# Royalty Dating Show Hoaxes This New 'Fox' TV Show Makes Women Think They Will Marry Prince Harry By Megan Facciuolo | Published 2014-04-02 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marry-prince-harry References: [ca.eonline](http://ca.eonline.com/news/525599/wanna-marry-prince-harry-12-american-women-think-they-re-competing-for-royal-s-love-in-fox-reality-series) & [fox](http://www.fox.com/) A new reality TV show called 'I Want to Marry Prince Prince' is proving that not all non-blue-bloods like Kate Middleton (now, Duchess of Cambridge) can land themselves a man of royalty. However, these 12 American women chosen to participate on the show think that they are. [Fox's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitchen-nightmares) new dating show tricked single women into thinking they were fighting over Prince Harry -- yes, Prince Harry as in the grandson of Queen Elizabeth. The show stars a Harry lookalike named Matthew Hicks who is "an average English bloke," and not royalty by any means. At the end of the series, the last two women will be informed that he is not who they think he is; whomever decides to stay with him will be surprised with $1 million dollars. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.4/10 - Popularity: 22% | Activity: 42% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Romance](https://www.trendhunter.com/romance) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Reality Show Hoaxes:** Opportunity to create a new format of reality TV that thrives on manipulating the truth and outright lying to participants. - **Royalty Obsession:** Opportunity to tap into the public's insatiable desire for all things royal-related, even if they are fake. - **Fake Relationships:** Opportunity to create a new format of reality TV where people are put into fake relationships for entertainment purposes. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Television:** Television networks can capitalize on the public's obsession with royalty by producing similar shows. - **Entertainment:** Opportunity to create new forms of entertainment that focus on the public's increasing obsession with royalty and fake relationships. - **Media:** Opportunity to profit from the public's insatiable desire for all things royal-related, even if they are fake, by creating content around this theme. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Short-Form Dating Shows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dream-date-a-sip-at-love.md) - [Reality Dating Show Wines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/love-is-wine.md) - [Reality Show-Inspired Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/love-is-blind-game.md) - [Girl Scout Documentaries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cookie-queens-documentary.md) - [Royal Carriage Replicas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/horse-drawn-carriage-rides.md) - [Reality-Themed Dating Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tinder-5.md) - [Fictional Wizard Collectible Coins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/harry-potter-collection-1.md) - [Bespoke Dating Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/1-million-matchmaking.md) - [Royal Streaming Service Shows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-kings-music-room.md)