Film
- The Intern: In an Actor Allusion Anne Hathaway's character is an important person who develops a close friendship with an older man who acts as her chauffeur, just as her character had in The Princess Diaries.
- Ocean's 8: Anne Hathaway's character relates an Actor Allusion to The Princess Diaries when she recounts a story in which she was schooled on royal etiquette.
- Ted Lasso: Trent Crimm says that his favorite Julie Andrews role is Clarisse Renaldi, Queen of Genovia, to which Roy responds, "Fuck yeah, Princess Diaries!"
Music
- In Olivia Rodrigo's "good 4 u" music video she is wearing a cheerleading outfit that is a copy of those in The Princess Diaries.
- In TWICE's "What Is Love?" music video Nayeon dresses as Mia Thermopolis and has a The Glasses Gotta Go scene.
- Brawl Stars: Fang is shown to secretly be a fan of The Princess Diaries 2, of all things.
- Marvel: Avengers Academy: Black Panther gets a series of quests called "The Princess Diaries".
- In Nancy Drew: Resorting to Danger, a celebrity spa's owner talks to "Princess Mia" on the phone and responds to her critique of the spa's high prices.
Webcomics
- Batman: Wayne Family Adventures: The shot of Damian and Duke undertaking Lessons in Sophistication is a reference to a similar scene in The Princess Diaries.
- Q-Force: Princess Mira of Gyenorvya is a direct lift from Princess Mia from The Princess Diaries, and uses Mia's signature "Shut up!" line.
- South Park: In the episode "The List" there is a Shout-Out to numerous films with an "ugly duckling" makeover. Notably, The Princess Diaries features a girl with dark-rimmed glasses and fluffy hair similar to the episode. It didn't work as well in this episode, of course.
