Queen Eva

Eva  is the beloved late wife of King Leopold and loving mother of Snow White. She was adored by her family and her kingdom for her kind nature, insisting all people of different class are equal. However, not everyone loved Eva, and this eventually led to her death when Cora poisoned her with deadly magic.

Before the Curse
As Cora, the young daughter of a miller, delivers flour to King Xavier's castle, Eva, an honoured guest who is there are the time, spots the young woman carrying the heavy bags. As she, the king, and his son walk past Cora, Eva subtly trips her up, causing her to fall and spill flour everywhere. Eva yells at Cora, calling her a "stupid foolish girl". The king asks what happened, so Eva explains that the peasant fell. The king asks her if she's all right, but Cora assumes he's asking her, so replies. When the king corrects her, Eva states that Cora ruined her slippers. Henry tries to defend Cora, but his father says she'll receive no money for the flour and she'll apologize to Eva. Cora is appalled at the idea of apologizing, claiming she was tripped and calling Eva a wench. The king tells Cora to watch her tongue and reveals that Princess Eva is an honoured guest visiting from the Northern Kingdom. Cora angrily snarls that she's just a girl. The king asks for Cora's name, and when she gives it, he demands her to kneel. She reluctantly obliges and then even apologizes to Eva when asked again, worried the king won't buy her flour any more. The royals then leave as Cora stays kneeling down on the ground, where she belongs.

Many years later, Eva is now married to King Leopold and has a young daughter named Snow. She is now more mature as a person and very king and caring to all her people. As her daughter's birthday arrives, a party is planned for her. Eva wishes to give her daughter a family heirloom, a silver tiara, which has been in their family for generations. Whilst showing the crown to her daughter, she realizes how spoilt she is, so begs she be good and treat her people well. However, shortly after, a grave illness falls upon Eva, causing her to stay in bed for a long while. Snow visits her mother as she rests and suggests calling off her birthday ball, but her mother refuses to do so, as it'll be a special day. Snow tells her mother she doesn't care about her birthday, claiming she only cares about her mother. Eva is touched, but Snow is soon taken away when she begins to cough up blood. Johanna, one of the maids, takes Snow away and comforts her by saying the Blue Fairy may be able to help Eva. Snow finds the fairy, but learns the only way to save her mother is to take the life of another. Snow decides she cannot do this, as she wants to be good. Eva is proud of her daughter and tells her she has strength. Shortly after this, she dies in front of Snow, who breaks down crying. A funeral is soon held and many people, including her daughter, visit to pay their respects. Once everyone has left the funeral, Cora, who was in the disguise of the blue fairy, "reveals" her master plan to the corpse of the late queen.

Gallery
Gallery of photographic stills released to promote the character.