The girls’ first lesson begins with Paul laying down the law. When he was Butler to Princess Diana, all her staff called her “the Boss�. But now if the girls want to become Princesses they must treat him as the Boss, and follow his every instruction.

Next up British etiquette and grooming professional Jean Broke-Smith gives each girl her special once over treatment and appraises how they walk, talk and sit. Not everyone is impressed with Jean’s opinion! Already Paul picks out two girls with attitude – Kylie and Stephanie. How long will they last in the competition?

Jean wakes the girls at dawn next morning and they head out to the Olympic Rowing venue. Here they meet the Duchess of York’s sister, Jane Ferguson who tells them how she and her sister used to visit the Henley Royal Regatta. The catch is that the girls will not be watching this Royal pursuit, they will be participating in it. The girls are split into three teams and compete in a rowing race. The experts have devised this challenge to sort out which girls are the leaders and which girls are the whingers, and who is prepared to give it everything they have to win. But it also reveals a wild streak in Kylie who ends up in a blazing row with Paul!

At the end of the race, two of the girls have impressed the experts, earning a pamper package at the new Sydney Hilton and head off to enjoy their treat.

Then, in a shock move Jackie O arrives and divides the remaining girls into two groups. Already the experts have decided that two of the girls just don’t have what it takes to become Princesses. These two are sent home immediately. The remaining eight return to the hotel to learn some humility and discipline as they clean rooms with Sydney Hilton Housekeeping.

Princesses have to be able to travel the world and easily meet other people, so in the girls’ next lesson, they learn about other cultures. The girls meet Tongan, and Muslim women who explain about their culture while Jean and Jane teach the girls the finer points of curtseying.

The eight remaining girls are invited to their first High Society Challenge – a cocktail party attended by members of the local Tongan and Muslim communities, where they must impress the judges with all they have learned in the past week. There are sparks and there are tears and again Kylie and Paul cross swords.

ITV2 Wednesday 21 February 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM