Directed
by Garry Marshall, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement picks up
where its predecessor left off -- that is, with American teenager Mia
Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) reeling over the news that she is a
princess within the royal family of Genovia, a little-known European
nation with a population of barely 50,000. As promised, Mia, along with
her best friend, Lilly (Heather Matarazzo), travels to Genovia after
their high-school graduation.
The unlikely princess has hardly settled into the castle, let alone
begun representing the country, when she learns that a larger title is
approaching more rapidly than expected; it seems as though Mia will
have to take over as queen. Suddenly, in addition to further schooling
on the etiquette of royalty, Mia finds herself with a daunting prospect
- according to Genovian law, all princesses must be married before they
can be crowned. In addition to Julie Andrews' reprisal of her role as
Queen Clarisse Renaldi, The Princess Diaries 2 also features Hector
Elizondo and John Rhys-Davies in supporting roles. Though Princess
Diaries author Meg Cabot did pen a sequel (The Princess Diaries:
Princess in the Spotlight), this film is not an adaptation.
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