It is hard to believe that it has taken the Mouse House more than 20 years after Mulan to give us her South-east Asian sister, Raya, the first of her kind to join the Disney Princess canon.

But better late than never.

The new animated fantasy adventure Raya And The Last Dragon, which simultaneously opens in cinemas here and premieres on Disney+ on March 5, is a proud display of peak girl power - and the power of authentic representation.