The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement is the
2004 sequel to
2001's
The Princess Diaries.
Most of the cast returned from the first film, most notably
Anne Hathaway,
Julie Andrews,
Héctor Elizondo, and
Heather Matarazzo return to portray their characters from the first
Princess Diaries film, Princess Mia Thermopolis, Queen Clarisse Renaldi, Joe (Mia's bodyguard) and Lilly Moscovitz, respectively.
Garry Marshall returned to direct and
Debra Martin Chase to produce the sequel.
New characters include Viscount Mabrey (
John Rhys-Davies), Lord Nicholas Devereaux (
Chris Pine, in his film debut) and Andrew Jacoby (
Callum Blue).
