink copy from when it was first released and I recently purchase the book hardcover special edition with bonus chapter from Henry's POV (totally worth the money imo).

I am so proud to be your RWRB source!

The 'g' is for his middle name, which he does actually let us know in the movie when he says his full name: Alexander Gabriel Claremont-Diaz.

[yrsonpurpose]

i saw the gif set of the Paris scene from rwrb 1 ( 1!!!! We get to say 1!!!) and I cannot express enough how beautifully that scene was executed... From Alex staring at Henry , observing his expression, holding himself together, waiting for Henry to Henry feeling overwhelmed at making love for the first time , the little nod of consent, the expression of adjusting to Alex, the expression as Alex starts to move ... The minute expressions on both their faces, so so beautifully done... That was some Grade A acting... Normally I always fast forward sex sevens because they're very meh , many a times they're too much and such gratuitous scenes not fitting the narrative at all (maybe the fast pace fits some scenes but I just forward them)... But this, this set a benchmark in my opinion.... The fast pace of the hookup in Alex's room and hotel (the morning Zahra catches them) to the slow pace in the Paris hotel, everything was well done.. that's one thing I appreciated about the movie,everyone out a lot of thought behind each scene

it's honestly one of the most thought out, well done love scene i've seen probably ever 🥹 they really thought about all the details, like you said!! they contain multitudes, sweet and slow love making vs laughing and fun hook ups. love that for them!!!! thank you to the legend @mulderscully for always giffing these scenes and highlighting the best moments 💗

[yrsonpurpose]

Henry rolling his eyes when Alex says who says make love anymore ... Nick rolling his eyes when getting the UK vs US drawing game wrong... same energy😂😂

they're soooo well casted fr 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

[yrsonpurpose]

Last question and then I promise to stop bothering you! Do you know when filming is planned? I notice the Stanley Atwell film is shooting in Spring. So I wonder if RWRW will be filmed before then? In which case, I don’t think there is enough time to film two more films. So either no third film, there is a 3rd one but they aren’t being filmed back to back, or filming starts after Nick wraps the Stanley film

I've seen that it could be starting production in january/early 2026. it'd be a tight turnaround to film back to back, but not impossible. depends on people's definition of spring 😅

[yrsonpurpose]

The lack of acknowledgment of the Emmy nom or the sequel announcement stung a little I must say. But again, I think that’s because of the way he/the team views Instagram. It’s for promotion of projects that he’s currently working on, or that are coming up for release. He doesn’t seem to deviate from that. And I guess at that point RWRB didn’t fall into either of those categories (painful as that is!)

He always talks very fondly (and with passion) about RWRB when he’s asked about it, and I think at that Emmy/sequel announcement event last year, you could see the love he has for the project. He and Taylor clearly still got on then (I don’t think either of them are good enough actors to have faked that 😆) Whether their relationship is the same now, who knows? But hopefully with a few months back in each others company (and maybe more if there is genuinely a third that is being filmed back to back with the second) it will get back to where it was. And hopefully this time around there will no actors strike etc, and there will be full on promo for the film and a premiere. 🤞🏾

the subtle acting shade is killing me ghfhgh. yeah, the online presence is way more clinical and lacking in personality compared to a few years ago but i understand why. it's a shame but can't be helped and it's not the basis of everything in life. i am looking forward to seeing the chaos of a possible press tour 😁