Three months to pack up a palace and 76 toy lions ā thatās all the time one fallen prince has before the Crown slams the door for good.
For years, Prince Aldric of Westmoor floated through life like the rules were written for everyone but him. Royal titles, state jets, sprawling estates, private staff ā he had it all. Now the same Crown that protected him is pushing him out the back door.
The message from King Alaric III is brutally simple:
Three months. Pack your things. Get out of Rosehaven Lodge.
Rosehaven Lodge isnāt some quaint cottage. Itās a 30-room mansion with manicured lawns, ornate salons, and a quiet wing where, palace insiders whisper, Aldric insists staff arrange his 76 toy lions in a precise formation. For a grown man in his sixties, those toys have become a symbol ā not of sweetness, but of a prince who never grew up.

And the bill for this fantasy?
Almost nothing.
For years, Aldric paid the equivalent of £1 a year in rent, while the Crown absorbed the eye-watering cost of maintenance and renovations. While ordinary families counted every coin, the disgraced prince lived in a palace for less than the price of a takeaway coffee.
That era is over.
King Alaric has ordered him to leave Rosehaven and relocate to a smaller home on the Greyhaven Estate, far from the capital and the center of royal power. On paper, itās āreorganization.ā In reality, itās exile ā cushioned, controlled, and deeply humiliating.
But the real shock isnāt Aldricās eviction.
Itās who wonāt be going with him.
Lady Seraphina: Loyal Love Story or 28-Year Survival Strategy?
Enter Lady Seraphina Vale ā the fiery redhead who married Aldric, divorced him⦠and never really left.
For almost thirty years after their separation, Seraphina lived at Rosehaven Lodge. Not as a wife, but as something far more convenient:
- Companion
- Household manager
- Public defender
- Walking reminder of Aldricās āhumanā side
In return, she enjoyed a lifestyle most people can barely imagine: royal circles, luxury travel, endless introductions, and the ability to sign every book, brand deal, and speech as Lady Seraphina of Westmoor.
Now, at 64, she faces something sheās managed to dodge her whole life: financial reality.
Four years ago, Seraphina bought a luxury townhouse in the most expensive district of the capital. This week, she quietly put it on the market ā at a loss. In a district where prices almost never fall, selling at a loss screams one thing: sheās out of money, out of options, and out of royal subsidies.
And when King Alaric made his decision about Rosehaven, he added one devastating clause:
- Aldric will receive a final six-figure payment to cover his move.
- Aldric will receive a strict annual allowance from the Kingās private fortune.
- None of that money will go to Seraphina. Not a single coin.
Within days, palace sources say, she told friends she would not be joining Aldric in his rural exile. Instead, she intends to āmove on with her life.ā
Translation?
The royal meal ticket is gone. So is she.
The Daughtersā Rage: When the āTripodā Collapses
Caught in the blast radius are the coupleās daughters, Princess Liora and Princess Elowen.
For years, the three women called themselves āThe Tripodā ā a supposedly unbreakable unit of mother and daughters holding each other up through every headline and whisper. Now that metaphor is shattered. Remove one leg and the whole structure collapses.
Insiders say Liora and Elowen are more disappointed in Seraphina than in Aldric.
It sounds impossible at first. Their father is the one stripped of titles, disgraced, and banished from the royal front line. But behind closed doors, the princesses have watched their mother preach loyalty and family⦠only to walk away the moment the royal money stopped flowing.
Their fatherās downfall is public.
Their motherās betrayal is personal.
King Alaricās Dilemma: Blood vs. Survival of the Crown
When King Alaric III finally took the throne in his seventies, he inherited more than a crown. He inherited:
- A kingdom strained by scandal fatigue
- A younger generation watching his every move
- A brother whose name has become toxic in headlines around the world
Alaric faces a brutal equation:
- Keep supporting Aldric openly, and the monarchy looks rotten and untouchable.
- Cut him off completely, and he risks turning a family scandal into a constitutional crisis.
So he chooses a middle path ā one that is both calculated and cold.
Aldric must:
- Leave the prestigious Rosehaven Lodge
- Move into a smaller home on a distant royal estate
- Live on a controlled stipend from Alaricās private funds
No more taxpayer-funded palace repairs.
No more bargain £1 rent.
No more pretending that nothing has changed.
And crucially:
No support for Seraphina.
No joint settlement.
No quiet funding for the ex-wife who turned āroyal-adjacentā into a permanent brand.
The message from the King is razor sharp:
āI will look after my brother. I will not bankroll those who attached themselves to him.ā
Exile in Comfort: Justice or Just Optics?
Hereās the uncomfortable truth that has the public divided:
- Aldric loses his titles.
- He loses his grand lodge.
- He loses the woman who stood beside him for nearly three decades.
But he is not being left destitute.
He will live on a vast country estate, surrounded by forests and fields instead of photographers. His stipend will ensure he never worries about basic comforts. There will be a fire in the hearth, a glass on the side table⦠and those toy lions, always neatly lined up.

For many, it doesnāt feel like punishment.
It feels like image control.
A gentle downgrade instead of real accountability.
A quiet relocation instead of public reckoning.
The Future: A Monarchy at a Crossroads
As Aldric and Seraphina go their separate ways, one thing is obvious: the era of looking the other way is over.
The public has watched:
- A prince live in a palace for pennies
- An ex-wife leverage royal access for decades
- Two daughters forced to carry the shame of both
Now they want answers:
- Will the Crown really change?
- Or will exile-with-a-stipend become the new royal escape hatch?
- And how long before the next generation ā the poised, tightly controlled heirs ā have to choose between family loyalty and public survival?
Prince Aldric and Lady Seraphina are furious.
Theyāve lost their house, their arrangement, their illusion of being untouchable.
But outside the palace gates?
Most people arenāt angry for them.
Theyāre angry for everyone who never got a second chance, a private stipend, or three months to pack up their fantasy life and move to a smaller but still comfortable home.

Rosehaven Lodge is about to fall silent.
The toy lions will be boxed up.
The āTripodā is broken beyond repair.
And somewhere in the distance, a new chapter for the Crown is beginning ā one that might finally decide whether this ancient institution can survive in a world that no longer believes privilege should come without price.
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