Julie Andrews

6 Times Julie Andrews Dazzled in the Worlds of Disney

By Courtney Potter It’s one of the most popular and most acclaimed movie musicals ever produced… and it just celebrated its 56th anniversary! The Sound of Music, based on the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical of the same name—itself based on the true story of the Von Trapp family in the lead-up to World War II—was originally …

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5 Etiquette Rules from Queen Clarisse Renaldi

By Nicole Nalty When Mia Thermopolis finds out she’s a princess (Shut. Up!) the shy teenager is taken aback, and rightfully so! Being a princess requires a certain skill set, but luckily, Mia has a practically perfect teacher—her grandmother, Queen Clarisse Renaldi, played by Disney Legend Julie Andrews. In honor of the 15th anniversary of …

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The Crowns of The Princess Diaries

By D23 Team From the moment we first watched the shy and clumsy Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) discover her connection to the Genovian throne in The Princess Diaries (2001), we knew she was a real-life princess we could all identify with—complete with pore strip, retainer, and out-of-control hair. (All right, fans, we know “Catch a …

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23 Questions with Julie Andrews

D23 talks with Julie Andrews about National Princess Week, her book series The Very Fairy Princess, The Princess Diaries films, and all the things that make her a royal part of the Disney family.

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