Ayo, Dua Lipa said two words and turned it into a whole moment. She posted on Instagram on Wednesday. The caption was two words: “Princess Diaries.” She didn’t say anything else. The post collected close to 938,000 likes.
That’s a big number for a post with zero explanation. Most celebrity posts drawing that kind of engagement are tied to album drops, major life news, or at least a visual. Dua Lipa got there with two words and left the whole internet confused.
So what is she actually announcing?
The most obvious theory is that she’s connected to a Princess Diaries 3 soundtrack. The franchise starred Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews across two beloved films, the original in 2001 and the sequel in 2004. A third film has reportedly been in development for years. Hathaway has spoken publicly about wanting to make it happen. Nothing official has been confirmed, but the project keeps coming up.
Contributing a song to the soundtrack would make a lot of sense for Dua Lipa. She did soundtrack work for the 2019 sci-fi film Alita: Battle Angel. She’s been down that road before. Her 2024 album Radical Optimism had big, polished pop energy. She’d be a natural choice for a lead single on a project like this.
But her fans aren’t stopping at “she probably did a song.” Some are already running with a wilder theory: she might actually be in the film. She appeared in the 2024 spy comedy Argylle as a supporting player. Major studio releases are not new territory for her. Could she be joining the cast of a Princess Diaries sequel as an actual character?
Could she be doing both, acting in the film and recording music for it? At this point, nobody has a real answer.
Close to 938,000 likes on a two-word post is not an accident. Dua Lipa knows how to build anticipation. Her rollouts for Radical Optimism and her 2017 self-titled debut were slow burns. Hints dropped quietly weeks ahead of any official announcement.
This has that same energy.
Her fans are already in the comments going full detective mode, tagging friends and stacking theories. The speculation is loud right now. Fan accounts are posting their best guesses. Entertainment outlets are picking it up and running with it.
The Princess Diaries franchise means a lot to a whole generation. A revival with Dua Lipa anywhere near it would be a big deal. She could be on the soundtrack, in the cast, or both. This feels like the beginning of something.
Maybe a full announcement drops this week. Maybe it’s a tease for something months out. Either way, two words from Dua Lipa hit different. The whole world is watching now.
