One day, a solicitor named Mr. Grimsby (Howard Crossley) arrives to deliver Hank the news that involves them having to go to Merania.
When they arrive, they learn that Hank is the heir to the crown of Merania after a relative of theirs named King Viktor had died.
As Kelly persuades her father to take the title, she meets the royal stable boy named Alex (Andrew Cooper).
James Brolin was cast as the part of Hank Pavlik under the condition that he also got to direct the movie.
Some of the scenes for this movie were filmed in Romania which was used to portray the fictional country of Merania.