Books

Books

Timeline
The dates during which the novels take place is not set. Each seems to take place and makes cultural references to the time during which the author penned them - from 2000-2009 in the initial series and 2015 in the adult novel. According to the dates in the books, the first 4 novels indicate that they take place during the 2003-2004 school year. Princess Diaries begins Tuesday, Sept 23 and Princess in Waiting ends Saturday, January 24, and all dates in between line up with Fall/Winter 2003 and early 2004. After Princess in Waiting however, the days of the week/month shift slightly and don't line up with any particular year during publication. For example, Wednesday, April 30 (when Princess in Pink begins) would have to also take place in 2003, or in 2014 (the next time that date/day line up). Assuming that Mia's freshman year falls in the 2003-2004 school year her high school graduation would be 2007, which lines up with Royal Wedding, which begins in April 2015 where Mia is 25 years old, and includes her 26th birthday - confirming her birthday as May 1st, 1989. Despite this, in Sweet Sixteen Princess Mia's birthday occurs on a Saturday, while May 1, 2005 was in fact a Sunday.