The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall.

In the film, Mia Thermopolis learns that before she can succeed her grandmother as queen of Genovia, she must marry or else relinquish the throne.

Most of the cast returned from the first film, including Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Héctor Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, and Larry Miller.

New characters include Viscount Mabrey (John Rhys-Davies), Lord Nicholas Devereaux (Chris Pine, in his film debut), and Andrew Jacoby (Callum Blue).

Five years after the first film, Mia Thermopolis graduates from Woodrow Wilson School of International Affairs at Princeton University, returning to Genovia.

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.

During the evening, Mia's tiara falls off, caught by Member of Parliament (MP), Viscount Mabrey, who secretly plans to steal the crown.

During the Parliamentary session the next morning, Mia hears Mabrey revealing his nephew, Lord Devereaux, to be the next male heir to the throne.

Joe, the royal family's head of security, tries to persuade Clarisse to publicly pursue their feelings for each other as her days as queen are coming to an end.

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.

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.

The next day, Clarisse steps down, and Mia is crowned "Her Majesty Amelia Mignonette Thermopolis Renaldi, Queen of "Genovia", with all in attendance in the palace.

The site's critical consensus is that "Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews bring charm and elegance to the movie, but there's not enough material for them to work with in this sequel.

[7] The film's writer, Shonda Rhimes, later said that she treasured the experience if for nothing else – the opportunity to work with its star, Julie Andrews.

In March 2016, Garry Marshall announced plans for a third Princess Diaries film, with Hathaway reprising her role.

[12] By January 2019, she confirmed that a script was completed, that she and Andrews were on board to co-star in the film, and that producer Debra Martin Chase would return.

[16] In April 2024, Hathaway revealed that development talks surrounding the sequel were "in a good place" but that there were no further announcements to be made yet.

[17] In October 2024, Adele Lim had signed on as the film's director and Hathaway announced she would reprise the role of Mia.