![]() Clarisse encourages her to follow her heart, something she never did, costing her Joe, the love of her life. Queen Clarisse follows and Mia says she doesn't want to be forced to marry. Walking down the aisle, she suddenly stops and runs out of the church. Nicholas decides against attending, until Gretchen tells him Mabrey engineered the televised scandal.īefore the wedding, Joe tells Mia that Nicholas is innocent. The wedding is the following day, and Mia's mother, Helen, comes with her new husband Patrick O'Connell and their newborn son named Trevor. There isn't, but they do not call off the wedding for the good of Genovia. Disappointed, Andrew kisses Mia to see if there is a romantic spark between them. The scandalous footage is already being broadcast before she returns. Mia thinks Nicholas set her up, while he insists he had no idea. By a lake, they share secrets, dance, and eventually fall asleep. That night, Nicholas convinces Mia outside her window, to sneak out. She declines, as she is under close guard. He tells her he is leaving, but asks to see her once more before he goes. Nicholas helps Mia succeed at hitting the target as she is practicing for her coronation rites. Manipulating Nicholas, he makes him believe it was his late father's wish for him to become king. Mabrey encourages him to pursue her, later revealing to his surly and mistreated housekeeper Gretchen he plans to let this ruin Mia's chances of becoming queen. ![]() Mabrey realizes Nicholas has fallen for her, but believes Mia will never love him. Meanwhile, Nicholas tries to stop his uncle from pursuing the throne as Mia is doing well as a ruler. Mia later declares the conversion of a royal palace into a temporary children's center.Īt Mia's bachelorette slumber party, princesses attend from around the world. Nicholas is also struck by Mia's care for Genovia and begins doubting taking over the throne. Everyone is impressed, while Mabrey sees it as a political maneuver. Learning the girl, Carolina, and the others are orphans, she has a vendor give them all tiaras and lets them walk with them in the parade. Queen Clarisse tells Mia that her behavior with Nicholas has to stop.Īt the Genovian Independence Day parade, seeing some boys harassing a little girl, Mia abruptly halts the parade to help. ![]() At first, she kisses him back but then backs away. At a garden party, Mia and Nicholas quarrels about her relationship with Andrew. Humiliated, she flees to the stables, where Nicholas fails to comfort her. When Mabrey spooks Mia's horse with a rubber snake, Joe inadvertently tears off the wooden leg. Mia has to ride sidesaddle for a ceremony but is inexperienced, so Queen Clarisse provides an ancestral wooden leg decoy so it seems she's doing so. Joe tries to persuade Clarisse to publicly pursue their feelings for each other as her reign as queen is coming to an end. Mabrey plans to have Nicholas seduce Mia so the engagement will fail. Mia eventually chooses Andrew Jacoby, Duke of Kenilworth, and days later, they are engaged. Together, they look through potential husbands. Her best friend, Lilly Moscovitz, surprises her with a visit. Clarisse invites Lord Devereaux to stay at the palace, and Mia is shocked to discover he is Nicholas. By law, Mia can only be Queen if she marries within the month. During the evening, Mia's tiara falls off, caught by Member of Parliament (MP), Viscount Mabrey, who secretly plans to steal the crown.ĭuring the Parliamentary session the next morning, Mia hears Mabrey revealing his nephew, Lord Devereaux, to be the next male heir to the throne. Dancing with all eligible bachelors at her 21st birthday party to find a husband, she meets a dashing young gentleman named Nicholas, and the two become mutually attracted. There, she awaits her grandmother, Queen Clarisse's, abdication. A sequel is currently in development.įive years after the first film, Mia Thermopolis graduates from Woodrow Wilson School of International Affairs at Princeton University, returning to Genovia. New characters include Viscount Mabrey ( John Rhys-Davies), Lord Nicholas Devereaux ( Chris Pine, his film debut), and Andrew Jacoby ( Callum Blue).ĭespite having a worldwide box office gross of $134.7 million, the film received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Garry Marshall returned to direct and Debra Martin Chase and Whitney Houston to produce. Most of the cast returned from the first film, including Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Héctor Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, and Larry Miller. Unlike the first film, this film is not based on any of the books. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement is a 2004 American ruritanian romantic comedy film and the sequel to 2001's The Princess Diaries.
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