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One thing that's really bugged me in the past few years is how often people call various female Disney protagonists a "princess" when often they aren't. It doesn't help that the Disney Princesses Franchise has been going on for a while. They just made the misinterpretations worse with who was included and who wasn't. So I've chosen to make two collages explaining who qualifies as an actual Princess, and who doesn't. This collage shows our beloved leading ladies from some of the best-known feature-length films (most of them animated) who really are princesses. I'll tell you who's who (as if you didn't know already! ), and why she qualifies. These descriptions go from left to right.

Row 1

Snow White - born a princess

Cinderella - married Prince Charming

Aurora - born a princess

Eilonwy - they call her a "princess," though it's not really clear what she's the princess of, exactly

Ariel - born a princess

Belle - married the Beast after he turned back into a human prince. (Some of us fans call him Prince Adam).

Jasmine - born a princess

Megara - This one might surprise you. While they never mention it in the film, Megara actually was a princess in the myth of Herakles. (It's his Greek name, dammit, leave me alone!) The only hint we get in the movie is her purple dress, the color of royalty in ancient Greece and many parts of the Mediterranean in that time.

Row 2

"Kida" or Kidagakash - born a princess of Atlantis

Nancy - married Prince Edward at the end of Enchanted. She's kind of obscure, but there are some fans of her out there, so I included her.

Tiana - married Prince Naveen

Rapunzel - born a princess (Though it's interesting to note that in the original story, she was born a peasant, raised like a princess by the witch who kidnapped her, and she eventually married a prince and became royalty at the end).

Merida - born a princess

Elsa - she's actually a Queen, but she was born a princess in Frozen, so she counts

Anna - born a princess

Moana - I'm not too sure about this one. The tribes of Polynesia had different ideas on how to treat a chieftain's family, but it's easier to interpret her as a princess anyway. I also put her here just to play it safe until her movie comes out.

As you can see, a common theme with a lot of these women is that they were born into royal families, though they didn't always live like princesses in the story. The rest married into royalty instead. The status of Eilonwy, Megara, and Moana's royal lineage is kinda murky, but they still count.

Now the reason why some of these girls/women are not as well-known or included in the Disney Princesses franchise is partially due to two things: the success of their film, and popularity of the character. Strangely enough, Anna and Elsa are so popular, that they have their own franchise, rather than being lumped with the other Disney royals. I chose to include some of these ladies because they deserved recognition, even if not everyone, even their own creators, gives them that consideration. A few characters, such as Maid Marian and Nala, are not included because they are animals.

For most of these ladies, I used Azalea's Heroine Fan-Art Creator: www.azaleasdolls.com/dressupga… For Anna and Elsa, I used the Snow Queen Scene-Maker: www.azaleasdolls.com/dressupga… mostly because it had the parts I needed to build them. Trying to make them on the previously aforementioned game was difficult, if not impossible. The dolls I did have were recognizable, but they didn't look quite right. For Moana, I used this fun game: www.enjoydressup.com/play/moan… On that you not only can make over Moana and her outfit, you can build her an island statue to protect her on her trip across the Pacific.

I would like to point out that being royal is not what makes these characters lovable or awesome. It's who they are as people that fans love, not their background. The royal thing is more of a marketing device to get people's attention more than anything else, and if you look back into storytelling throughout history (including ancient mythology) you'll find it's worked since antiquity.

Description
One thing that's really bugged me in the past few years is how often people call various female Disney protagonists a "princess" when often they aren't. It doesn't help that the Disney Princesses Franchise has been going on for a while. They just made the misinterpretations worse with who was included and who wasn't. So I've chosen to make two collages explaining who qualifies as an actual Princess, and who doesn't. This collage shows our beloved leading ladies from some of the best-known feature-length films (most of them animated) who really are princesses. I'll tell you who's who (as if you didn't know already! ), and why she qualifies. These descriptions go from left to right.

Row 1

Snow White - born a princess

Cinderella - married Prince Charming

Aurora - born a princess

Eilonwy - they call her a "princess," though it's not really clear what she's the princess of, exactly

Ariel - born a princess

Belle - married the Beast after he turned back into a human prince. (Some of us fans call him Prince Adam).

Jasmine - born a princess

Megara - This one might surprise you. While they never mention it in the film, Megara actually was a princess in the myth of Herakles. (It's his Greek name, dammit, leave me alone!) The only hint we get in the movie is her purple dress, the color of royalty in ancient Greece and many parts of the Mediterranean in that time.

Row 2

"Kida" or Kidagakash - born a princess of Atlantis

Nancy - married Prince Edward at the end of Enchanted. She's kind of obscure, but there are some fans of her out there, so I included her.

Tiana - married Prince Naveen

Rapunzel - born a princess (Though it's interesting to note that in the original story, she was born a peasant, raised like a princess by the witch who kidnapped her, and she eventually married a prince and became royalty at the end).

Merida - born a princess

Elsa - she's actually a Queen, but she was born a princess in Frozen, so she counts

Anna - born a princess

Moana - I'm not too sure about this one. The tribes of Polynesia had different ideas on how to treat a chieftain's family, but it's easier to interpret her as a princess anyway. I also put her here just to play it safe until her movie comes out.

As you can see, a common theme with a lot of these women is that they were born into royal families, though they didn't always live like princesses in the story. The rest married into royalty instead. The status of Eilonwy, Megara, and Moana's royal lineage is kinda murky, but they still count.

Now the reason why some of these girls/women are not as well-known or included in the Disney Princesses franchise is partially due to two things: the success of their film, and popularity of the character. Strangely enough, Anna and Elsa are so popular, that they have their own franchise, rather than being lumped with the other Disney royals. I chose to include some of these ladies because they deserved recognition, even if not everyone, even their own creators, gives them that consideration. A few characters, such as Maid Marian and Nala, are not included because they are animals.

For most of these ladies, I used Azalea's Heroine Fan-Art Creator: www.azaleasdolls.com/dressupga… For Anna and Elsa, I used the Snow Queen Scene-Maker: www.azaleasdolls.com/dressupga… mostly because it had the parts I needed to build them. Trying to make them on the previously aforementioned game was difficult, if not impossible. The dolls I did have were recognizable, but they didn't look quite right. For Moana, I used this fun game: www.enjoydressup.com/play/moan… On that you not only can make over Moana and her outfit, you can build her an island statue to protect her on her trip across the Pacific.

I would like to point out that being royal is not what makes these characters lovable or awesome. It's who they are as people that fans love, not their background. The royal thing is more of a marketing device to get people's attention more than anything else, and if you look back into storytelling throughout history (including ancient mythology) you'll find it's worked since antiquity.