The film started out as a sequel to A Princess for Christmas (2011), but when the husband and wife writer/director/producer team of Michael Damian and Janeen Damian encountered scheduling conflicts, the script was rewritten to be a stand-alone story.
Both Roger Moore of the semi-prequel A Princess for Christmas (2011) and Simon Dutton played the character of Simon Templar in different versions of The Saint (1962).
The Red carpet in the leaving scene is made of two different joint pieces.