Julie Andrews has finally ended years of speculation over whether she would return as Queen Clarisse Renaldi in The Princess Diaries 3 — and the answer is no. The 90-year-old Hollywood icon has confirmed that she does not believe she should be part of the long-awaited sequel, despite her enduring affection for the franchise and the hopes of fans who have imagined her reunited with Anne Hathaway.
Andrews was at the heart of the first two films. She played Clarisse, the poised Queen of Genovia and grandmother of Hathaway's Mia Thermopolis, in the 2001 original and its 2004 sequel. Now, more than two decades after the last film, Hathaway is preparing to return as Mia, but Andrews says the new story has moved beyond her character.
