The public gallery looks a little more colourful than usual (Picture: Samaritas)

When this Disney-obsessed little girl got her happy ever after, a whole load of Disney princesses turned up to celebrate.

Five-year-old Danielle Koning from Grand Rapids, Michigan, has been living with her foster parents Sarah and Jim Koning since March 2014.

On June 8, the family attended court for an adoption finalisation hearing, so that Sarah and Jim could formally adopt Danielle and another little girl – one-year-old Neveah.

Danielle absolutely loves Disney princesses – particularly Cinderella – so her foster care case worker had asked a colleague to dress up as Cinders to surprise her at the hearing.


The idea kind of snowballed after her other colleagues got wind of it.

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In the end, eight different Disney princesses and one Prince Charming turned up to court to surprise the little girl, who was herself dressed up as a fairy princess for her big day.



Oh, and the judge Patricia Gardner was Snow White.

The judge was wearing a Snow White costume under her robes (Picture: Samaritas)

Mum Sarah said her little princess was ‘shocked’ when all her special guests traipsed into the room.

Laura Mitchell, executive director for Samaritas Foster Care Program and Child and Family services, explained that their case workers always go out of their way to make children’s adoption finalisation day as special as possible.

‘It’s obviously a very meaningful day, a joyous occasion,’ she told ABC News. ‘The hearing is definitely a celebration that the kids now have forever families. And it shows the love and compassion that our case workers have.’

Sarah admitted the day had been ‘a little surreal’ but said it was the fairy-tale ending they’d all very much hoped for.

A princess photo call (Picture: Samaritas)

‘We’ve been waiting so long for it and it feels really good to be able to settle and be a real family,’ she said.

‘We have been a real family, but to not have that looming over our head anymore is a pretty amazing feeling.’

See. Dreams really do come true.

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