Relations Between King David of Mann and the British Crown Press Release: April 2011 On 28 March 2011,

the Lord Chamberlain of Buckingham Palace issued a formal invitation by Queen Elizabeth II of England to King David Howe of the Independent Kingdom of Mann, inviting to attend the royal wedding of HRH Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton in April 2011 at Westminster Abbey. Unfortunately, King David had no choice but to respectfully decline the Queens gracious invitation, with regrets and apologies, due to prior time commitments in pursuit of philanthropic charitable activities. King David responded to the invitation on 05 April 2011 with a kingly wedding gift to the royal couple, consisting of antique Manx coins minted by the Isle of Man in 1735, when King Davids ancestors were the sovereign leaders of the ancient Celtic Kingdom of Mann and the Isles as Manx Kings. The official reply of the couple from Saint James Palace on 19 April 2011 thanked King David most sincerely for the Isle of Man coins, which you so generously sent, stating that the couple very much appreciated your incredibly kind thought, and were so touched that you took the trouble to send a gift. King David of Mann is a family relative of Queen Elizabeth II of England, as her cousin. He is a direct descendant of King George Stanley of Mann (the 6th great grandson of King Edward III of England) and Baron John Sheffield (the great great grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II). The royal invitation to King David demonstrates the kindness and good will of the Queen, in reaching out to her distant relative. This noble gesture is accepted as an indication of openness to cooperation on historical missions of their common ancestors, as well as a dedication to traditional family values. The invitation is also in the context of another magnanimous gesture of good will by the Queen, when she gave royal assent to the legalization of the Independent Kingdom of Mann under the United Kingdom constitutional monarchy system in 2007. Queen Elizabeth II thereby assisted David Howe to accept his ancestral heritage as heir general to the original Kingdom of Mann, giving official recognition to his stepping into the active role of the King of Mann. Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II retains her nobility title of Lord of Mann, and continues to serve as ceremonial Head of State for the Isle of Man, which remains a crown dependency of the United Kingdom. King David has focused on a non-interfering role for the Independent Kingdom of Mann, as a separate and autonomous sovereign entity, serving as an ecclesiastical and historical institution, functioning primarily as a center of philanthropy and charity.

The royal wedding invitation addresses King David as Prince of Mann. This is in no way any slight to the King. To the contrary, King David had voluntarily requested the Queen to address him as Prince temporarily, until such time as he could restore the Independent Kingdom of Mann to full functionality as an institution capable of active operations. The voluntary use of the Prince title was also intended by David Howe as a reciprocal show of good faith, humility and respect for the Queen, by not flaunting his recently legalized status as King, a historic event which was graciously facilitated by the Queen herself. By historical royal protocol, all kings are also simultaneously princes during times when they are acting in their official capacity as the monarch. Notwithstanding, once King David is satisfied with level of operational capabilities of the newly restored Independent Kingdom of Mann, he exclusively use the legal title of King, including in all sovereign relations and cooperation with British Crown. not the will the