THE fairytale of the three princesses who came to Essex is over.

In the last installment of the story which has been played out on BBC Three, viewers saw how the two men chosen by two of the princesses to return to their countries, got on.

Princess Xenia of Saxony in Germany, who used the name Gaby, chose Chelmsford hairdresser Elliot Rowley to return with her, while Princess Sheillah from Buganda in Uganda, who went under the name Cindrellah, took home Paul, the man she met in Asda, in Basildon.

However Princess Aaliya from India was not so lucky and she invited home a female bartender Emma, from Brentwood, she had made friends with while here.

For Elliot and Xenia it was just good friends as they parted and he returned to Chelmsford.

So what is happening now?

The 20-year-old, who lives in Galleywood and works at Options hairdressers, in Broomfield Road, where he met Gaby, said he didn’t think of himself as a celebrity – although some would disagree.

He said: “Since the programme has been aired I have had people come up to me and hug me and be really friendly.

“It was strange because this all happened about eight months ago and I had to keep it a secret until the programme was broadcast.”

Elliot says he is in regular contact with Xenia who has visited him and they are going on holiday later this year, visiting Aaliya in India.

He said: “I loved every minute of it. Who wouldn’t? It is not the kind of experience you get very often in your life, meeting a princess.

“We have a really good friendship, but romance takes a little longer.”

The last programme was broadcast on Sunday night when Elliot was filmed on his week-long visit to Germany.

The Undercover Princesses began on March 7 and for the past four weeks has chronicled their attempts to find a man who would love them for who they are, not knowing they were royal princesses.

Xenia and Sheillah visited Essex earlier this year. Xenia said: “I had a problem pronouncing Chelmsford on the first day. I was also a bit taken aback by the word sex being in Essex. I found the people really nice.”

Sheillah said: “I found it all very calm and cosy and quiet in Essex. I was a waitress in Chester’s cafe in Chelmsford, but some of the food I had never heard of before.”

There was true romance for Sheillah and Paul, who found themselves more in love than ever after his visit to Uganda.