Thomas J. Mace-Archer-Mills Esq. was frequently featured as a royal expert ahead of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s May 19 wedding. (Photo credit: Danny Lawson/AFP/Getty Images) Move over, Markles. There’s a last-minute contender for the most bizarre royal wedding headline. As the Wall Street Journal was the first to report, a man claiming to be a British expert on the royal family — with the plummy accent and triple-barreled name to match — has been revealed as an Italian-American from New York. Though he billed himself as Thomas J. Mace-Archer-Mills Esq. and spoke with a British accent, the royal wedding commenter is actually Thomas “Tommy” Muscatello, who hails from upstate New York. Muscatello, who gave numerous interviews to international news outlets ahead of the royal wedding and even offered advice on how Meghan Markle could fit in with the “British way,” told the paper that he considers himself to be more of a Brit than an American. Final live commentary of the evening… BFMTV France under the gorgeous sights of eindsor Castle. What a long day but a wonderfully Royal one! #royalwedding Happy to be heading back to London… @BMSF_UK @SchaumburgLippe @cpecq @toryshulman @TheRoyalExpert pic.twitter.com/TPOR7faly7 — Thomas J. Mace-Archer-Mills (@ThomasJMMADM) May 19, 2018 He added that his professional name is derived from the “names of friends and distant relations,” and two elderly Brits have agreed to be honorary grandparents. Family and acquaintances described Muscatello as a longtime fan of royal history who first tried out a British accent while performing in a high school production of Oliver! Story continues “I said to Tommy: ‘Can’t you speak in your regular American accent? '” his father, Thomas Muscatello Sr., told the paper. “He said it’s hard for him. This is his accent now.” Muscatello also reportedly ends conversations by saying, “God save the queen.” But though the Bolton Landing, N.Y., native has often boasted of his numerous interviews, his latest brush with fame appears to have left him cold. According to the U.K. Guardian, he has issued a statement denouncing the Wall Street Journal article as “inaccurate.” The paper is standing by its reporting, however. “The Wall Street Journal breached journalistic trust, omitted truths, and mis-sold what the initial interview was for,” he said. “Many of the facts in the article are inaccurate and the Wall Street Journal itself was given many opportunities to ensure that the article was published with the most accurate information available. The WSJ chose not to adhere to the facts or their integrity.” Read more from Yahoo Lifestyle: What is Meghan Markle wearing in the queen’s cute personal photo? 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PEOPLE celebrates the historic nuptials with a special edition, The Royal Wedding of Meghan & Harry. The 96-page keepsake album is filled with glossy images of the day, from the bride and groom’s most intimate moments to the details of Meghan’s Givenchy dress and sparkling jewels. “When the bride entered and walked down from the west door on her own, the sun came in through the windows and through her veil,” says guest Dominic Reid. “It was the stuff of fairy tales.” RELATED VIDEO: Harry and Meghan’s Love Story Learn all about Harry and Meghan’s lives before they met—and all the details of how their relationship went from a blind date to a transatlantic romance. “The only thing that I had asked her when said she wanted to set us up was, ‘Well, is he nice?’ Because if he wasn’t kind it just didn’t seem like it would make sense,” Meghan said in the couple’s BBC interview after their engagement last November. Also included, a look at past Windsor weddings, from the Queen Mother to Princess Diana, and the American women before Meghan who married into royal families around the world.<doc-sep>It was reported that Sarah Ferguson, previously married to Prince Andrew of York, and mother to Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, was deeply offended having not been invited to Prince Charles’s “inner sanctum” bash for Harry and Meghan. As such, her attendance at the royal wedding was uncertain. Whether or not this is true (the claim has not been confirmed by the palace) is unknown - as is whether or not her invite to the royal wedding was a last minute one (rumour has it, it was Prince Harry who insisted she be added to the guest list). Even if the rumours are true, 58-year-old Fergie took them in her stride, giving nothing away as she arrived at St Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle today, on her own, sporting a smile, and more notably, a single glove. The former Duchess of York, who didn't make the guest list for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding in 2011, has not attended royal nuptials since her own in 1986. You wouldn't have known it though, since she arrived today with her head held high, wearing a navy dress and matching jacket complete with a pale pink-trim, and a coordinating navy fascinator. So far, nothing out of the ordinary.<doc-sep>British monarchy enthusiast, Thomas J Mace-Archer-Mills Esq, was a familiar face in TV interviews during the Royal Wedding. With a posh British accent, traditional attire, and a sense of authority on all things royal, the founder of the British Monarchist Society and Foundation was indeed a memorable character. But it has been revealed the tweed jacket-wearing chap is in fact an Italian-American who grew up in upstate New York, whose real name is Thomas “Tommy” Muscatello, according to The Wall Street Journal. He told the newspaper he spent his younger years in Bolton Landing, New York, and first developed a love for all things British when he was still in school. A stint in a school production of Oliver Twist, in which he played Mr Sowerberry, provided the chance to practice a British accent, which he has since adopted. He revealed the name, Mace-Archer-Mills, is an amalgamation of the names of friends and relatives. His father said that as a teenager, his son had told him he wanted to one day “move over there and be part of what’s going on”. Mr Mace-Archer-Mills has established himself as an authority on royal matters, not least as the leader of the British Monarchist Society and Foundation, which is described on its website as “the leading organisation for not only British, but international Monarchists”. The group claims it “brings British traditions to the next level”. As well as being known as “the most interviewed man” on the royal wedding, Mr Mace-Archer-Mills is editor in-chief of Crown and Country Magazine – “Britain’s Royal Themed Luxury Periodical” - which comes out twice a year. The publication reportedly launched a “royal-themed cryptocurrency” earlier this year. 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She didn't get an invite to Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding, but Sarah Ferguson arrived Saturday morning for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal wedding. Ferguson, better known as Fergie, arrived just after 11 a.m. U.K. time to Windsor Castle sporting a classic navy fascinator and matching navy skirt suit with pale pink details. Fergie is the aunt to both William and Harry, as she was married to their uncle, Prince Andrew. Fergie and Andrew wed in 1986 and had two daughters, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, who are at Meghan and Harry's wedding, as well. Eugenie and Beatrice made a splash at Will and Kate's wedding with their bold hats, but both wore more understated ensembles Saturday morning. Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice arrive at the royal wedding. Getty Images Fergie and Andrew divorced in 1996, and, before and after the split, Fergie was embroiled in a number of high-profile scandals. In 1992, before the divorce was finalized, she was photographed with her toes in the mouth of another man. In 1996, her former astrologist Madame Vasso wrote a tell-all book about her. And in 2010, she was caught on film offering to take cash from a tabloid reporter posing as a business man in exchange for access to her ex-husband. Sarah Ferguson, Prince Andrew and their daughters Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice. Dave Benett Getty Images Following those incidents, Will and Kate left her off their guest list, which was interpreted as a sign that the royals weren't ready to let her back into the fold. But her appearance today could mean things have changed. "Harry knows all too well what it feels like to be branded as the black sheep of the Royal Family," royal biographer Christopher Andersen told The Daily Beast. "Prince Philip, who has always detested the Duchess of York, may never be in a forgiving mood. But Harry is far more compassionate than previous generations of royals, and he obviously believes Fergie deserves another chance." Fergie will be back in the royal spotlight later this year when her daughter Eugenie weds Jack Brooksbank.