Background
Queen Cinderella is the main character from the well-known fairy tale Cinderella, who lived with her wicked stepmother and stepsisters until her fairy godmother helped her attend a royal ball where she met her future husband. The condition of the fairy godmother's spell forced Cinderella to flee from the ball at mightnight, leaving behind a glass slipper. The prince found her again by making all young women in the kingdom try on the glass slipper and they were married.
At the start of The Wishing Spell, Queen Cinderella and King Chance Charming are married, and Cinderella is pregnant. It is revealed in The Enchantress Returns that her actual name is "Ella" and "Cinderella" is a nickname her father gave her because she liked playing in the fireplace.[1]
Appearance and Personality
"Cinderella was more beautiful than they had ever expected. Her hair was auburn and styled up behind a crystal tiara. She wore white gloves and a long, turquoise gown flowed down around her, accentuating her pregnant belly. Despite all the gold and the glorious chandelier, her eyes and smile were the brightest things in the room."[2]
Cinderella tells the twins how she had a hard time when she first became a queen. Her people were not charmed by the idea of having a serving girl become their queen, and she found public life overwhelming and difficult.[3]
She and her husband have a ball in the castle once a month to commemorate their wedding.[4] A special dance at this ball consists of the gentlemen collecting a shoe from their dance partner before sliding it back on their feet.[5]
As Queen, she had the grounds around her stepmother's house guarded and protected from vandalism.[6]
Relationships
Cinderella is married to King Chase Charming. In the course of the first book, their daughter Princess Hope is born.
Story
1. The Wishing Spell
Cinderella's glass slipper is one of the items the twins need for the Wishing Spell. When they meet her, however, they do not want to steal it.
2. The Enchantress Returns
Cinderella's daughter Hope is kidnapped by Rumplestiltskin, and she and her husband surrender their kingdom to save her.
3. A Grimm Warning
When the threat of the Grande Armée becomes real, Cinderella goes into hiding on the secret path along with the other royals. When they see the destruction the army has wreaced upon a town, Red Riding Hood asks Goldilocks for fighting lessons. Cinderella and the other queens join her. The royals are ambushed and captured. When they are rescued, they fight alongside Alex and Conner to defeat the army.
Quotes
"No matter how hard the struggles are that you leave behind, new struggles always take their place."[7]
"Living a public life is a difficult thing to do, and even now I find it a bit overwhelming. No matter what you do, you can never please everyone."[8]
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