

Which makes the late father Mia never knew the former prince of Genovia and Mia herself the nation's princess!

At this meeting, Mia learns the remarkable truth: her grandmother, Clarisse Renaldi (Julie Andrews), is the queen of a tiny European country called Genovia. It starts when the grandmother she's never known schedules to meet her. Like so many film protagonists, though, Mia's world is about to be rocked. The only people who seem to understand Mia are her mother (Caroline Goodall) and Lilly (Heather Matarazzo), her socially conscious and decidely not "A-crowd" best friend. And when she does get noticed, it's for the wrong reasons, like freaking out at a debate session or being humiliated in gym class.

Mia is having trouble getting noticed in school. For Mia, the popular sect of high school is off-limits, but the mere thought of kissing Josh still warms her knuckles. Of course, Lana is dating dreamy "Backstreet Boy clone" Josh Bryant (Erik von Detten). Leading the snobby, popular clique is cheerleader Lana (Mandy Moore) and her friends Anna and Fontana. Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) is a shy, socially awkward 15-year-old girl, who attends Grove School, a private, upper-class institution with all the cliques that any high school would have. Modern day San Francisco seems an unlikely setting for a princess story, but that's just where The Princess Diaries is set.
