Alex Claremont-Diaz

Alex Claremont-Diaz is the son of the first female president, Ellen Claremont and Oscar Diaz, and the main character in the novel and film adaptation, Red, White and Royal Blue. 
Introduced as the son of the first female president and an openly bisexual, Alex is known to be charismatic and likable, and fun-loving, although childish and immature. He has a long rivalry towards Prince Henry who also has animosity towards him, causing an incident they resulted the gigantic cake falling on top of both of them at Henry’s older brother, Prince Flynn’s wedding. After the incident, Alex is forced to be friends with the prince despite their hostility to each other. However, after Henry apologized to him because of the death of his father, they begin to become close as well as Henry kissing Alex during the New Year’s party. Alex and Henry begin to fall in love and begin their relationship. 
He is portrayed by Taylor Zakhar Perez in the film adaptation. 
== Appearance ==
Alex is a young Mexican American man who appears to be in his early to late twenties and is known to be handsome. 
He has black hair, brown eyes which he has long eyelashes and strong physique. 
He is often seen wearing a suit during the times when he’s on television and wears casual clothes when he goes somewhere for vacation, business or helping his mother’s campaign. 
His casual outfit consists a jacket, a simple shirt and jeans. He also wears a black shirt during the movie as well as wearing sleeve shirts and hats. 
He wears a necklace with a key on it to his family’s childhood home and it is shown multiple times throughout the movie and gives it to Henry afterwards. 
== Personality ==
Alex is friendly, likable, fun-loving and humorous young man. In the beginning, he dislikes being compared to Prince Henry as the “American version” of him, and imagines if he pick up the wrong silverware, the royal family will eat him alive. He can be nervous and anxious at times. He can be childish, immature, brash and often makes impulsive decisions which causes him to get in trouble. He is also determined as it is evident when the secret service security guard, Amy pushes him and Henry into the janitor’s room in the children’s hospital building in the hallways after hearing gunshots. In the closet, Alex confronts Henry about his hostile behavior towards him when they first met which Henry explains that he was under pressure that night of the party and ask Shaan, his equerry to get him out of there. Henry apologizes and Alex forgives him. During parties, Alex is rowdy, rambunctious and extremely energy as a bunch of girls started kidding him during the New Year’s party where Henry feels extremely awkward. He is also known to be feisty and seems very annoyed, such as his ex fling, Miguel tries to get back with him. Alex becomes hostile towards him and calls him out for his behavior and leaves by saying “Buenas Noches, Cabron.” Meaning, “Good night, Bastard” in Spanish. After the fun times, Alex becomes a romantic after he started to fall in love with Henry during their time together and having sex with him. However, things become sad when Henry leaves him because his royal family doesn’t approve of a gay relationship, causing Alex to become very upset and crying over him as well as “losing his mind” because the man he loves has left him, making Henry confessed about the differences between them and politics and royalty. Alex is also seen with a drink, such as whiskey or a beer bottle and tends to get drunk afterwards, like the royal wedding and after watching his speech about his relationship with Henry. Overall, he is still a kind, gentle, caring, humble and genuine man. His transition from being annoying and childish to responsible and noble. After his relationship with Henry is revealed at the end, he is happy and is with the man he loves. 
== Biography ==
The Wedding day and the cake fight 
In the beginning, Alex is shown in the limousine with his best friend, Nora Holleran watching a news update video about his mother’s presidency and the royal family, including Prince Henry who he shows animosity towards him on an iPad. Alex begins to feel doubtful and hates being compared to the prince and says if he picks up the wrong silverware, the royal family would eat him alive. At the royal wedding for Prince Henry’s older brother, Flynn, they are greeted by Henry and his younger sister, Beatrice who takes Nora under her wing after hearing good things about her and hold hands. Alex greets to Henry by saying “How’s it going?” Which Henry coldly dismisses him by walking away, making Alex speechless and offended. During the wedding, Alex is standing and holds a cup of whiskey in his hand by tapping his finger impatiently, hoping the whole event would end quickly. Getting more impatient, he begins to drink by taking cups away from people’s hands as well as complimenting several guests as well as greeting them. After having several drinks, he lays on the couch with the last cup in his hand until he notices Henry standing in front of the gigantic wedding cake. The moment has become tense between them as Alex drunkenly grab his cup by the cake while it’s covered in frosting. Quickly, he hides it behind his back without anyone seeing it. Alex questions Henry for his rudeness which the prince starts to exchange insults towards him as Alex calls him “Your Majesty” as Henry corrects him to call him “Your Royal Highness” and “Your Majesty “ is reserved to the king. Alex sarcastically thanks him for giving him a so-called etiquette lesson which Henry taps him on the shoulder by saying Alex desperately needs one. Annoyed, Alex puts his hand that is covered in frosting on Henry’s shoulder, much to their shock. Alex apologizes to him as he tries to clean it up the frosting off of Henry’s suit which they get tangled in a tug of war and start to have a little struggle and fight in front of the crowd as well as Beatrice, Nora, Prince Phillip and his bride looking at them in shock. Suddenly, the men bumped into the cake and they fall next to each other and the gigantic wedding cake falls on top of them, making a mess on them and ruined the event. Phillip angrily shouts “Henry!” as Nora puts her head down in embarrassment for her friend and Beatrice is shocked to see the cake on Alex and her brother. A couple of bystanders take their phones out and took pictures to send on social media, much to the embarrassment of Alex and Henry as well as the messy fight is plastered all over the newspapers. 
Talking to the President of the United stated AKA his Mother, Ellen Claremont 
After the messy incident, Alex is seen sitting on the chair with Zahra Bankston, his mother’s right-hand woman and Deputy Chief of Staff for the President who is sitting on the couch as she grimaces while disappointed at Alex about what happened during the situation in the Oval Office. Ellen reads a newspaper about the incident and talks to her son about the “stupid things in his days” which Alex makes a joke by saying “Takes the cake” in a nonchalant way. 
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