Kate appears to be mocked in new Disney film as royal suffers savage 'princess dig'

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Princess Kate appears to have been mocked in a new Disney film

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Svar Nanan-Sen

By Svar Nanan-Sen


Published: 17/05/2023

- 10:24

Updated: 07/06/2023

- 18:57

Disney's new 'Little Mermaid' film seems to contain a swipe at the Princess of Wales

Princess Kate appears to have been mocked in a new Disney film.

Disney's Little Mermaid has not yet been released in cinemas but critics are being allowed to watch early screenings of the film.


One reviewer has highlighted a scene in the movie that looks to be critical of the Princess of Wales.

They explained: "Ariel has sacrificed her voice in order to get to the surface and [meet] Prince Eric.

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One reviewer has highlighted a scene in the movie that looks to be critical of the Princess of Wales.

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"She can’t speak so he tries to guess her name."

The reviewer continued: "His first guess is Diana. His second guess is Catherine, but after [Ariel gives a disgusted] reaction, he [concludes] 'OK, definitely not Catherine.'"

The guesses of Diana and Catherine look to be referencing Prince William's mother Diana, Princess of Wales and his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales.

The character's reaction to the guess of Catherine looks to be a swipe at Princess Kate.

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The character's reaction to the guess of Catherine looks to be a swipe at Princess Kate.

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The reviewer added during their interview with Page Six: "Disney would be disingenuous to imply those name choices were coincidental."

In the 1989 version of the Little Mermaid, Prince Eric used the name Diana when trying to guess Ariel's name.

The fictional prince also guessed the names Mildred and Rachel but not Catherine which looks to be a new addition.

Ariel also screws up her face in disgust as a response to other incorrectly guessed names in the 1989 film.

GB News has contacted Disney for comment.

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