The Grand Duke and the Captain of the Guards lead a mission to try the remaining slipper on all of the maidens in the land, but the magical slipper refuses to fit. When they arrive at Ella's estate, the shoe fits neither of the stepsisters. They turn to leave, only to hear Ella singing "Lavender's Blue" through a window that the mice have opened. The Grand Duke tries to leave anyway, but one of his men reveals himself to really be Kit. Kit then demands that the Captain investigates the sound. Once Ella is found, Lady Tremaine forbids her to try on the shoe on the grounds that she is Ella's mother, but Ella curtly tells Lady Tremaine that she is not, and never will be her mother, and Lady Tremaine is overruled by the Captain. Ella and Kit are thereby finally reunited, and Kit recognizes Ella even without the shoe, which fits perfectly. The stepsisters plead for forgiveness. Ella forgives her stepmother and leaves with Kit. Afterwards, the stepmother and her daughters, along with the Grand Duke, leave the kingdom never to return. At the wedding, Kit and Ella are crowned as the new King and Queen. The Fairy Godmother narrates that they became the land's most beloved monarchs, ruling with the courage and kindness that Ella had promised her mother, and that they lived happily ever after.