Secrets of The Princess Diaries
6 facts you never knew about The Princess Diaries movies
The Princess Diaries was actor Anne Hathaway's first film!
And at one point in the audition she accidentally fell off her chair
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3rd party content, see our FAQSpeaking of falling over, the bit where Mia falls over on the seats wasn't meant to happen! It was an accident and the director decided to keep it in.
Oops!
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3rd party content, see our FAQThe film was made at Stage 2 in the Disney studios in California. The exact same place where Mary Poppins was filmed.
And that's as well as Mary Poppins herself, Julie Andrews, playing Queen of Genovia
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3rd party content, see our FAQThe photo of Mia's dad is actually Anne Hathaway's real life dad
Hi dad!
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3rd party content, see our FAQFat Louis the cat was actually played by FOUR different cats!
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3rd party content, see our FAQSadly Genovia is not a real country
But in the story the Latin motto of Genovia means “The whole body works”
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