After weeks of hard graft and nail-biting eliminations, the remaining six princesses-in-training head to England and are introduced to a world they have only ever imagined. They dine with royalty, experience the Royal Derby in the presence of the Queen and are courted by three sophisticated English gents – a future Baronet, a member of the exclusive Chelsea ‘party set’ and a young property developer with a secret.

Unbeknownst to our princesses-in-training, the property developer is actually Prince Michael, an undercover prince who will crown one of the girls Australian Princess 2 at a lavish masked ball held at Leeds Castle in her honour.

But only one girl will reach the pinnacle. Who will shake off their old life to dance with a real prince and be crowned the next Australian Princess? Don’t miss this real life My Fair Lady fairytale with a sprinkling of the Cinderella story.

Eight girls now remain in the competition and even though it is only week three divisions are forming amongst them.

Last week Carla drunkenly confessed that she has developed a crush on one of the other princess wannabes. Unsurprisingly, Carla is very quiet this week!

Jackie O starts the episode at the Princess Mansion with a rundown of the coming week’s activities. So far the experts have worked on how our princesses-in training look and sound. Now its time to refine how the girls think and act.

First up, Jean and Paul quiz the girls on their general knowledge. Jean can’t believe the appauling results and Paul tells the girls they must start reading more news and less celebrity gossip.

Next its time to learn how to waltz. The girls are paired up and Carla is delighted with her dance partner; the girl on whom she has a crush!

After the misserable dance lesson, Paul explains to the girls that princesses need to be able to talk to anyone at any time. Following a lesson on the fine art of small talk, the girls are set their first challenge of the week. In a twist on speed dating, the girls participate in speed meeting. Each girl must make small talk for two minutes each with a priest, a council worker, a life guard and a bus driver.

Not everyone does well at this task. Kate manages to ask a priest, who is dressed in a “dog collar” what he does for a living, while Stephanie asks what he likes to do at the weekend! Jean is concerned that Kylie is trying to chat up the life guard and Carolyn struggles to make small talk to the busdriver, asking him if he meets a lot of people in his job!

For the second consecutive week Leanne wins the task and is rewarded with dinner at Luke Mangan’s restaurant, who is the very same chef who cooked for Princess Mary. The rest of the girls learn patience and discipline when they take boisterous puppies for a walk.

The next day the girls get a lesson on wine, followed by a lesson from Paul on how to prepare a toast. Some of the girl’s palates are not as advanced as Paul might have wished. Leanne picks the corked wine as her favourite!

Jackie arrives at the Princess Mansion and tells the girls they are all off to the country for a weekend break. The girls are attending the local Ball and will be required to perform a toast during the evening. The girls only manage to stay at the ball for an hour and they fail to deliver a toast. How are the experts going to decide who should stay in the competition and whose journey is over?

ITV2 Wednesday 7 March 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM