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'''Sir Cedric Willingham''': Quickly, Duncan! The strengths! }}
After a freak accident wipes out most of the British royal family, the only heir that can be found is American lounge singer Ralph Jones. Accepting the job assuming he won't really have to do anything, Ralph soon learns there's more expected of him. He struggles to become a good king with the help of his chief advisor, Sir Cedric Willingham. A burgeoning romance with Miranda Greene causes problems. She is from a working-class family and is not considered an acceptable match for a king. He also has to deal with the machinations of Lord Percival Graves, who is certain he could become king himself if only he could get Ralph to abdicate, and hopes to use Miranda to do so.
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* [[Adipose Rex]]
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* [[Artistic License]]: The British aristocracy has hundreds of potential heirs in line for the throne, rather than the two dozen seen here. '''If''' every single one of them was to either die or be disqualified in some way, the monarch who is most closely related (currently, the King of Norway) would take control of the kingdom.
* [[Babies Ever After]]
* [[Disaster Dominoes]]: At the banquet with Finland's royal family, Ralph's attempt to cut into a roasted miniature chicken causes it to shoot off his plate, knocking over his drinking glass. The chicken and glass set off a chain reaction that topples all the other glasses from one end of the very long table to the other.
** If just one of the snooty toffs had grabbed their glass out of the way instead of squealing, it wouldn't have gone as far.
* [[Ermine Cape Effect]]: Averted. When not on state business, Ralph continues to dress the same way he used to.
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* [[Suddenly-Suitable Suitor]] (gender-flipped)
* [[There Is Another]]: {{spoiler|Cedric is also a potential heir.}}
* [[Took a Level
* [[Unexpected Successor]]: Ralph. {{spoiler|Cedric, too.}} Lord Graves tries to become one.
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