King of Hearts

The King of Hearts is the meek and tiny husband of the temperamental Queen of Hearts from Disney's 1951 feature film Alice in Wonderland.
==Background==
The King of Hearts is the consort of the Queen of Hearts, and, unlike most instances, is generally the lesser of the two monarchs, as he holds less authority than the Queen. He is much smaller than his wife, as well as meeker. While he tries to please his wife, at the same time, he is one of the few people who is able to change her mind about anything, such as altering Alice's beheading to a trial instead. He seems to act more like a son to his wife than a husband, as he asks her to put Alice on trial in a childlike manner, and she pats him on the head like he were a child after taking his suggestion for the trial, as well as using him as a shield against an oversized Alice.
=== Physical appearance ===
He is shown to be much smaller than the Queen wearing a long red robe (though he wears a rather large crown for him). He has orange hair with a darker mustache. He is also shown to often be holding a heart, held on by a stick.
== Appearances ==
===Alice in Wonderland===
The King appears during the later portion of the film. He is seen as the timid husband of the Queen and is shown to get a lesser greeting from the audience often asking the White Rabbit for a greeting (this becoming a running gag during the end of the film). Upon him and the Queen meeting Alice, he is the one that declares her being a girl.
When the Queen gets mad at Alice and orders her to de beheaded, the King asks the Queen to give Alice a trial (at least a little trial), with the Queen conceding.
At the trial later on, the King is present once again asking the White Rabbit to introduce him, the rabbit conceding. After the Queen says the sentence first and the verdict, the King says that they should bring in some witnesses. When one of those witnesses, the Mad Hatter, says that he was celebrating his un-birthday, the King tells the Queen that it is her un-birthday too, delighting her. After Alice gets larger, and then shrinks, the King partakes in the chase for Alice and then ceases to exist when Alice wakes up from her dream.
===House of Mouse===
The King of Hearts appeared several times alongside the Queen and other Wonderland characters in the audience of the House of Mouse. In Goofy's Valentine Date, the sponsor was Queen of Heart greeting cards with the King briefly appearing in his gag of being lesser than the Queen, he is then seen thrown away as a croquet ball by the Queen.
== Video games ==
=== Kinect: Disneyland Adventures ===
The King of Hearts makes a brief cameo in the game inside the Alice in Wonderland attraction during Chapter II as the player (inside a bubble being used for croquet by Alice) enters the Queen's castle, he is briefly seen on a portrait, smiling.
==Disney Parks==
The King of Hearts made appearances as a walk-around character in the early days of the theme park but was eventually retired from most parks.
===Disneyland Resort===
The King is featured in an audio-animatronic form in the Disneyland attraction based on the film, where he is voiced by Tony Pope.
===Tokyo Disney Resort===
The King returned as a walkaround character in the Tokyo Disneyland parade Happiness is Here & Dreaming Up!. He and the Queen are also heavily featured in the dining area, the Queen of Hearts Banquet.
===Disneyland Paris===
The King's likeness is featured in Alice's Curious Labyrinth attraction.
===Other live appearances===
In the 1994 version of Disney on Ice: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the King and Queen of Hearts both appeared in the finale, notably making them the only villains among the crowd of couples celebrating Snow White's happy ending.
==Gallery==
==See also==
*Prince Henry Mills
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