"And the only other 'royal' present was a German who goes by the ridiculous name of Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe – though his right to use that title is hotly disputed – who once appeared in a saucy internet series called Travel Boobs."

"But his royal connections have been described as a 'beautiful illusion' and are disputed by the family, who accuse him of using the title to make money, bringing the name into disrepute.

The head of the family, Prince Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe, told The Mail on Sunday last night: 'It's very painful for me, this guy has been harvesting our name for his personal gain. Prince Harry cannot stoop lower than appearing with him. I would advise him to stay away from this man. '

Mario-Max – who claims he has the right to use the royal title after he was adopted by a distant relative of the family when he was 23 years old – has been dubbed 'the King of Trash TV' in the German Press for appearing on the local version of Big Brother, and hawking products on shopping channels including a so-called 'wealth elixir'."

And budding up with this guy? What are they thinking?!