On the Set: The Princess Diaries 2 - Royal Engagement Page #3

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A man doesn't have to marry to be king.

l mean, this is the 21 st century,

for heaven's sake.

My granddaughter should

be given the same rights as any man.

Yeah!

Genovia shall have no queen

lest she be bound in matrimony.

Lord Palimore?

That is the law of Genovia

for the last 300 years.

Princess Mia is not qualified to rule

because she is unmarried.

Forgive me, Your Majesty.

Not all of us are sure that the princess

is the most suitable choice

to govern our great nation.

(all) Ooh!

Now, now, gentlemen, gentlemen. Please.

l suggest this honored body

allow Princess Mia one year,

during which time she must marry,

or she forfeits the throne

of Genovia to young Lord Devereaux.

What? No.

- l object. l object most strongly.

- One year?

- 60 days.

- Two months.

How could parliament expect me

to fall in love in 30 days? lt's like...

lt's like it's a big trick to get me

to have an arranged marriage, or...

No.

No, there's no...

That's it, there's no ''or.'' There's... l...

An arranged marriage is my only choice.

What kind of person

agrees to an arranged marriage?

Uh...

You agreed to an arranged marriage.

- Right.

- Yes, l did.

And it turned out quite splendidly.

He was my best friend.

We grew very fond of each other.

l'm sure, Grandma, but...

l dream of love, not fondness.

But you don't have to do this, Mia.

You don't have to become queen.

This is so unfair.

(man's voice) Amelia.

(both) Courage is not the absence of fear,

(alone) but rather the judgment

that something else is more important...

than fear.

There are 550 years

of Renaldis on these walls.

And l will be up there

next to my father.

l'm sure l want my chance

to make a difference as a ruler.

Spoken like a true queen.

You, my boy, a true-born Genovian.

You should be our king.

l agree.

But how can we make it happen?

Give me one of your arrows.

l'm going to show you a trick that

l learned from an old ltalian philosopher.

Niccol Machiavelli.

l can make this dart

hit the bull's-eye every time.

(yells)

Yes, but that is cheating.

You've got it.

Lord Devereaux will be arriving shortly,

Mrs. Kout, with his snake of an uncle.

Yes, Your Majesty.

- Your Majesty.

- Hm?

l know Lionel is the prime minister's

nephew and he's interning for the summer

because he wants to learn about security.

But he never leaves my side.

He sticks to me like Velcro, madam.

lt won't last very long.

He returns to school in the autumn.

- He wants an audience with you.

- What, now?

Now.

Lionel?

Short.

l don't know if you've met

Mrs. Kout, our housekeeper,

and Priscilla and Olivia, my lady's maids.

l'm doing a background check on Olivia.

Oh, that's not necessary, Lionel.

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