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Julie Andrews Won't Return for The Princess Diaries 3

Julie Andrews Won't Return for The Princess Diaries 3
Julie Andrews confirms she is not returning in The Princess Diaries 3: 'I'm retired' · wionews.com

Julie Andrews is a famous actress who played the Queen in The Princess Diaries movies.

The movies also star Anne Hathaway, who played a teenager who discovered she was a princess.

Now Disney wants to make a third Princess Diaries movie.

Many fans wondered if Julie Andrews would come back for it.

Julie Andrews has shared that she will not be in the new movie.

She says she is retired from acting on screen.

She believes the new movie should focus on Mia, who is now the Queen of Genovia.

Anne Hathaway's character will be the main star of the story.

A director named Adele Lim was chosen to make the movie.

The third movie has been in the works for a couple of years.

Key facts

Actor not returning
Julie Andrews
Role declined
Queen Clarisse Renaldi
Returning star
Anne Hathaway as Mia Thermopolis
Franchise
The Princess Diaries (2001 and 2004 films)
Sequel status
In development at Disney for a couple of years
Attached director
Adele Lim (as of 2024)
Stated reason
Retired from on-screen acting
First film box office
USD 165.3 million worldwide

Quotes

Julie Andrews

Actress and former Princess Diaries star

“They asked me all last year if I would be keen to do it. It was very, very hard to say ‘no,’ but I did because I thought I had a wonderful ride, and this one I felt would flourish very well and wouldn’t need Granny going in there at my age.”
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“I think I probably passed… I think I'm retired, really, would be about the best description for that.”
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