In 1942, in the midst of the Second World War, the Royal Navy began work on Fort Fury in England as part of the implementation of the Merchant Navy's Fortress of the Sea program. At the base of Fort Fury was a barge with two tall towers connecting the barge to the top deck, where the buildings were situated. During World War II, the Royal Navy officers and men stationed at the fort were maintained at about 150 to 300 men. When the war ended, however, all the officers and men were evacuated from the fort and the Raging Wave fort was completely abandoned.
It was this abandoned platform with two large pillars and an area of less than 600 square meters that was used by a so-called country? The Duchy of Sealand was entrenched for almost 50 years.
On September 2, 1967, former Royal Navy Captain Paddy? Roy Bates (Paddy), a former Royal Navy colonel. Paddy Roy Bates, his family and associates occupied the unoccupied fortress and, in accordance with his own interpretation of international law, claimed sovereignty over the Nu Tao Tower, establishing the Duchy of Sealand on an area of just 550 square meters. The Duchy of Sealand?
When Roy declared ownership of the ? Nuttall Tower? sea platform, the British government was shocked and angered, and the British Navy then sent a helicopter full of Royal Navy soldiers to fly to the sea at ? The British Navy then sent a helicopter full of Royal Navy soldiers to fly out into the ocean to the Nuttalla platform. platform, ready to forcibly remove the Roy family. Roy's wife, Joan, grabbed a pistol in? self-defense? The Royal Navy immediately called on then Prime Minister Harold Wilson to ask if they were going to take the helicopter by force. Wilson, asking whether to take the island by force. The island?
Considering Roy? Batts had been highly decorated in World War II, British Prime Minister Wilson did not want to harm Roy and his family, and had to order the navy to retreat. A British judge later ruled in Roy's favor, with the judge stating that the British government only had control over the waters within three miles of the coast, and that ? Nuttall Tower? platform, however, was seven miles off the coast, so it was not under the jurisdiction of the British government.
The Duchy of Sealand is ruled by its hereditary royal family? The Bates family ruled. Since the founding of Zealand, the titles of the Duke and Princess have become ? His Royal Highness Prince Roy and Her Royal Highness Princess Joan of the Crown of Zealand? Roy? Bates made himself monarch and Joan was made ****governor by Roy. And their son Michael? Bates (i.e. ? HRH Prince Michael?) has been Regent of the Principality since 1999. As such, he has de facto become the Head of State and Government of Sealand. On October 25, 2004, at a private pocket state seminar organized by the University of Sunderland, Westland was represented by Michael? Bates' son James, known as ? HRH Prince James? Members of the Westland royal family are believed to retain British citizenship, and since 1999 members of the Bates family have not been regular residents at the Tower of Wrath. The Tower of Wrath is now occupied by several plenipotentiary Michael? Bates caretakers remain. Michael Bates himself lives in Eyre, England. Bates himself resides in Marina Leigh, Essex, England. Since Westland is not recognized internationally, members of the Bates family can only travel internationally as British nationals.
The constitution of the Duchy of Sealand was written and put into effect in 1995. It is fairly simple, consisting of an introduction and seven other chapters. The introduction declares that the Duchy of Sealand is a sovereign and independent state, while the other seven chapters regulate the political and other important matters of the Duchy of Sealand
At present, the Government of the Duchy of Sealand is organized into the following departments: the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Post, Telecommunications, Science and Technology. However, most of the offices of the Government of Zealand are either inactive, in a state of suspension, or are operating outside the territory of the State of Zealand.
Since the founding of the Duchy of Sealand, Roy Bates has taken full responsibility for the development of the country. Bates has entrusted the development of the country exclusively to the Westland National Corporation), though its current state and operations (if any 。。。。) , is no longer known.
In 1978, Prof. Alexander G. Achenbach, the Bates-appointed Prime Minister of the Duchy of Zealand, took advantage of Bates' absence from Zealand to stage an armed coup with several other Dutch citizens, forcibly taking over the Raging Towers and capturing Roy's son Michael.
