Merritt Patterson Spends ‘Christmas at the Palace’ on Hallmark Channel

Choreographer Katie (Merritt Patterson) and ice-skating sensation Jessica (Brittany Bristow) go to San Senova for their final show before opening their own training center. Enchanted by the tiny country, founded on Christmas Eve, Katie and Jessica stroll through the open-air market, where Katie bumps into Alexander (Andrew Cooper) practicing a speech. Unaware he’s the King, Katie asks if he’s “hiding from Christmas,” since Alexander clearly lacks holiday spirit. Though he has been labeled “The Grinch King,” Alexander is a great father to his 10-year old, Christina (India Fowler, “Romans”), who idolizes Katie and Jessica and is a fine skater herself. In fact, she asks her father if the palace can host a Founder’s Day pageant. Ready to do anything for Christina, Alexander summons Katie and Jessica for help and he’s just as surprised to discover who Katie is, as she is to learn he’s the King. While creating the pageant and infusing Christmas joy into the palace, Katie and Alexander fall for one another and Christina grows close to Katie, who encourages the shy princess to overcome her fear and skate in the pageant. But when Jessica is injured, Katie might have to heed her own advice and stop hiding behind her choreographer’s role. At stake, too, is both her heart and Alexander’s, neither of which has been open for far too long.

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Christmas at the Palace premieres Thursday, November 22 at 8/7c on Hallmark Channel.

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