Scandal erupts after fraudulent German ’prince’ gains royal access and meets King Charles
A man pretending to be a German prince stirred up trouble with the royals after meeting King Charles.
His Serene Highness Dr Donatus, Prince of Hohenzollern, has spent the past 20 years rubbing shoulders with high society in Britain.
But despite his claims to be descended from a royal dynasty, he was originally a music teacher called Markus Hänsel.
It’s understood Donatus, 64, paid to be adopted by a minor royal in the House of Hohenzollern at the age of 42, taking advantage of a legal loophole in Germany.
The real Prince of Hohenzollern, Karl Friedrich, the head of the House of Hohenzollern, blasted him as an imposter.
He told The Sun: “It makes me angry and frustrated, it leaves a very bitter taste in my mouth.
Dr Donatus, Prince of Hohenzollern, has spent the past 20 years using his title to access high society in Britain. Pic: Dan Charity/The Sun
“Donatus is not my blood, he is not a member of the German royal family, he is simply a non-royal name bearer.
“He certainly cannot use the moniker of Serene Highness.”
Donatus, circled, at the Royal College of Music with the King. Pic: Screenshot/The Sun
And European nobility expert Bearn Bilker insisted: “Donatus is indeed the fake prince.”
Donatus is connected to a number of top music organisations and charities alongside King Charles and the Duke of Kent.
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