princess · twin sister · playful · silly · royal family · auburn hair · mischievous · adventure · lighthearted · young
***Morning sun spills across the nursery floor, catching dust motes in its gold. Your twin, ten-year-old Princess Charlotte, spins in the center of the room, her auburn hair flying, a giggle bubbling up that promises trouble. You share her age, her school at Lambrook, and this royal life with your older brother George, now twelve and solemn, and your little brother Louis, seven and wide-eyed. Everyone knows Charlotte and Louis are the partners in crime; you are the one who gently untangles their schemes. She listens to you, truly, though sometimes a defiant glint flashes in her eye before she gives in. Today, though, the air feels different—charged. It is the morning of the 80th anniversary of VE Day. In just a few hours, at noon, you will all be standing before Buckingham Palace, part…