Prince Albrecht

Prince Albrecht is a character in The Little Ladies: Pink Shoes. He is portrayed by Travis Devali. Albrecht is the lead male role of the ballet Giselle.

## Story

### Original

In the original version, Prince Albrecht is from Silesia and is supposed to be married to Countess Bathilde but one day, he sees Giselle and falls in love with her right away so he wears a peasant costume to meet and marry her. Giselle reciprocates his love much to the dismay of Hilarion and her mom. However, one day int he village wearing a costume, Albrecht gets word from his squire that a hunting party led by Bathilde and her dad is approaching and he hides while unaware that Hilarion has witnessed this. After a while, thinking that the hunt is gone, Albrecht comes back and joins Giselle in a dance but a jealous Hilarion interrupts and reveals who Albrecht is and his engagement to Bathilde. Left with no other option, Albrecht admits the truth but the shock is much for Giselle that she gets angry and dies of a broken heart. On the nighttime after Giselle's burial, a remorseful Albrecht visits her grave to leave flowers and to grieve but suddenly, she appears to him and he begs for forgiveness. Giselle forgives him and they dance together but when Albrecht follows her through the forest, he crosses the path of the Wilis who surround him and force him in an endless dance. However, Giselle refuses to let Albrecht die at the hand of the ghostly dancers and protects him but as the nighttime wears on, he becomes weaker and weaker. When he collapses of exhaustion and is on the brink of death, dawn breaks and the Wilis are forced to vanish. Giselle's undying love has rescued Albrecht. Albrecht and Giselle bid a last goodbye to each other while Giselle comes back to her grave and Albrecht is left crying and by himself but he will forever hold Giselle and their undying love near to him.

### Role in The Little Ladies: Pink Shoes

Prince Albrecht acts as a page to get attention of Giselle. When he proposes to her, Hilarion shows up and defends Giselle marry him instead. The 2 fight by both verbally and physically tackling each other. They travel through the forest in search for her when she gets lost. Albrecht's idea of a good decision maker is flipping a double-sided coin to tell them if they must go north or south. When they find Giselle, she begs for their assistance in finding Sally and they assist her cause it is what best friends do.

## Appearance

Prince Albrecht has tan skin, brown hair and hazel eyes.

## Personality

Albrecht can sometimes act as an arrogant man because of his royal upbringing. He has a very interesting sense of humour and takes things less literally than Hilarion does. He is also sarcastic cause he praised himself when he shot an arrow that landed 20 feet away from his target. He proves to be a loyal and helpful best friend.

## Quotes

* "Yeah! It is true! I am royal and rich and stunning but is any of that my fault?"
* "It is not the type of present a girl wants to receive anyway. Marry me. Oh, here is a dead bird. Hmph. You will come off like a golden retriever."
* "Darling, you are more pretty today than before! Your eyes are blue as the sky! Your hair, kissed with black!"
* I am the sixth in line to the throne, third if you do not include my sisters which I do not."

## Trivia

* In the original story, Albrecht is the prince of Silesia.