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.

After it was revealed that her husband Godfrey killed Queen Eleanor and brought disgrace to her House, she becomes more selfish. Since the nobility has forsaken her and her social life is ruined, she sells her vote to Barthelemy Beaumont for money. She is not affected by your plight and has no sympathy regarding ripping your daughter away from her family. When Barthelemy is exposed as a traitor, her disgrace grows and she has to hide from the spotlight as public opinion of her falls.

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, you can choose to 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 Chapter 14, she tells you that she is worried about what the stress of becoming queen will do to Madeleine.

Their relationship though hasn't always been strained. In a premium scene of Book 3, Chapter 3, Madeleine reveals that when she was in school, Adelaide always helped her with slogans when she ran for class president every year. You can help remind Adelaide of this and temporarily bring mother and daughter closer, but it does not last. In The Royal Heir, Book 3, when Adelaide sells her vote to Barthelemy Beaumont for money, Madeleine protests this and feels ashamed. When Barthelemy's crimes are revealed in the end and Adelaide's public appeal has fallen further due to her support of him, Adelaide gives control of Duchy Krona's business and administration to Madeleine.

Regina
In Book 2, Chapter 10, you find out that Regina is Adelaide's cousin. You can also choose to 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. Later, Adelaide tells you that marrying the king made Regina more insufferable.

Godfrey
Godfrey is Adelaide's husband. You are surprised to learn that she is married because she doesn't act like it. While Adelaide stays in Cordonia most of the time, Godfrey spends his time in England in his duchy. According to your love interest, their marriage was a political one. They have partially opposing opinions, including on how to raise Madeleine. They often argue and disagree to the point that Bertrand says they are "notoriously adversarial".

In The Royal Heir, Book 2, when Godfrey's actions in the death of Queen Eleanor are brought to light, she affirms her loyalty to the Crown and states she was unaware of his plots. You and your friends never find evidence to dispute this. In 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 during 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
You meet Adelaide in Book 2, Chapter 1 when you return to Court to clear your name from the scandal and find the culprits behind the conspiracy against you. In Chapter 14, you get advice from Maxwell and Drake on how to make a good impression on her and win her support at Court. If you impress her, she will not only give you a clue about the brand of Tariq's shoes, she will also confide in you about her worries concerning Madeleine. She also mentions that both Regina and Madeleine told her negative things about you; however, if you impress her, she says she will try less to avoid your company. In Book 3, Chapter 3, you need to convince her to attend your wedding, and can accomplish this if you help her and her family reconcile.

At the end of The Royal Heir, Book 2, when Barthelemy calls forth the Conventus Nobilis and asks the Great Houses for a vote of no confidence against King "Liam" and to appoint him Crown Regent and guardian of the heir, Adelaide votes against you and your friends. 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 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 can try to sway her by winning back her reputation and her social life. You suggest she throw your daughter a fairytale ball and invite the nobility to attend, and invite her to play the role of your daughter's fairy godmother. During 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. However in Chapter 12, whether you impressed her or not, she votes for Barthelemy again in the second vote. In Chapter 18 when you expose Barthelemy's crimes in front of the court and the press, you can call forth a mock Conventus Nobilis and she will vote for his arrest.

If you have been friendly towards Madeleine and she tells you that her mother handed all the main responsibilities of House Amaranth to her you are satisfied to know that she won't be a problem in court anymore.

Maxwell Beaumont
Maxwell and Drake tell you that Adelaide likes the former 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 can 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.