Clarisse is the Queen of the European kingdom of Genovia, and she explains that Mia is now her sole heir. Clarisse is determined to groom Mia into a refined princess so that she may one day rule the kingdom over which Clarisse currently presides. Overwhelmed by the discovery, Mia initially refuses until Helen convinces her to attend her grandmother's "princess lessons" on the condition that she may need to not make her final decision until the Genovian Independence Day Ball in three weeks' time.