The first episode of new ITV series Keeping Up With The Aristocrats aired on Monday 17 January, starring four aristocratic families.
Amongst the stars is Princess Olga Romanoff, 71, a descendent of the House of Romanov; the reigning imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917.
During the first episode of the three-part series, the Princess opened up about her mother's desires for her to marry Prince Charles when she was younger, claiming he had a "lucky escape."
Princess Olga Romanoff, the youngest child of Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia, revealed: "My mother always had delusions that she could get me married off to poor Prince Charles.”
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She continued: "That obviously wasn’t going to happen. Because I was the wrong religion and a lot of other things but [my] mother was determined that this was going to happen. God knows why?
“I would have been terrible for him."
The confession shocked viewers, and many were further surprised to find out that Princess Olga Romanoff is actually Queen Elizabeth II's cousin.
Her father, Prince Andrei Alexandrovich, was Tsar Nicholas II's eldest nephew, and Tsar Nicholas II was the first cousin of King George V, Queen Elizabeth's grandfather.
Princess Olga Romanoff was also related to Her Majesty's late husband, Prince Philip.
Keeping Up With The Aristocrats sees four aristocratic families open up their homes for viewers to catch a glimpse inside.
Lord Ivar Mountbatten and James Coyle, Jean-Christophe Novelli, Lord and Lady Fitzalan-Howard, Alexandra Sitwell and Rick Hayward and Princess Olga Romanoff all star in the three-part ITV series.
The first episode saw the cast all attend the opening of Lord Ivar Mountbatten's new pop-up restaurant, and Princess Olga Romanoff opened up about Prince Charles as well as her "ideal" type of man.
Her daughter, Alexandra, can be seen setting her up a profile on an online dating app, while the Princess states that her ideal man would be: "Tall… blonde… thin… the type of man I’ve always liked is a trained killer, ex-SAS, ex-Special Forces.”
The second episode of the ITV series is set to air on Monday 24 January.
The official synopsis teases the show: "Asset-rich, but often cash strapped, this posh bunch are mischievously self-deprecating and jolly.
"This fun and intriguing series lifts the lid on the lives of absolutely fabulous Lords, Ladies, and even the odd Princess, as they try to earn a crust."
The first episode of Keeping Up With The Aristocrats is available to stream on the ITV Hub.
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