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The White Prince is a character who has lived a life sheltered from the everyday trivialities which the lower classes have to contend with. In this way he is pure and untainted by the hardships of the outside world. This trope can include any character, not just princes, who are sheltered in this way. See also Upperclass Twit, Spoiled Brat and Spoiled Sweet. Compare Sacrificed Basic Skill for Awesome Training. Examples of The White Prince include:

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  • The White Prince is a character who has lived a life sheltered from the everyday trivialities which the lower classes have to contend with. In this way he is pure and untainted by the hardships of the outside world. This trope can include any character, not just princes, who are sheltered in this way. See also Upperclass Twit, Spoiled Brat and Spoiled Sweet. Compare Sacrificed Basic Skill for Awesome Training. Examples of The White Prince include:
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  • The White Prince is a character who has lived a life sheltered from the everyday trivialities which the lower classes have to contend with. In this way he is pure and untainted by the hardships of the outside world. This results in a certain naivety and ignorance, despite the numerous tutors he's no doubt had all his life. When he is finally exposed to the outside world, it becomes apparent that the character is out of his depth. He doesn't realize how difficult and dangerous life outside his palace really is, and as a result he is a Horrible Judge of Character, easily duped by conmen and stolen from by thieves. Often he thinks he can talk his way out of confrontations, or throw money at any problem, and generally not recognizing, at least initially, that bad things could actually happen to him out in the real world. He will often be puzzled and even intrigued by the goings on of everyday life, resulting in Mundane Object Amazement. Sometimes the irony will be taken further as The White Prince proclaims himself to be an expert, having studied the lower class from textbooks, only to be proved very wrong. Often he has no idea how to do common, everyday activities and is thus rather helpless if he finds himself on his own. He may also be unaware of any suffering his people are really going through in his kingdom until he comes face to face with it. These characters tend to fall into three main types: a plucky-type with child-like innocence and kindness, a silly and cowardly-type who is treated like a joke, and snobby and superior type that can be cruel. Most of the types have a good chance to mature into the honourable and melancholic Wise Prince or the practical and down-to-Earth Princely Young Man during their adventures, though the cowardly and snobbish types have just as much of a chance to turn their back on the real world and shut themselves back in their palace, if they can. This trope can include any character, not just princes, who are sheltered in this way. See also Upperclass Twit, Spoiled Brat and Spoiled Sweet. Compare Sacrificed Basic Skill for Awesome Training. Examples of The White Prince include:
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