''Undercover Princes'' is a

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reality TV show which took three royal claimants from foreign cultures and placed them in

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where they had to 'live and date' like normal people. The idea for the programme came from the 1988

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movie

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. The contestants were Remigius Jerry Kanagarajah, descendant to the royal family of the historical

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; Africa Zulu, a Zulu chief from

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; and

Manvendra Singh Gohil 'Manvendra Singh Gohil (born September 23, 1965) is a son and probable heir of former Maharaja of Rajpipla. He is considered to be the first openly gay prince in the world, and he is known for being one of India's foremost LGBT activists. He i ...

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in north west

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. The three men lived in a house together and the primary focus is on their search for a 'princess' (or in Gohil's case, prince) in the UK whilst at the same time getting used to having to do things for themselves. All three ultimately failed to find a lasting relationship. The series was narrated by Dawn Porter. A female counterpart, '' Undercover Princesses'', was made.

Ukrainian TV

In 2012 the Ukrainian TV channel

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did a Ukrainian interpretation under the Russian title: "Принц желает познакомиться" with Prince Lorenzo de' Medici from Italy, Count Jacques von Polier from France, and Prince Daniel Nii Armah Tagoe from Ghana.VSE TV (Rus) – 11/04/2012
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