The Princess Diaries (2000 novel)

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novel

The Princess Diaries is a 2000 young adult novel by Meg Cabot that follows awkward teenager Mia Thermopolis as she discovers she is heir to the throne of a small European principality.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
The Princess Diaries	17
The Princess Diaries (novel)	5
The Princess Diaries (2000 novel) canonical	3
The Princess Diaries book series	3
The Princess Diaries (novel series)	2
The Princess Diaries series	2
Meg Cabot’s novel "The Princess Diaries"	1
Princess Diaries	1
The Princess Diaries (novel, 2000)	1
The Princess Diaries universe	1
novel "The Princess Diaries" by Meg Cabot	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6162272 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Princess Diaries (2000 novel)
Context triple: [Mia Thermopolis, firstAppearanceInLiterature, The Princess Diaries (2000 novel)]

A. The Princess Diaries
The Princess Diaries is a popular 2001 teen comedy film about an awkward American teenager who discovers she is heir to the throne of a small European kingdom.
B. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement is a 2004 romantic comedy film that continues the story of Mia Thermopolis as she navigates royal duties and an arranged marriage while preparing to become queen of Genovia.
C. The Princess Diarist
The Princess Diarist is Carrie Fisher’s candid, humorous memoir drawn from her original Star Wars–era diaries, reflecting on fame, identity, and her experiences playing Princess Leia.
D. The Princess Shows
The Princess Shows are a series of early 20th-century musical comedies, many with books by Guy Bolton, that helped define the light, witty style of modern musical theatre in London and New York.
E. For the Love of a Princess
"For the Love of a Princess" is a romantic orchestral theme composed by James Horner for the film Braveheart, renowned for its sweeping melody and emotional resonance.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Princess Diaries (2000 novel)
Target entity description: The Princess Diaries is a 2000 young adult novel by Meg Cabot that follows awkward teenager Mia Thermopolis as she discovers she is heir to the throne of a small European principality.

A. The Princess Diaries
The Princess Diaries is a popular 2001 teen comedy film about an awkward American teenager who discovers she is heir to the throne of a small European kingdom.
B. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement is a 2004 romantic comedy film that continues the story of Mia Thermopolis as she navigates royal duties and an arranged marriage while preparing to become queen of Genovia.
C. The Princess Diarist
The Princess Diarist is Carrie Fisher’s candid, humorous memoir drawn from her original Star Wars–era diaries, reflecting on fame, identity, and her experiences playing Princess Leia.
D. The Princess Shows
The Princess Shows are a series of early 20th-century musical comedies, many with books by Guy Bolton, that helped define the light, witty style of modern musical theatre in London and New York.
E. For the Love of a Princess
"For the Love of a Princess" is a romantic orchestral theme composed by James Horner for the film Braveheart, renowned for its sweeping melody and emotional resonance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	novel ⓘ
adaptedInto	The Princess Diaries (2001 film) ⓘ linked to: The Princess Diaries
author	Meg Cabot ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
depicts	high school experiences ⓘ royal succession ⓘ teenage life ⓘ
describes	a small European principality called Genovia ⓘ
featuresFictionalLocation	Genovia ⓘ
followedBy	Princess in the Spotlight ⓘ
follows	Mia Thermopolis discovering she is heir to a throne ⓘ
genre	comedy ⓘ teen romance ⓘ young adult fiction ⓘ
hasCharacter	Grandmère Clarisse Renaldo ⓘ Helen Thermopolis ⓘ Lilly Moscovitz ⓘ Michael Moscovitz ⓘ Philippe Renaldo ⓘ linked to: Philippe Renaldi
hasNarrator	Mia Thermopolis ⓘ
hasSequelSeries	The Princess Diaries spin-off books ⓘ
mainCharacter	Mia Thermopolis ⓘ
marketedAs	humorous diary novel ⓘ young adult romance ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
narrativeForm	diary format ⓘ
notableFor	popularizing the Princess Diaries franchise ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
partOfSeries	The Princess Diaries series ⓘ
protagonist	Mia Thermopolis ⓘ
publicationDate	2000 ⓘ
publisher	HarperCollins ⓘ
setting	New York City ⓘ
targetAudience	teenagers ⓘ young adults ⓘ
theme	coming of age ⓘ family relationships ⓘ friendship ⓘ identity ⓘ self-acceptance ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting	late 1990s ⓘ
toldIn	first-person perspective ⓘ

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Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mia Thermopolis → firstAppearanceInLiterature → The Princess Diaries (2000 novel) ⓘ

subject linked to: Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries

Sandra Oh → notableWork → Princess Diaries ⓘ