This is so good! it's almost the same but the 'princess' is poor and common, and there was nothing about her relationship with the prince thought you gave a hint at the end. i loved the beginning, it pulled me right into the story, yes it sounds familiar still but you made it look like a different story with few but drastic changes! keep writing!

but there's a mistake here (or maybe confusion?): how did the queen open the door? queens never open the door, lol. and was it at the palace or the royal family's summerhouse?

:)

have you ever read a story by Levine, Gail? She wrote The Princess Test and this seems a little like it... you should check it out