The Office!
Ophelia showing off Alexander at the tea party was the talk of high society immediately after the party ended.
The ten ladies that showed up had been terribly jealous that their darling Alexander had been stolen by the princess, who always ended up playing with her boytoys until she no longer had any interest in them.
Even the males, who hadn't heard about Alec's existence, were suddenly made aware with how many rumours and gossip that were going around the circles.
The males were all curious, and simultaneously annoyed.
Just who was this Alexander, that was stealing away the attention of every unattached lady in the noble circles?
It was already hard enough to find someone that they liked, but now, they were all being stolen in front of their very eyes.
How could they not be curious?
Yet, none of them had actually seen Alexander in the flesh, nor did they get the chance to.