Love Island stars often have connections to other celebrities, though the links to the Royal Family are few and far between.
However, some have entered the villa having some kind of connection to the royals through one route or another, with one famous star even confessing that she dated Prince Harry for a time.
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As another season of Love Island is well and truly underway, Daily Star looks back at all the previous royal connections on the show and how it was revealed.
From working weddings, exes and one secret prince, the past islanders have had their fair share at royal insight – but who is well-connected?
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Camilla Thurlow
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Camilla Thurlow famously dated Prince Harry before going on the ITV show where she met her now-husband Jamie Jewitt.
She became a fan-favourite on the show as viewers really warmed to her – and they were not shocked to see how she and Prince Harry had things to bond over.
Camilla was a humanitarian worker and disposed of landmines and explosives in countries with wars going on – which is how she met Harry.
The star has never actively discussed her relationship with Harry, but was once asked on Love Island “Is it true that you used to date Prince Harry?”, prompting Camilla to simply respond: “A lady never tells.”
During her Love Island stint in 2017, a source claimed that Camilla’s reservation stopped the romance in its tracks as she feared rejection.
Luckily things worked out for the best as now Prince Harry and Camilla are both happily married to their respective partners.
AJ Bunker
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AJ Bunker has a slightly more distanced relationship with the royal family, with her brother starring as the actual royal connection.
Her brother, Tom Bunker, attended Prince Phillip’s funeral as a Lance Bombardier in the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery.
In April 2012 AJ’s brother was one of the King’s Troop Royal Artillery members instructed to fire the processional minute gun at the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral.
Aaron Francis
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Aaron Francis was a host at celebrity and luxury parties before he went in the villa – which means he was around stars way before his stint on the show.
Two famous faces he’d met ahead of his stint was Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice after working both of their weddings.
He said before going into the villa: “I hosted and chatted. It was nice and intimate. Everyone’s chill.”
Aaron would’ve been around the many royals who were in attendance of the nuptials, but he vowed not to speak about his famous encounters on Love Island, adding that his role “comes with responsibility” to avoid bringing them up.
Teddy Soares
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If we’re getting technical then anybody who was on Love Island in 2021 has their own royal connection – because Teddy is a royal himself.
In one episode of Love Island’s Unseen Bits, Teddy confessed that he was once technically a prince of Nigeria’s Delta State until his grandfather’s death wiped away the connection.
His co-stars were left in absolute shock as he revealed his famous trait, but Teddy hasn’t grown up as a prince – and he’s no longer connected to the Royal Family in Nigeria.
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