Aunt Tilly

Aunt Tilly is Sofia's whimsical and adventurous step-aunt who appeared in the Sofia the First episode "Great Aunt-Venture".

Background
She is Roland's older sister and a Duchess. She enjoys baking apple pies and going on adventures. She has a carpet bag that might be magical because of its ability to hold more items than it should, and she is in possession of various magical objects. She is always saying things aren't always as they seem, perfectly describing her.

To Amber and James she is considered boring and an embarrassment to them, she pinches their cheeks and pats them on the head, commenting how cute and little they were and asking them to be her "Little Helpers" in baking pies. She seemed to have mistaken Sofia for Amber, but the "mistake" may have been a purposeful move to joke about Amber to Sofia. Sofia, however found her to be a "Whiz Bang!" person while accompanying her to pick apples for her apple pie and had a great adventure at the same time. She longs for a male adventure partner to accompany her on her adventures.

Tilly returned in the "The Silent Knight" to recieve the Shield of Valor award for taming a dragon by teaching it to knit. Her looks and deeds garner the attention of a brave and yet silent knight named Sir Bartleby, who really likes her, but is afraid to tell her because of his voice.

Trivia

 * Aunt Tilly's characteristics may be based on Mary Poppins, as both appear to know magic, they carry carpet bags that can hold more items than it should and as well carry umbrellas.
 * One of the few differences that makes them stand out between one another is their personalities: Mary Poppins was loving and kind, strict and firm on some occasions. Aunt Tilly was completely loving and joyful with no serious side.
 * Her voice is performed by actress Bonnie Hunt who did many voice roles for Pixar films such as Rosie from A Bug's Life, Sally Carrera from Cars, and Dolly from Toy Story 3.
 * Aunt Tilly is so far the only living relative of King Roland's family to appear in the series since their father is only mentioned at the end of Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess, their mother, who Tilly seems to heavily resemble, right down to love of magic, in "The Amulet of Avalor," and their grandfather only appears in a flashback during the episode "Let The Good Times Troll".
 * Aunt Tilly's personality might be based off of Ms. Frizzle from The Magic School Bus. Both are whimsical, adventurous and unafraid of danger.
 * In "The Silent Knight" James and Amber finally see the real Tilly and start to like her a lot better.
 * Despite being older than Roland, she is a whole head shorter then him.