“Secret Princes” (Jessica McGowan)
ROYAL DATES: Lord Robert Walters (above l-r), Prince Salauddin Babi of India, Honorable Ludovic Watson of Houghton Hall and Prince Francisco of Spain will be featured on TLC’s new reality series “Secret Princes.” (TLC/Jessica McGowan)
ROYAL DATES: Lord Robert Walters (above, l-r), Prince Salauddin Babi of India, Honorable Ludovic Watson of Houghton Hall and Prince Francisco of Spain will be featured on TLC’s new reality series “Secret Princes.” (
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Call it a real-life version of “Coming to America.”
TLC has just wrapped “Secret Princes,” a new five-part series in which four multinational royals move to Atlanta and live undercover — looking for love while immersing themselves in American culture.
The re-routed royals are Prince Francisco of Spain, 33; Prince Salauddin Babi of India, 32; Lord Robert Walters (UK), 29 (oh yeah, he’s also an underwear model); and Honorable Ludovic Watson of Houghton Hall (UK), 23.
Their cover story is that they’re being filmed for a Canadian documentary about outsiders moving to the US.
“Some of the jobs they hold are anything from waitering to a local mom-and-pop shop,” says TLC GM Amy Winter. “They’ve found that, with their regal trappings, they enter their normal dating lives with a lot of baggage . . . and don’t trust the motivations of everyone they come in contact with.
“They’re basically stripping away the trappings of title and wealth and dating on a level playing field.”
In the series’ conclusion, the men will reveal their true regal selves — hoping their newfound romances remain intact.
“It’s a big risk for them and they can lose it all,” says Winter. “They knew that going into the series. These are modern American women they’re dating . . . and when [the women] are confronted by this . . . it’s an interesting, complex dilemma.”
“Secret Princes,” which premieres Sept. 21, is adapted from a UK series, “Undercover Princes,” which also aired on TLC
“We felt we needed to take on a much more female perspective for the US audience,” Winter says.