Second, the film features Disney's first black princess.

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To put it bluntly, Merida is the first animated princess in major American film history who does not fall in love, who does not act on the basis of romantic motivation, and who does not (mild spoiler alert) choose a handsome mate in the end.

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Buckingham Palace said on Thursday that the princess's first night in hospital had been comfortable.

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