Royals Next Door (2021)

Name: Royals Next Door
Rating: 7.0

Rating: 7.0

Synopsis

The series follows Stella and her royal family, who've been forced to move houses due to water damage in their castle. Queen Kat sees it as the perfect opportunity to modernise. In line with King Bob’s royal motto “Closer to the people” they decide to live in a normal house in an ordinary suburb.

First Air Date: 2021-11-22

Last Air Date: 2023-04-26

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 52

Networks: RTÉ2, RTÉjr

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Seasons

Season 1 (2021)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Royal Knight Out (2021-11-22)

Stella wants to make a good impression on Mikey at their study session. But when her parents leave her to babysit her siblings at the same time, Stella's plans start to unravel.
Ep. 2: Pomp and Circumstance (2021-11-23)

When Stella brings friends home for the first time, her attempt at making everything feel 'normal' makes it all go ever more royal.
Ep. 3: Royal BFFs (2021-11-24)

Stella's friendship with her BFFs is put to the test when she ditches them only to regret it terribly. But will her BFFs forgive her?
Ep. 4: Royal Game Night (2021-11-25)

Stella convinces the Royals to have a game night, while Mr. Pee watches the baby. Will this "fun" family evening turn into a nightmare?
Ep. 5: Royal Camping (2021-11-25)

Having once slept in a tent doesn't really make you a great outdoor expert as Stella is about to find out when she invites Mia and Freya to practice camping in her back garden.
Ep. 6: Royal Speech (2021-11-29)

Stella is a real star when it comes to public speaking, however, when the whole class is asked to give a presentation, Stella is about to find out that writing a speech is very different to giving it.
Ep. 7: Royal Grandmother (2021-11-30)

Stella and Molly have to spend a weekend at their grandmother's. Stella is annoyed, as she had planned a very normal weekend with the twins.
Ep. 8: Royal Mother's Day (2021-11-30)

There's a crisis of motherly love between three generations of Royals on Mother's Day, until an unexpected mother shows Stella how to bring people back together.
Ep. 9: Royal Tortoise (2021-12-01)

It's bring your pet to school and Stella brings Mr Pee. However to Stella's horror, pretending to be a normal tortoise is not easy when noble blood's running in your veins.
Ep. 10: Royal Hairstyle

At Mia and Freya's, Stella decides to try a hair dye that had no effect on her friends' hair - but turns hers half black. And on the day the Royals are supposed to have their yearly portrait taken, no less.
Ep. 11: Royal Eclipse

Teenage rebellion and parental fear clash as Stella and her friends insist on making a midnight journey on foot to watch the lunar eclipse.
Ep. 12: Royal Allergy

Mikey gets a kitten and Stella falls head over heels in love. Except she's very allergic, as is King Bob, so offering to look after it for Mikey is the very last thing she should do.
Ep. 13: Royal Homebaked

Stella has to bake for the school fair - but Queen Kat's decision to make a recipe from the ancient royal cook book proves catastrophic.
Ep. 14: Royal Rivalry

King Bob's and the Mayor's childish rivalry has so far been kept in check and seen only as slightly amusing. That is until they get so worked up they put the whole town in danger.
Ep. 15: Royal Tunes

Stella discovers that playing the guitar is very different from playing the harp, however the harp can still be as grooving as a guitar.
Ep. 16: Royal Bookclub

Stella goes to great lengths to wangle her mother an invitation to Mrs Oh's book club - as she mistakenly thinks her mother is lonely. Queen Kat goes, as she thinks it's normal and Stella wants her to be normal. Will it end in disaster?
Ep. 17: Royal Glasses

Stella fakes her eye test at the optician's and spends a day getting into lots of trouble because she can't see with her new glasses.
Ep. 18: Royal Trick or Treat

When Molly wants to go trick or treating Stella joins her, just to keep an eye on her, not because Stella would ever want to go trick or treating. She's way too old for that.
Ep. 19: Royal Football

Stella wants to join the school's top football team, but she's never played before and when King Bob gets competitive it all goes wrong.
Ep. 20: Royal Lock Out

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 21: Royal Pain

Stella sprains her ankle at football practice and suddenly finds herself the center of attention. Her foot heals quickly, but she is loath to give up the special treatment she is getting.
Ep. 22: Royal Sprouts

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 23: Royal Grades

Stella tries to hide her bi-annual grades from her parents but there's an upcoming parents meeting and they'll find out then - unless she can persuade them the meeting isn't happening.
Ep. 24: Royal Work Experience

It's work experience day in school and Stella is about to learn that being a dentist is a lot of hard work, a lot harder than just being a princess.
Ep. 25: Royal Steps

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 26: Royal Review

Stella writes a mean review about her music teacher and instantly regrets it. But can she set the record straight?
Ep. 27: Royal Dance

When a school dance clashes with at state dinner Stella hatches a plan to attend both. An idea that seems doomed from the very beginning and can only land her in trouble.
Ep. 28: Royal Earth Hour

When the Royals forget to switch off for Earth Hour, a horrified Stella makes her family live by candle light for a week, but it soon ends in chaos..
Ep. 29: Royal Yard Sale

When Stella and her friends organize a yard sale, Stella realizes that her grandmother can actually be of great help, as 'normal' is just a questions of definition.
Ep. 30: Royal Waste

