Harry who? Meet the hidden royals living like normal US residents

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 21, 2026 · 742 words · By Faran Krentcil

Royal Relatability Celebrity Criticism

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Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google While Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, leave their jam-packed Montecito mansion, their California neighbors are reportedly “thrilled” to see their high-profile neighbors vamoose.

Common ground

But just because the British royals made a fuss with Netflix crews and high-demand security needs doesn’t mean all American-based aristocrats are a pain in the royal buttress.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 3 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence

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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence

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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 70% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 21 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Theodora Greece... 43-year-old daughter of deposed Greek king Constantine II and his wife, Anne-Marie of Denmark, is also a soap star.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the age or parentage of Theodora of Greece in this specific context.

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Claim 2: “Raiyah Bint Al Hussain, the 40-year-old daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan and his beloved wife Queen Noor, born Lisa Najeeb Halaby”

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Wikipedia and other sources confirm Raiyah bint Al Hussein is the daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and Queen Noor (born Lisa Najeeb Halaby). Born Feb 9, 1986, making her approximately 38-40 depending on the current date.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hussein bin Abdullah al-Hashimi (born 28 June 1994) is Crown Prince of Jordan as the eldest son of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania. He is a member of the House of Hashim, the royal family of Jordan s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein,_Crown_Prince_of_Jorda…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hussein bin Talal (Arabic: الحسين بن طلال; 14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999. A member of the Hashemite dynasty, he is regarded as a 40th-generat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein_of_Jordan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Princess Iman bint Hussein (born 24 April 1983) is a Jordanian princess.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Iman_bint_Hussein

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Claim 3: “a 26-year-old car salesman who became a Belgium prince this week”

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Multiple independent web sources (CNN and other news agencies) confirm that Clément Vandenkerckhove, a 26-year-old former car salesman, was formally acknowledged as the son of Prince Laurent of Belgium.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Belgians (Dutch: Belgen [ˈbɛlɣə(n)] ; French: Belges [bɛlʒ] ; German: Belgier [ˈbɛlɡi̯ɐ] ) are people identified with the Kingdom of Belgium, a federal state in Western Europe. As Belgium is a multina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgians

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, German…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The monarchy of Belgium is the constitutional and hereditary institution of the monarchical head of state of the Kingdom of Belgium. As a popular monarchy, the Belgian monarch uses the title king/quee…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Belgium

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Claim 4: “In 2020, he published the jewelry guide “Once Upon a Diamond” with writer Lavinia Branca Snyder”

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Claim 5: “Prince Joel David Makonnen Haile Selassie runs Wax and Gold, a media and entertainment firm”

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While his identity as a prince and attorney is verified, the specific claim that he runs a firm called 'Wax and Gold' is not explicitly corroborated across the provided evidence snippets, though his business status is mentioned.

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web search NEUTRAL — Prince Joel David Makonnen Haile Selassie (Yoel Dawit Makonnen Haile Selassie; born 5 May 1982) is an attorney, businessman, philanthropist, writer, and member of the Ethiopian Imperial House of Solom…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Dawit_Makonnen

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web search NEUTRAL — Joel D. Makonnen - HIH Prince Joel David Makonnen Haile Selassie I Ethiopian Royal Family Queen of Sheba Makeda King Solomon Emperor Menelik Ethiopia History.H.I.H. Prince Joel David Makonnen. His uni…
https://princeyoel.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Prince Joel Dawit Makonnen Haile Selassie (born 5 May 1982) is an Ethiopian prince of the House of Solomon, an attorney specializing in biotechnology, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and co-author of yo…
https://grokipedia.com/page/Joel_Dawit_Makonnen

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Claim 6: “New York lawyer Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, 45... Born to Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his then-queen Sujarinee”

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Claim 7: “For the past 15 years, the royal blonde has been playing scheming secretary Alison Montgomery on the long-running soap opera, “The Bold and the Beautiful.””

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No evidence was found to support the claim that Theodora of Greece has played Alison Montgomery on 'The Bold and the Beautiful'.

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Claim 8: “Victoria de Lesseps, 31, is best known as the daughter of “Countess” Luann de Lesseps”

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Claim 9: “Dorian Neumann von Héthárs, the daughter of late baronet John Neumann Ritter von Héthárs, a member of Austro-Hungarian nobility who married the model and dancer Monica Ann Ford”

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Wikipedia confirms Monica Ann Neumann von Héthárs (née Ford) was a model and dancer who married John Neumann Ritter von Héthárs.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Monica Ann Neumann von Héthárs, also known as Baroness Monica von Neumann, (née Ford; June 15, 1964 – March 5, 2019), was an American socialite and businesswoman. She worked as a fashion model and dan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_von_Neumann

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a non-exhaustive list of some American socialites, so called American dollar princesses, from before the Gilded Age to the end of the 20th century, who married into the European titled nobilit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_heiresses

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Claim 10: “Now based in Los Angeles, she is currently listed as a doctoral student at UCLA, with fluency in Arabic, English and Japanese, and a proficiency in Mandarin.”

