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, including Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Héctor Elizondo, and Heather Matarazzo. Garry Marshall returned to direct and Debra Martin Chase to produce the sequel. New characters include Viscount Mabrey , Lord Nicholas Devereaux and Andrew Jacoby . Five years after the first film, Crown Princess of Genovia Amelia "Mia" Thermopolis has just graduated from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School and is returning to Genovia with her bodyguard Joe and... beloved cat Fat Louie. There, she will await her reign once her grandmother, Queen Clarisse , abdicates from the throne. During Mia's 21st birthday party, she dances with all the eligible bachelors in hope of seeking a husband. She happens to meet a handsome young gentleman by accidentally stepping on his foot. After saving her from a dysfunctional dance, the charming man introduces himself as Nicholas.
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| Release date: | August 7, 2004 |
| Directed by: | Garry Marshall |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 113 Minutes |
| Producer: | Whitney Houston, Debra Martin Chase, Mario Iscovich |
| Editor: | Bruce Green |
| Music by: | John Debney |
| Cinematography: | Charles Minsky |
| Screenplay by: | Meg Cabot, Shonda Rhimes |
| Estimated budget: | $40,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |