As Lily awaits the consequences of her decision, William van der Woodsen, CeCe and Lilyโs sister, Carol, come into town to support her and be part of a Taschen photo shoot on โmodern royaltyโ in which the Rhodes family is participating. Unbeknownst to Carol, who has always chosen to keep her daughter Charlie far away from the Upper East Side, Charlie has followed her to New York to meet Serena and the rest of the family. Blair has an epiphany about her future, and grapples with the knowledge of whom sheโs destined to be with.