ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə wˈɔltɚ pˈʌtʃnɚ, ɪnðə fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩ fiˈɑːnsˈeɪ sˈʌbtaɪp, ɪɾ ˈɪz "pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli kˈɑːmən" ɪn mˌɛdɪɾɪɹˈeɪniən vˈɛɹiənts fɚðə hˈɛɹoʊˌɪn tə ɹᵻlˈiːs dˈʌvz tə ðə pɹˈɪnsᵻz pˈælɪs tə ɹᵻmˈaɪnd hˌɪm.
According to Walter Puchner, in The Forgotten Fiancée subtype, it is "particularly common" in Mediterranean variants for the heroine to release doves to the prince's palace to remind him.