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I don’t want to cast doubt on his claims either, but I was unable to find anyone with the surname Kopaliani in any of the main or cadet branches of the house of Bagrationi.

Maybe ridiculous, but not totally unprecedented. Aga Khan IV is generally considered to be royalty despite the fact that his family hasn't held secular power (outside of the occasional governorship) since [1095](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizar_ibn_al-Mustansir). Of course, they held religious leadership as Imams of the Nizari branch of Islam.

Very quickly, considering the monarchs of Denmark and Sweden removed titles from grand children of the reigning monarchs, and the British are reportedly considering the same.

He is still part of the special club that we are not invited to. Among people with current or former titles, titles still matter.

Is this like people who wear $500 jeans? Only they can tell the difference.