The Cinderella story would become radically different if one detail were just slightly changed: the fairy godmother's transformation spell ends later, say at sunrise and not midnight.
They wake up together in bed the next morning. The spell has dissipated, but that is irrelevant because they are naked. (It's not a Disney story anymore.) The prince assumes her clothing is misplaced somewhere in his expansive bedroom/private entertaining space (the kind of space that rich people tend to have, inspired by Michael Jackson's multi-story bedroom) where they had engaged in wide-ranging clothing-shedding late-night adventures after the Ball. Eveningwear is not the right thing to rewear the next day anyway (Walk of Shame), so the Prince provides her with appropriate daytime clothing. Cinderella has already broken the news, perhaps in conversation amidst post-coital bliss, that she is poor, but, consistent with the canon story, the Prince has no problems with this. It's not surprising that her coach and attendants have already left (he assumes) instead of waiting around all night, so he provides her with transportation also. (Though is there any reason she would want or need to go home?)
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