The principality of sealand?

In England, I overheard people say that England has an independent country-the Principality of Sealand. Surprisingly, there has never been such a description of a principality in Chinese and foreign historical works. It turns out that this is a tiny country that just celebrated its 30th anniversary. I found the telephone number of the principality office in the southern tip of England in the telephone book. Michael, Crown Prince of Ceylon, answered the phone. He said that the borders of the Principality are not open at present.

During the Second World War, Britain set up a forward position in the sea area between the mainland and the European continent, observed the existence of enemy planes and ships, and issued an early warning. These steel platform fortresses are called artificial islands. After the war, they have lost their function and been abandoned. In the shallow sea east of Fexto Port in the north of London, there is a platform fortress named Lafta, with an area of only 560 square meters. 1967, Roy, a retired major of the Royal Navy, occupied this place and founded the country here. The principality of Reims was officially born and claimed to be a prince. His wife Joan was made a princess, and his son Michael naturally became a prince.

After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Roy first sent official letters to the foreign ministries of Spain, Portugal, Austria, Germany, France, Finland, Sweden and other European countries, stating the position of his territory and asking whether all countries had sovereignty claims on it. Roy was ecstatic when everyone got a negative answer. He claimed that this actually proved that all countries recognized the existence of this island country and had no right to interfere in its sovereignty.

The British government doesn't know Roy's arrogance. The following year, a British working ship that was inspecting buoys at sea sailed into the waters of the Principality of Sealand, but was warned to leave by the residents on the platform, and a homemade bomb was dropped on the platform. The work boat quickly fled and reported to the government. In June+10, 5438, Roy and his son went to England to buy food. As soon as I landed, I was taken down by the long-awaited police.

However, after many heated court debates, the prosecutor who thought he could send this idiot to prison without blowing off dust was beaten to death. 1968165438+1On October 25th, Roy was acquitted. Because according to British law, British territorial waters are within 3 nautical miles from the coastline, while the Roy family occupies 7 nautical miles from the coastline.

In order to make the sparrow country complete, Roy asked someone to design the national emblem of the Principality of Silan. In the center of the national emblem is a shield symbolizing loyalty, and there is a standing Merlion on each side of the shield; Above the shield is a crown, and above the crown is a lighthouse, which emits light and power. The national emblem is beautifully designed, and the badge really makes tourists fondle it.

The following year, 1969, the principality of sealand printed the first batch of passports, but no one applied except Roy's family and several relatives. So he gave his passport to some friends who had helped him and people who had been to Ceylon. Then, the Principality of Sealand issued stamps commemorating many famous maritime explorers in the name of Sealand Post. Since the British Post did not recognize it, Roy had to put British stamps and Principality stamps on the envelope.

1974, the gold and silver coins of the Principality of Silan were issued. There are one kind of gold coins and two kinds of silver coins. The back is the national emblem of the principality, but the front is different: gold coins are graceful whales; The small silver coin is the profile head of Wang Feiqiong; The big silver coin is Roy's own head. The Principality of New Zealand declared in its monetary law that 1 NZD was equal to 1 USD. That seems fair, but the face value of a small silver coin is 10 Canadian dollars, and the face value of a large silver coin is 20 Canadian dollars. Anyone who comes here wants to exchange a few rare New Zealand dollars for a souvenir, which really makes the state treasury of the Principality rich.

So how many citizens are there in the Principality? Apart from the prince's family and some relatives and friends, it is really rare. Although the Principality has given away some passports for free, it is not easy for those people to admit that they are subjects of His Majesty Prince Ceylon. According to the report of the Principality of Ceylon, as of March 2002, nearly 300 people had Ceylon passports, that is, Ceylon nationality. However, according to some newspapers, less than 40 of them have permanent residency on the island.

1978, a war broke out in Reims. After a German businessman tricked the Roy couple into Australia, he led a group of foreigners to occupy the artificial island. They locked the prince in a small iron house and prepared to secretly take him to Holland as a hostage to force the Roy couple to give up Lance. When Roy learned of this, he recruited a mercenary, arrived in Ceylon by helicopter, and kept shooting it down, and the islanders fled immediately. The prisoners were put into the national prison concentration camp, which used to be an ammunition depot.

This incident shocked the foreign ministries of Germany and the Netherlands, and the two countries wrote to the Principality of Reims to demand their release. The prince signed an Amnesty and released all the Dutch, but the Germans were still detained because he had a passport of the Principality of Ceylon and participated in the kidnapping of the prince, which was treason.

Because of this battle and the fierce speculation in newspapers and tabloids, the Principality of Sealand became famous, and tourists flocked to the east coast of England to find this legendary country.

The Principality of Reims has experienced more than 30 years of spring and autumn, and the Prince has entered an octogenarian age, suffering from diseases. 1999, Roy made Prince Michael Regent, representing state affairs.

So far, ordinary tourists are still prohibited from entering the waters and territory of Reims. At present, the national defense force of the Principality of Sealand is a 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun, two 50-mm heavy guns, several machine guns, several automatic rifles and old-fashioned rifles. However, those heavy weapons were left there by the British army during World War II, and they were too rusty to be used. Putting them on the fort can only be used as levers to pry the boat. However, Prince Roy said: The wisdom of the world is not at gunpoint.