Roy? Bates recruited a group of mercenaries upon hearing of the incident, and after a successful helicopter drop raid, he regained control of the fortress. He captures the invaders and claims they are war criminals. Dutch citizens involved in the coup were repatriated after the war. But the former Prime Minister of the Principality, the German citizen Professor Achenbach, was not so lucky. As he held a passport of the Duchy of Zealand, he was accused of treason and taken into custody. Subsequently, both the Dutch and German governments approached the British government to try to push for Achenbach's release. But the British government, citing 1968 jurisprudence, declared that Zealand was outside their jurisdiction and they had no right to intervene in the matter. The German government then decided to send a diplomat to Nuttall Tower to negotiate Achenbach's release directly with Bates. After several weeks of negotiations, Bates' attitude was significantly milder. Later, he also claimed that the German diplomat's visit to Sealand signaled the German government's? de facto? recognition. Although the German government never acknowledged this claim of his. After his deportation, Professor Achenbach organized a government-in-exile in Germany, and in order to confront Roy? Bates tit-for-tat, he appointed himself President of the Privy Council.
When Prof. Achenbach resigned for health reasons in 1989, Johannes Segal, the former Minister of Economic Cooperation in the government-in-exile, took over the reins of the rebel government. Segal took over control of the rebel government and made himself Prime Minister and President of the Privy Council. Afterward, Segal continued to claim that he was the rightful ruler of Sealand.
For 40 years, the ? artificial island? has been completely modernized, with generators and various modern settings on it, and in 2000, the ? The Duchy of Sealand? There's even a new hotel on the island called? Haven. The Haven Company. The Haven Company. They claim that any business is allowed on their artificial island as long as it doesn't involve child pornography or terrorism. Artificial islands? on their artificial islands. In fact, it's not. Haven, Inc. later became a haven for gamblers and tax evaders. A number of online gambling organizations. were organized through the Duchy of Sealand. Duchy of Sealand? s servers, and hackers from around the world wanted to use the island's servers as their? base. Even if they break the law, Interpol can trace them back to the Duchy of Sealand. The Duchy of Sealand. Then, they'll be able to get away with it. Prince Roy? could not accept a subpoena from any country, including the British police. The Spanish legal system is said to be modeled on English-style customary law, and its decrees and ordinances are put into effect by decree of the monarch. For a long time, a company registered in Spain has been manufacturing and selling passports from the Principality of Zealand in large quantities (the buyers are mostly Eastern Europeans). This company is believed to have had a long history of cooperation with Segal's government-in-exile. Although the Bates family did not recognize the legitimacy of these passports, buyers flocked to them. Many of these passports have even been implicated in famous international crimes, such as the Gianni Versace murder. Versace murder case. Due to the large number of these passports in circulation (estimated at around 150,000), in 1997 the Bates family declared all Duchy of Sealand passports invalid, including their own issued over the previous 30 years.
The last time there was news about the Duchy of Sealand was in 2012? The Duchy of Sealand? royalty, however, posted an obituary on their website declaring that the Duchy of Sealand? The Duchy of Sealand? s founder? Prince Roy? had sadly passed away on October 9, 2012 at the age of 91 years. It is reported that the founder of the Duchy of Sealand, Prince Roy, passed away on October 9, 2012 at the age of 91 years. Prince Roy. had been battling Alzheimer's disease for the last few years, although he had always claimed to be a member of the Duchy of Westland. The Duchy of Westland? had independent sovereignty and was not under British jurisdiction, he eventually passed away in a nursing home in Marina Lille, Essex, England, as his? The Duchy? did not have any hospitals or medical facilities. It is reported that? Prince Roy? After his death, his wife? Princess Joan. will be in charge of taking over the Duchy of Sealand. The Duchy of Sealand. s rule.
Sealand is undoubtedly the most recognizable private state in the world. Although few people take its sovereignty and legitimacy seriously, it is still sometimes studied as an interesting case study in the field of international law.