{{Short description|American journalist, television and radio commentator}}{{Notability|Bio|date=April 2026}}{{infobox social media personality | name = Amanda Matta | birth_name = Amanda Louise Matta | honorific_suffix = | image = | caption = | birth_place = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|01|30}} | parents = Martin Timothy Matta<br>Jennifer Louise Bretz | known_for = Media reporter for the British royal family | education = Juniata College (BA)<br>Drexel University (MS) | website= [https://www.amandamatta.com/ Official site] | years_active = 2021–present | instagram_handle = matta_of_fact | instagram_display_name = Amanda Matta | instagram_years_active = 2012-present | instagram_genre = | instagram_followers = 119,000 | substack_url = https://mattaoffact.substack.com/ | substack_newsletter_name = The Fascinator | substack_handle = mattaoffact | substack_years_active = | substack_topic = Commentary | substack_subscribers = 7.7 thousand | tiktok_handle = matta_of_fact | tiktok_display_name = Matta_Of_Fact | tiktok_years_active = | tiktok_genre = | tiktok_followers = 1.5 million<ref>{{cite news |work=The Patriot-News |publication-place=Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |date=April 4, 2024 |first=Kaylyn |last=Greene |title=Social Media: TikTok Ban Could Cost More Than Money for Creators |url=https://archive.org/details/social-media-tik-tok-ban}}</ref> | stats_update = March 12, 2026 }} '''Amanda Louise Matta''' (born January 30, 1995) is an American television and social media commentator on the British royal family. She has been quoted by the BBC.
==Early life and education== Amanda Louise Matta was born on January 30, 1995,{{citation needed|date=April 2026}} to Martin Timothy Matta and Jennifer Louise Matta (née Bretz).<ref>{{cite news |work=The Patriot-News |publication-place=Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |date=September 18, 1994 |title=Matta-Bretz Wedding |url=https://archive.org/details/the-patriot-news-1994-09-18-144 |page=J12 }}</ref> Martin died in 1996 at the age of 23-years old.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Daily News |publication-place=Lebanon, Pennsylvania |date=March 11, 1996 |title=Obituaries: Martin T. Matta |url=https://archive.org/details/the-daily-news-1996-03-11-2}}</ref> Jennifer remarried in 1998 to Alphonse C. Miller, and Amanda served as their flower girl.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Patriot-News |publication-place=Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |date=July 7, 1998 |url=https://archive.org/details/the-patriot-news-1998-07-07-18 |title=Weddings: Miller-Matta}}</ref>
Matta graduated from Elizabethtown Area High School in 2013<ref name="IJ08192014">{{cite news |work=Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era |publication-place=Lancaster, Pennsylvania |date=August 19, 2014 |title=Local Residents Named to Dean's List at Juniata |url=https://archive.org/details/local-residents-named-to-dean-s-list-at-juniata}}</ref> and attended Juniata College.<ref>{{cite news |title=Area students named to dean's list at Juniata College |work=Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era |publication-place=Lancaster, Pennsylvania |date=February 27, 2014 |page=B8 |url=https://archive.org/details/area-students-named-to-dean-s-list-at-juniata-college}}</ref> She graduated from Juniata College with a degree in Art History, and Drexel University in Museum Leadership.<ref name=":0" />
==Career== Matta began posting on TikTok in 2021 and her videos became popular. "It was a complete accident but my views and follower count grew almost immediately," Matta said. "My first video got almost three million views, and then I jumped to 10,000 followers and it continued to grow from there."<ref name=":0">{{cite news |work=The Patriot-News |publication-place=Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |date=March 5, 2024 |title=Social Media: Far from England, Harrisburg expert on Royal family informs 1.5M followers |first=Kaylyn |last=Greene |url=https://archive.org/details/harrisburg-expert-on-royal-family |page=A2}}</ref>
In August 2021, with the discussion of Princess Michael of Kent using her husband's name, news articles began citing Matta's commentary.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/royal-family-princess-michael-kent-5815820 |date=August 21, 2021 |publisher=Essex Live |archive-date=August 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821111746/https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/royal-family-princess-michael-kent-5815820 |first=Louise |last=Lazell |title=Royal Family: Why Princess Michael of Kent has her husband's name}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=Cambridge News |url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/princess-michael-kent-title-rule-21378764 |title=Princess Michael of Kent: Title rule which makes her unique in the Royal Family |date=August 28, 2021 |archive-date=August 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828065254/https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/princess-michael-kent-title-rule-21378764 |first=Becca |last=Field}}</ref> In February 2022, ''Business Insider'' ran an article going over one of Matta's TikTok videos corroborating each point with addition resources.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 15, 2022 |last=Friel |first=Mikhaila |title=A Royal Watcher on TikTok is Pointing Out the Charged Language People Use to Compare Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton |website=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/royal-tiktoker-comparisons-meghan-markle-kate-middleton-2022-1 |archive-date=June 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250602140118/https://www.businessinsider.com/royal-tiktoker-comparisons-meghan-markle-kate-middleton-2022-1}}</ref> Later that May, ''The Guardian'' included Matta in an article about royal TikTokers.<ref>{{cite web |title=TikTok and Tiaras: The Youngsters Leading a New Generation of Royalists |first=Ruchira |last=Sharma |date=May 21, 2022 |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/may/21/tiktok-and-tiaras-the-youngsters-leading-a-new-generation-of-royalists |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521122230/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/may/21/tiktok-and-tiaras-the-youngsters-leading-a-new-generation-of-royalists |archive-date=May 21, 2022}}</ref>
After Queen Elizabeth II died in September 2022, Matta was quoted by BBC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Is This The End of US Fascination With The Crown? |date=September 17, 2022 |first=Chelsea |last=Bailey |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62922214 |archive-date=September 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220917124840/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62922214}}</ref>
On May 12, 2023, Matta sat down with ''Bridgerton'' author Julia Quinn at a paid event, to discuss Quinn's newest novel which detailed the relationship and romance between Queen Charlotte and King George III.<ref>{{cite news |title=Books: Best-Selling Authors to Appear in Harrisburg |work=The Patriot-News |publication-place=Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |date=May 4, 2023 |page=D1 |url=https://archive.org/details/books-best-selling-authors-to-appear-in-harrisburg}}</ref> In September, Matta highlighted in a video the double standard between Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Catherine, Princess of Wales in the media.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fans call out 'double standard' as Kate Middleton sports updo after Meghan Markle's bun 'broke protocol' |first=Meredith |last=Clark |date=September 29, 2023 |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/meghan-markle-kate-middleton-bun-protocol-b2420731.html |archive-date=September 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929085525/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/meghan-markle-kate-middleton-bun-protocol-b2420731.html}}</ref>
When King Charles III visited Canada in May 2025, Matta was consulted by BBC during their live coverage of the speech to highlight Charles' use of soft power in his dressing.<ref>{{cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250528093920/https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c3v53xg30k9t |archive-date=May 28, 2025 |title='The True North is indeed strong and free': King applauded as he opens Canada's parliament |date=May 27, 2025 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c3v53xg30k9t |publisher=BBC}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=March 2026}}
===Podcasts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Podcast !Year !Genre !Host(s) or Starring !Produced by !Ref |- |''Art of History'' |2021–present |Interview, history and commentary |Amanda Matta |Independent | |- | ''Off With Their Headlines'' | 2025–present | Interview, history and commentary | Amanda Matta & Meredith Constant | Independent | |- | ''Reign Check'' | 2026-present | Interview, commentary | Amanda Matta & Michael Panter | Independent | |- |}
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