From hellomagazine.com...
Princess Mary Inspires Reality TV Show
Princess Mary of Denmark, still packing her agenda with public engagements despite the recent announcement that she's expecting her first child, has inspired a TV reality show in her home country.
Aussie TV bosses are searching for young women to follow in commoner Mary's footsteps by undergoing a royal makeover in a new reality show. Producers are searching for "diamonds in the rough" to be schooled in sophistication and high society, in a process led by Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell.
"The chosen contestants will learn how to walk, talk and act like a real princess," said a statement from Granada Productions, which is behind the programme. The winner will then be escorted to a gala ball in London by a hitherto undisclosed Prince Charming.
And, proving herself an inspiration in a different context, Tasmanian-born Mary has emerged as the third most-trusted person in the country in a
Reader's Digest survey, following burn specialist Dr Fiona Wood and veteran singer-actress Olivia Newton-John. Editor-in-chief Tom Moore attributed the triumphs on the list to a common "generosity of spirit".