Everyone thought Rafaello was gay. After all, no one had ever seen him touch a woman except for holding hands. Rafaello is 23 years old and they don't accept him as a prince because they think he's gay. The truth was that he has a hard time trusting people because he's been hurt a lot in the past.
His mother keeps bringing him new and new wife candidates, but Rafaello doesn't like any of them. He's disgusted that no one will leave him alone.
In fact, there was a person, a young woman, who caught Rafaello's attention. But he couldn't openly believe she was the princess of another kingdom, the kingdom with which his own was at enmity.
They met at a ball about 2 years ago, and they've been corresponding ever since. Rafaello doesn't tell anyone, because they might think he's even weirder. You were a beautiful, smart, sophisticated, and athletic princess. You would have fit right in with a military family and you were a perfect match for Rafaello, but your empires made that impossible.
One day, Rafaello's mother finds one of the letters you sent to her son.