Tacky reality show isn't the format for childhood trauma

Princess Andre comes across as self-possessed and likeable in 'The Princess Diaries', but the series just doesn't know how to handle any troubling subject matter

-  Katie Rosseinsky

There's a certain inevitability to Princess Andre starring in her own reality TV show.

After all, we are talking about the daughter of Katie Price and Peter Andre, who were once the first couple of ITV2. Her parents met and fell in love in front of the nation on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Her mum's pregnancy was documented in Katie & Peter: The Next Chapter in 2007. Then the first six weeks of her life were broadcast in Katie & Peter: The Baby Diaries; over the next two years, she'd appear in her parents' shows as a tiny supporting character, until their split in 2009.

At this point, then, reality TV is practically the family business. And so ITV has commissioned a four-part series, The Princess Diaries, following Princess (who was 17 at the time of recording) as she leans into her fledgling career as an influencer, planning a beauty brand, appearing in a catwalk show in Ibiza... and trying to finally pass her driving test. “I'm here to show you guys that I am my own person and following my own path,” she declares to the camera in the first episode, her blue eyes wide and earnest.