Adelaide Amaranth

Adelaide, a character in The Royal Romance series, is Madeleine's mother and the Duchess of Krona. She is first seen in Book 2, Chapter 1.

Appearance
Adelaide has blonde hair, fair skin and green eyes. She wears a green dress and two pearl necklaces.

Personality
Adelaide is an affluent, easy-going lady who is down to earth despite her title. She is known to enjoy a party and maybe a drink or two, which goes a long way in establishing an enlightening and enjoyable conversation with her. According to Maxwell, everyone knows that she is the biggest gossip at court. However, she does tend to be overbearing in matters of family, which has caused strains on both her relationships with her husband and daughter.

Book 2

 * Chapter 1: Homecoming
 * Chapter 2: Reunion
 * Chapter 5: International Impressions
 * Chapter 8: City of Lights (Mentioned, Determinant)
 * Chapter 10: Tea Time in Paris
 * Chapter 13: The Art of Drinking Tea
 * Chapter 14: Back to the Big Apple
 * Chapter 15: Lost in Los Angeles (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 18: Noble at Heart
 * Chapter 19: Ascension

Book 3

 * Chapter 3: Allies Among Enemies
 * Chapter 9: Pomp and Circumstance
 * Chapter 19: You Are Cordially Invited
 * Chapter 20: A Warm Reception
 * Chapter 21: Taken
 * Chapter 22: Happily Ever After

Book 2

 * Chapter 4: The Royal Tour
 * Chapter 6: To Catch a Traitor (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 13: How Do You Like Them Apples?
 * Chapter 20: Freeze This Moment

Book 3

 * Chapter 1: Changes
 * Chapter 4: Seeds of Conflict
 * Chapter 5: Crossing the Finish Line (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 6: The Princess and the Plea
 * Chapter 9: The Barthelemy Beaumont Bash
 * Chapter 11: The Apparent Trap
 * Chapter 12: The Deciding Vote
 * Chapter 13: The Way Out
 * Chapter 17: The Crown Regent's Coronation
 * Chapter 19: The Once and Future Princess (Mentioned; Determinant)

Madeleine
Madeleine is Adelaide's daughter, who is often angry whenever her mother is around, implying a strained relationship between them. In Book 2, Chapter 10, Your Character can overhear a conversation between Adelaide and Regina where it is revealed that Adelaide had tried to arrange for male dancers at Madeleine's bachelorette party because Madeleine should have some fun while she is young. In Book 2, Chapter 14, she is able to tell you that she is worried about what the stress of possibly becoming queen will do to Madeleine. In a premium scene of Book 3, Chapter 3, Madeleine tells you that Adelaide always helped her with the slogan when Madeleine ran for class president.

Regina
It is revealed in Book 2, Chapter 10, that Regina is her cousin. In the same chapter, Your Character can overhear that Regina stopped Adelaide's arrangement for male dancers at Madeleine's bachelorette party because it would have caused a scandal and because she doesn't think Madeleine would have been amused. Adelaide can tell you that marrying the king made Regina more insufferable.

Godfrey
Godfrey is Adelaide's husband. Your Character is surprised to learn that she is married and says she doesn't act like it. While Adelaide stays in Cordonia most of the time, he spends his time in England in his duchy. According to Drake, their marriage was a political one. They have partially opposing opinions, including on how to raise Madeleine. They often argue and disagree (Bertrand uses the term "notoriously adversarial").

In The Royal Heir, Book 3, Adelaide reveals that she and Godfrey are divorcing. During the fairytale ball, she says that he missed half of the balls that she threw in the course of their marriage, and that he loved his hunting trips with Barthelemy more than dancing with her. He never returned with any game to show for those hunting trips though.

Your Character
In Book 2, Chapter 14, you need to make a good impression on her to get more hints to find Tariq. If you impress her, she will not only give away a clue about the brand of his shoes, she will also confide in you about her worries concerning Madeleine. She also tells you that Regina and Madeleine told her only negative things about you. If you impressed her, she says she will try less to avoid your company. In Book 3, Chapter 3, you can convince her to attend your wedding, if you help her and her family reconcile.

At the end of The Royal Heir, Book 2, Adelaide represents House Amaranth and votes against you and your friends at the Conventus Nobilis. In Book 3, Chapter 6, she informs you that her arrangement with Barthelemy is simple. He promised to reduce Duchy Krona's taxes to the Crown if he becomes regent, something that King "Liam" refuses to do as he feels that would alienate the other Houses and cause them to change their votes. Adelaide explains that due to the scandal brought onto her House by Godfrey, her social life has become non-existent. No one has visited her for six months and no one has invited her to parties or social events. Thus, she figures if people refuse to be seen with her, then she should have material comforts, such as Dom Perignon champagne.

You and your friends try to sway her by winning back her reputation and her social life, allowing her to throw your daughter a fairytale ball and inviting the nobility to attend. You invite her to play the role of your daughter's fairy godmother, and throughout the ball, you can charm and distract her while searching for clues about Godfrey and Barthelemy's relationship. If you are successful, she will think about reconsidering her vote, to see if the ball helped her social standing. If you are unsuccessful, she remains resolute to vote for Barthelemy again. But in Chapter 12, whether you impress her or not, she would just vote for Barthelemy again in the final vote. However, after you expose Barthelemy's crimes in front of the court and the press in Chapter 18, she changes her mind again and votes for you.

Maxwell Beaumont
Maxwell and Drake tell you that Adelaide likes him and always makes him dance with her. This leads to the point where he tries to avoid being seen by her in Book 2, Chapter 14. You then say that you won't tell her where he is.

Trivia

 * Although she is a Duchess, she doesn't want to be referred to as such, as the title makes her feel like she is becoming her mother.
 * The name Adelaide is of French origin and means: Noble, kind, sort.
 * Due to her support for Barthelemy, her reputation is ruined implicating that she has lost the support of the Crown and The Press