I was about to go to bed when a last flip of the channels landed me on BBC3 and Undercover Princesses. One might say it is the ultimate dumbing down: three princesses, from India, Uganda and Germany, are put together in a house in Essex for three weeks, are given 'normal' jobs and go out looking for love whilst the general public is unaware of their noble births.
'Simple concept, horrible show', you might say, but the slumming of royalty is surprisingly captivating and I could not stop watching it! The three girls struggle to manage without the servants and constant attention of their home countries, stumble with approaching men for the first time and undergo their new experiences with childlike wonderment. It's simply fantastic TV!! And what's more, it proves that there's an Essex Girl in everybody, royalty or not!!
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