2001 → 2026 · Cast then & now
The Princess Diaries Cast: Then and Now
The cast then and now — with the original tribute song “Fairytale Anyway”.
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The Princess Diaries, then & now
The Princess Diaries premiered in 2001. This page follows Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway), Queen Clarisse Renaldi (Julie Andrews), Joe (Héctor Elizondo), Lilly Moscovitz (Heather Matarazzo), Michael Moscovitz (Robert Schwartzman) then and now, with real ages, 10 then-vs-now collector’s cards in this tribute and the original tribute song “Fairytale Anyway”.
The cast · 10 collector’s cards
Where is the The Princess Diaries cast now (2026)?
The Princess Diaries cast then and now: 10 collector’s cards, 2001 vs 2026, with real ages. Tap a card to flip it and watch them walk side by side.
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“Fairytale Anyway”
Frizzy hair, invisible in the hallway
Read the lyrics
Frizzy hair, invisible in the hallway
Never thought a crown could find its way
Then the world went quiet, said my name out loud
Genovia calling through the clouds
From the back row to the balcony
Nobody saw who I could be
But I got my fairytale anyway
Tiara crooked, still I run this day
Cobblestone streets and a silver car
Turns out ordinary girls go far
Not every story starts this way
But I got my fairytale anyway
Best friend waving from a rooftop stage
Mirror ball spinning, turning the page
They said be royal, I said watch me try
Awkward and glowing under palace sky
From the back row to the balcony
Nobody saw who I could be
But I got my fairytale anyway
Tiara crooked, still I run this day
Cobblestone streets and a silver car
Turns out ordinary girls go far
Not every story starts this way
But I got my fairytale anyway
Every girl's got a kingdom hiding inside
Doesn't matter how you look, just how you rise
So here's to the misfits, the loud and the shy
We all get our moment under Genovia sky
But I got my fairytale anyway
Tiara crooked, still I run this day
Cobblestone streets and a silver car
Turns out ordinary girls go far
Not every story starts this way
But I got my fairytale anyway
Fairytale anyway... anyway... anyway...
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The cast, then & now
| Character | Actor | Then (2001) | Now (2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mia Thermopolis | Anne Hathaway | 18 | 43 |
| Queen Clarisse Renaldi | Julie Andrews | 65 | 91 |
| Joe | Héctor Elizondo | 64 | 89 |
| Lilly Moscovitz | Heather Matarazzo | 18 | 43 |
| Michael Moscovitz | Robert Schwartzman | 18 | 43 |
| Lana Thomas | Mandy Moore | 17 | 42 |
| Paolo | Larry Miller | 47 | 73 |
| Helen Thermopolis | Caroline Goodall | 41 | 66 |
| Josh Bryant | Erik von Detten | 18 | 44 |
| Nicholas Devereaux | Chris Pine | 23 | 46 |
Ages from verified birth dates, updated 02 November 2026.



































