![]() ![]() ![]() Topics such as education, marriage, and succession, all of which are prevalent within queenship studies, appear in the film as plot lines accompanied by humour and heart-warming interactions. When watching The Princess Diaries series, this reviewer could not help but draw comparisons between the characters of Mia and Clarisse and other historical queens. Since its emergence in the 1980s, queenship studies has highlighted multiple theoretical lenses through which consort, regent, regnant, and lieutenant queens across the world can be examined. ![]() ![]() The monarchical structure portrayed in The Princess Diaries franchiseshows a queen who exists in a constitutional function in that the primary law-making body is that of an elected parliament led by a prime minister, whilst the monarch exists as a figurehead whose principal role is cemented in diplomacy and philanthropy. However, when delving deeper into the films’ story lines, it is possible to see the inclusion of key themes from within queenship and gender studies, as well as reflections of modern monarchy in Europe, although this review will focus mainly on examples from England. ![]()
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