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Article: American claims to be King of the Isle of Man.
- Article from:
- Isle of Man Newspapers (Douglas, England)
- Article date:
- October 18, 2007
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A SELF-styled monarch is causing a right royal stir - after crowning himself King of the Isle of Man.
American David Drew Howe posted a notice in the London Gazette in January this year claiming legal right to the Manx crown.
When the newspaper notice went unchallenged, he crowned himself 'undisputed' King.
It's a title abandoned 500 years ago by the Stanleys in favour of 'Lord of Mann', the current holder being, of course, the Queen, who Mr Howe insists is his cousin.
But a spokesman for Buckingham Palace said: 'Her Majesty the Queen is the Lord of Mann - any challenge to that should be a matter for the Isle of Man Government.'
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