The Grand Duke is a major antagonist in the 2015 live action film Cinderella. He is King Frederick's prim, yet fussy majordomo who is charged with overseeing imperial matters and wants Prince Kit to marry for political advantage no matter what.
Background[]
Physical Appearance[]
The Grand Duke is a middle-aged slender man. He has auburn hair with large eyebrows. He is also mustachioed with him wearing a black coat with red stripes.
Role in the film[]
The Grand Duke first appears in the film expressing his worries to the King about the Prince's obsession with a girl he met in the woods on a hunt one day. He later appears at the ball, introducing the Prince to Princess Chelina of Zaragosa. Lady Tremaine overhears the Duke worrying that the Prince is spending time with the "mysterious princess." Lady Tremaine later blackmails the Duke into giving her power, while she doesn't tell the king that the mysterious princess was, in fact, a peasant worker. Later in the film, he leaves the kingdom in disgrace, never to return, alongside Lady Tremaine, Anastasia, and Drisella.
Trivia[]
- Unlike his original counterpart, his focus is on the kingdom's future and furthering his own power and not the wishes of the Prince or the King.
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