And they all lived happily ever after… is how the story usually goes, but they never show what happens to the Princess after she’s married the Prince she’s just met.

The realisation they come from two entirely different worlds, have completely different interests.

Sit side by side, but never look at each other.

A woman propelled to a status of scrutiny of etiquette, of faux pas she must memorise or be shunned from high society.

Forced to bed and produce an heir, so that the dynasty that had so oppressed her ancestors could live on.

A husband who doesn’t see her as an individual, but as a possession.

She longs to escape, but his silent threats keep her ‘in line’. There was nowhere to go, nowhere to hide or run. If she tried he’d just chase her down.

He’d play the hunter and her, his prey.

Living the fairytale life looks nice on paper, but when it comes to reality you’re better off staying a pauper.