Merida to be crowned an official Disney Princess on May 11

Merida, the fiery redhead star of Disney-Pixar’s “Brave,” will join an elite group of characters to become the 11th official Disney Princess.

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The ceremony will take place on May 11, 2013 in the Magic Kingdom in Disney World. There at 9:30 a.m. in front of the Cinderella Castle all of the current 10 Disney Princesses will join Merida. She joins, Snow White (“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”), Mulan (“Mulan”), Aurora (“Sleeping Beauty”), Belle (“Beauty and the Beast”), Tiana (“The Frog Princess”), Cinderella (“Cinderella”), Ariel (“The Little Mermaid”), Jasmine (“Aladdin”), Pocahontas (“Pocahontas”) and Rapunzel (“Tangled”).

Merida is the daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor. She is an archer, a sword fighter and likes to ride around the countryside with her horse, Angus. She has triplet brothers named Harris, Hubert and Hamish.

The last coronation took place on Oct. 2, 2011at Kensington Palace in London when Rapunzel joined the group.