Stella persuades her parents to go recycle friendly for the big State Dinner - but unexpected gifts turn the night into a failure - she thinks.
Ep. 31: Royal Egghunt

When Snowy refuses to be the town's Easter bunny Stella tries to fool the town with a fake Easter bunny. Caught red handed, she has to be real cunning to lure Snowy back into the show.
Ep. 32: Royal Necklace

When Stella wants to be trendy and borrows a necklace from her mother without asking, she will very soon find out that Crown Jewels are pretty well protected.
Ep. 33: Royal Rock Quintet

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 34: Royal Pimple

When Stella wakes up with a pimple on the very day she is paired with Mikey in science class and they have the Annual Royal Photoshoot, she thinks her life is over. It takes her two BFFs to make her see everybody has pimples - even Mikey.
Ep. 35: Royal Wind Up

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 36: Royal Play

Stella is petrified of acting and totally panics when she is given the lead role in the upcoming school play. Only when she finds out why does she come up with a plan to give the part to someone much more deserving.
Ep. 37: Royal Romance

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 38: Royal Psychic

When Mia worries about her upcoming football match, Stella tries to make her feel better by predicting a positive outcome for it. Soon everyone wants Stella to predict their futures.
Ep. 39: Royal Jealousy

When Stella uses Molly as an excuse to go the skatepark when Mikey is there she quickly learns that little sisters can be a bit too cute sometimes.
Ep. 40: Royal Gossip

Stella overhears popular girl Victoria saying that their class teacher has been forced to leave the school and she tries to organise a campaign so he can stay. But the gossip soon spins out of Stella's control.
Ep. 41: Royal Trumpet

Stella is fed up with Mr Pee's announcements - she just wants to be normal. She hides the trumpet - but Mr Pee finds other ways, increasingly more desperate and when Stella decides to hand the trumpet back, it's gone.
Ep. 42: Royal Influencer

Stella finds herself appointed Snowy's community manager, and finds her new boss tyrannical and insufferable - even though they're just a pet rabbit.
Ep. 43: Royal Spa

Having a girl's night in with a home spa seems like a great idea for a bit of sisterly bonding. However, the home spa looked a lot more luxurious in the magazine.
Ep. 44: Royal Prize Winner

When Mrs Kaufmann wins a Luxury Royal Experience Weekend at the Royals' house, Stella faces off with her neighbourhood nemesis and her unreasonable demands. Stella is determined to uncover who donated this mystery raffle prize and why.
Ep. 45: Royal Classes

Stella is finally feeling like she fits in at school, when one day the Queen Mother storms in, in temper and confronts the principal about the lack of a proper curriculum for her royal grand-daughter. Being a princess, Stella, the Queen Mother insists, needs to learn subjects befitting a princess, such as polo, deportment and fencing. The principal agrees to provide these classes and instructs the teachers to quickly provide them. But Stella is furious when she discovers what's happened. Why do I have to do all these extra subjects? It's not fair. Her friends, however think it sounds fun and want to join in. Some of them even excel at these new Royal subjects. But when the Queen Mother learns that commoners are now taking Royal Lessons she comes storming back in and insists that the whole thing must stop.
Ep. 46: Royal Detention

A misunderstanding in assembly leads to Stella receiving her first ever Detention. While colluding with Snowy to hide the punishment from her parents, Stella is forced to consider the nature of loyalty and the perils of snitching.
Ep. 47: Royal Crown

A snide remark from the Mayor after a football match makes Stella realise that her dad NEVER takes off his crown... which is really embarrassing. So she convinces the King to take off his crown to come watch her next game. The thing is, King Bob's new look prompts a lot of uncomfortable questions from journalists and a rather irate reaction from the Queen Mother. When Stella tries to make things better, the nosy questions are suddenly directed at her. Why does Stella never wear her crown? Is she embarrassed to be a Royal? This prompts an identity crisis in Stella, who can't decide how she wants to present herself and what that means, no matter how many well-meaning talks she gets from her family. To wear a crown or not to wear a crown, what a dilemma.
Ep. 48: Royal Picnic

Being seen playing with your parents in the park ranks very low on Stella's cool scale so when she's spotted by the cool crowd doing just that, she's certain her image is ruined forever. Who would have thought that sometimes fun is better than cool.
Ep. 49: Royal Butler (2023-04-25)

When Mr. Pee refuses to help out at Mrs. Oh's party, Stella and the royal family butler the event themselves - much to Mr. Pee's dismay.
Ep. 50: Royal Argument

When Stella's caught between Mia and Freya arguing, she has to bring all her diplomatic expertise into play to solve the argument. But is there still an argument to be solved?
Ep. 51: Royal Exchange Student (2023-04-26)

Stella's exchange student is staying with her and OMG they have nothing in common. It's going to be the worst week ever unless Stella can figure out a way for them to get along.
Ep. 52: Royal Re-enactment

King Bob is delighted to play the role of his ancestor King Roberto XIII in the re-enactment of The Battle for Blueberry Bush. But his insistence that eighteenth-century war was 'sort of a boys thing' enrages Stella, who vows to prove him wrong - not only by taking part, but by fighting against the King in the rebel ranks.