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Who is Alexander Maier? Student, 22, who claimed he was 'Black British' royal FAKED identity

An American student fooled journalists into believing he was an Irish peer and described himself as a 'Black British member of the aristocracy'

After his deception was uncovered, an American student who fooled journalists all over the world into believing he was an Irish peer and the 'Marquess of Annaville' admitted he was wrong to lie, papers reported on Sunday, June 26. Maier described himself as an Irish peer and a "Black British member of the aristocracy" in a now-deleted article for the British news outlet The Independent.

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Who is Alexander Maier?

Alexander Jackson Maier-DIamini is an African-American student, 22, from New Rochelle, New York. His bio on The Post Millennial reads: "Alexander Jackson Maier is a political consultant turned commentator. He contributes analysis on US and Canadian affairs."

Maier claimed that because of his status, he could empathize with Meghan Markle's racism within the royal family. Maier also claimed in a February column in an American newspaper that he had just been appointed Lord Alexander, the 11th Marquess of Annaville, and that the 'hereditary right' came from Northern Ireland, the Daily Mail reported.

He said, according to the Mirror: "As a member of that same aristocracy, I'm telling you that I unequivocally believe that they are telling the truth.." "When a white peer either inherits or is brought in, never do you hear major questions. Whether it is recorded in Debrett's or happens with little fanfare, white people entering the aristocracy are welcomed with open arms and no interrogation," he added. "That hasn't been my experience. A 'show me your papers' attitude has become part of my daily existence."

But not everything was as it seemed, and experts have since discovered that Maier made up his titles rather than being the last of a long line of Irish peers. After it was discovered that the title Maier had created for himself did not exist, thanks to peerage experts and social media users checking the veracity of his claim, the Independent was forced to issue a clarification and remove the column. The student was also able to persuade the St Lucia newspaper in the United States to publish his story, prompting them to write an article for them about British colonialism.

According to The Telegraph, Maier has since 'apologized greatly' for his lies and admitted that he should not have made up the title. "There is no title in the peerage related to me whatsoever. I do apologize greatly to those institutions involved with a mechanism like this, many of which I'm obviously not familiar with," he told the newspaper.

"There has never been a creation of the Marquess of Annaville, and we have not included such a title in our 250-year history. If this title does exist, then it's the best kept secret in the history of peerage recording," Wendy Bosberry-Scott, from Debrett's, told The Telegraph.