‘The Princess Diaries 3’: Why Julie Andrews Won’t Return

While fans wait for their promised return to Genovia, one key player will be notably absent from The Princess Diaries 3, as Julie Andrews, a.k.a. Queen Clarisse, confirms she won’t be back for the franchise’s latest outing.

The actress, who portrayed Anne Hathaway‘s grandmother in the Disney favorite, and is also known for her beloved roles in films like The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins, confirmed her intentional absence in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Andrews told the outlet, “I think the absolute truth is that I think I’m really past all that now. I’m not completely retired, but it’s a different kind of work that I do these days — [writing] books, and I do a lot of recording of podcasts and voiceovers. But truly, I don’t think I should be a part of it.”

Most recently, fans would have heard Andrews do her voiceover work as Lady Whistledown on Shondaland’s hit Netflix series Bridgerton, for which she has earned several nominations and even an Emmy win. Shonda Rhimes wrote the screenplay for The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.