Seven hidden royals living in America right now…
While Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, pack up their jam-packed Montecito mansion, their California neighbors are reportedly “thrilled” to see their high-profile neighbors vamoose.
But just because the British royals brought on some site visitors jams due to their Netflix crews and high-demand security wants doesn’t imply that all American-based aristocrats are a pain in the royal buttress.
In fact, just just like the 26-year-old car salesman who turned a Belgium prince this week, many of these blue-blooded U.S. residents are working in regular workplaces, living in modest suburban houses and raising their kids like common children who go to faculty and sports activities apply instead of a gleaming TV studio.
Raiyah Bint Al Hussain
Raiyah Bint Al-Hussein. (Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies) Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies
Take Raiyah Bint Al Hussain, the 40-year-old daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan and his beloved spouse Queen Noor, born Lisa Najeeb Halaby.
After graduating from the University of Edinburgh with a grasp’s degree in Japanese Studies, the princess moved to the Upper West Side to examine at Columbia University.
Now based in Los Angeles, she is presently listed as a doctoral pupil at UCLA, with a fluency in Arabic, English and Japanese, and a proficiency in Mandarin.
Dorian Neumann von Héthárs
Dorian Von Neuman. (Neu Breath) Neu Breath
Also in California: Dorian Neumann von Héthárs, the daughter of late baronet John Neumann Ritter von Héthárs, a member of Austro-Hungarian the Aristocracy who married the model and dancer Monica Ann Ford, who once toured with the legendary Nina Simone.
Today, Neumann runs Neu Breath, a therapeutic middle in Los Angeles centered on mind-body fusion, with a particular focus on being pregnant, delivery and recovery for new moms.
Prince Joel David Makonnen Haile Selassie
Prince Joel David Makonnen Haile Selassie and Princess Ariana Austin Makonnen of Ethiopia (Getty Images North America) Getty Images
In Washington, D.C., Prince Joel David Makonnen Haile Selassie runs Wax and Gold, a media and leisure firm “focused on powerful Black stories that inspire global audiences.”
He is the descendent of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie I and a graduate of both American University and Howard University’s School of Law. (He is also a Knicks fan, making this prince a low-key king of New York.)
Theodora Greece
Princess Theodora and her husband Matthew Kumar on their marriage ceremony day (Getty Images Europe) Getty Images
If you suppose this princess of Greece and Denmark seems to be acquainted, you’re right: This 43-year-old daughter of deposed Greek king Constantine II and his spouse, Anne-Marie of Denmark, is also a cleaning soap star.
For the past 15 years, the royal blonde has been enjoying scheming secretary Alison Montgomery on the long-running cleaning soap opera, “The Bold and the Beautiful.” She married lawyer Matthew Kumar in 2024, months before she finally obtained official Greek citizenship.
In March, the actress pulled the last word “real girl” transfer by displaying up to a crimson carpet carrying a polka dot gown from Zara that initially offered for $109. (It regarded superb.)
Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse
Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse is seen in an undated Facebook photograph. Facebook/Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse
Meanwhile, New York lawyer Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, 45, has a life that just seems like a cleaning soap opera. Born to Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his then-queen Sujarinee, the Mount Vernon resident was exiled with his household as a teenager in 1996 after accusations of adultery swept the dominion.
He moved to Florida with his household and obtained a job promoting sizzling canines at NASCAR races. He later graduated from George Washington University’s law faculty and returned to Thailand in 2023 to go to hospitals and help set up an advocacy fund for Thai college students based in the states. He is also an ordained Buddhist monk.
Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia
Prince Dmitri of Yugoslavia and Jean Shafiroff. (Patrick McMullan) Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
Also on the east coast, Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia, 68, holds court at local New York foodie haunts like Il Posto Accanto and Indochine. A skilled gemologist who labored as the senior vice president of jewellery at Sotheby’s, he now creates intricate items fusing treasured stones with polished wooden.
In 2020, he printed the jewellery information “Once Upon a Diamond” with author Lavinia Branca Snyder that explores the royal gem stashes of numerous European empires.
Victoria de Lesseps
Victoria de Lesseps in the Hamptons (Backgrid Inc.) BFA.com / BACKGRID
She’s our favourite royal psychic medium — but don’t call her Queen of the Dead. (Please.)
Instead, Victoria de Lesseps, 31, is best recognized as the daughter of “Countess” Luann de Lesseps, who married into a French diplomatic household and turned a Real Housewife… and a chart-topper, thanks to the kooky 2010 membership chant, “Money Can’t Buy You Class.”
Now a psychic medium and spirit healer living in Sag Harbor, the New Yorker is presently at work on her first fantasy novel while offering her providers as a life coach and intuit online.
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