C and Hathaway and Julie Anders charm in The Princess Diaries airing tonight on ABC it's been more than two decades since the princess diaries introduced the world to and Hathaway and saw the long- awaited Disney return of one of its most legendary performers the incomparable Julie Andrews based on the Meg cabbat novel of the same name the 2001 Gary Marshall directed comedy Charmed audiences with its hilarious and heartwarming tale of a socially awkward teenage girl who's shocked to learn that she's actually a Royal air and you can revisit the Fantastical favorite as it airs tonight August 25th as part of the wonderful world of Disney movie night on ABC at 8:30 p.m. eastern time for teenager Mia Thermopolis and Hathaway just surviving each school day is an adventure da plot to take over her country