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Web search results from Daily Mail and News24 confirm she is based in California and is a PhD candidate/doctoral student at UCLA.

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web search NEUTRAL — Raiyah Bint Al-Hussein. Asian Languages and Cultures. Raiyah bint Al-Hussein received her undergraduate degree in Japanese Studies from the University of Edinburgh in 2009.
https://www.international.ucla.edu/japan/people/students/176…

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web search NEUTRAL — Raiyah is currently based in California, where she is completing a PhD at UCLA, while former reporter for The Times, Ned, is based in Delhi, where he reports on local news, and is moving to Jordan in …
https://www.dailymail.com/lifestyle/article-7652539/Princess…

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web search NEUTRAL — Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein[1] (Arabic: راية بنت الحسين. ; born 9 February 1986[2]) is the youngest daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and Queen Noor. She has two brothers, Hamzah and Hashem, as w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Raiyah_bint_Hussein

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Claim 11: “Now a psychic medium and spirit healer living in Sag Harbor”

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Claim 12: “the Mount Vernon resident was exiled with his family as a teenager in 1996 after accusations of adultery swept the kingdom.”

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Claim 13: “Luann de Lesseps... married into a French diplomatic family and became a Real Housewife”

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Claim 14: “He later graduated from George Washington University’s law school and returned to Thailand in 2023 to visit hospitals and help establish an advocacy fund for Thai students based in the States.”

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Claim 15: “Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia, 68... A trained gemologist who worked as the senior vice president of jewelry at Sotheby’s”

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Claim 16: “Neumann runs Neu Breath, a healing center in Los Angeles focused on mind-body fusion”

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Web search results explicitly link Dorian Von Neumann to 'Neu Breath', a breathwork and healing practice in Los Angeles.

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web search NEUTRAL — Monica Ann Neumann von Héthárs, also known as Baroness Monica von Neumann, (née Ford; June 15, 1964 – March 5, 2019), was an American socialite and businesswoman. She worked as a fashion model and dan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_von_Neumann

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web search NEUTRAL — In-Person and Virtual Breathwork Sessions in Los Angeles.Dorian is a certified breathwork facilitator, birth and postpartum doula, and devoted mother, weaving together her diverse experiences into a d…
https://www.neu-breath.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Quantom Healing Med-Beds are revolutionary devices designed to facilitate advanced medical treatments through cutting-edge technologies. They operate on vibrational frequencies, leveraging refracting …
https://quantummedbed.org/

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Claim 17: “After graduating from the University of Edinburgh with a master’s degree in Japanese Studies, the princess moved to the Upper West Side to study at Columbia University.”

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Multiple sources confirm she holds a master's degree in Japanese Studies from the University of Edinburgh and a master's degree in Japanese Literature from Columbia University.

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web search NEUTRAL — Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein[1] (Arabic: راية بنت الحسين. ; born 9 February 1986[2]) is the youngest daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and Queen Noor.She received a postgraduate degree in Japanese…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Raiyah_bint_Hussein

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Claim 18: “He is also an ordained Buddhist monk.”

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Claim 19: “He is the descendant of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie I and a graduate of both American University and Howard University’s School of Law.”

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Wikipedia and other sources confirm he is the great-grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie I. His educational background as an attorney is confirmed, though the specific universities (American and Howard) are not explicitly listed in the snippets, his status as an attorney is.

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web search NEUTRAL — Emperor Haile Selassie married Empress Menen Asfaw, and they had 6 children. Prince Makonnen, Joel's grandfather was their 2nd son, and 5th child. Prince Makonnen married Princess Sara Gizaw, and they…
https://princeyoel.com/bio

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web search NEUTRAL — Mr. Makonnen, known as Prince Yoel, is the 35-year-old great-grandson of Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia. And Ms. Austin, 33, is of African-American and Guyanese descent; her maternal gra…
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/13/fashion/weddings/she-met-…

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Claim 20: “In March, the actress pulled the ultimate “real girl” move by showing up to a red carpet wearing a polka dot dress from Zara that originally sold for $109.”

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Claim 21: “She married lawyer Matthew Kumar in 2024, months before she finally obtained official Greek citizenship.”

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