Welcome to our photo album which shows a small selection of family photos from the Royal House of Newland archive. For the captions we have decided to use the titles which were held by the family members at the time when the pictures were taken as it was only when King Ernest I ascended to the Sovereign Lordship, upon the Abdication of his brother King Albert I in 1936/7, that Ernest's children were raised in status. We have also for the these captions decided to style in keeping with contemporary British royal practice of using the title Prince and Princess in place of our traditional standard Lord and Lady. For more about understanding our use of titles see our Dynastic Rules page under the title heading Titles and Styles of the Dynasty. We hope you find our photos interesting and that you enjoy looking at them as much as we do.

'Family photos may fade away, but family lasts forever!'

ROYAL WEDDINGS

1921 - The Honourable Ada Maud Newland and Mr Frederick Dunning Esq.

1922 - The Honourable Charles Newland and Miss Alice Rogers.

1939 - Prince John Newland and Miss Aileen Blake.

1941 - Princess Kathleen Newland and Mr Reginald Cox Esq.

1952 - Princess Hazel Newland and Mr Donald Colley Esq
with guard of honour the 21st Chiswick Wolf Cubs.

1959 - Prince Raymond Newland and Miss Christine Pettitt.

1981 - Princess Caroline Newland and Mr Ian Mockridge Esq.

THE ROYAL WAR YEARS

Evacuation Day 1939 - Princess Hazel the Maid Royal
and Prince Raymond the Master Royal.

Policing the Homefront 1940 - Prince Charles the Master of Newland.

Germany 1944 - Prince George Newland (Right) with two army pals
of the 8th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment.

1945 - Prince John Newland.

ROYAL PORTRAITS

About 1918 - Lady Ada Clara Newland and Prince Ernest Newland.

About 1919 - Miss Alice Rogers and The Honourable Charles Newland.

1924 - The Honorable Henrietta Basford of the House of Newland
with her daughters, Miss Dorothy Basford and Miss Kathleen Basford.

1931 - The Honourable Charles and Alice Newland Esq with their daughter Miss Hazel Newland.

About 1929 - The Honourable Ada Maud Dunning of the House of Newland
with her daughter Miss Doris Dunning.

Late 1940's - Princess Hazel the Maid of Newland,
Akela of the 21st Chiswick Wolf Cubs.

1970 - Princess Caroline the Maid of Newland age 7.

ROYAL PURSUITS

Late 1920's - Summer Afternoon: The Honourable Charles
and Alice relaxing in Gunnersbury Park, London.

About 1938 - The Starfish: Princess Hazel the Maid Royal, Prince Charles the Master
of Newland and Prince Raymond the Master Royal.

Early 1950's - A place at The London College of Music: Princess Hazel at her Piano.

About 1955 - The Royal Bikers: Prince Raymond gives King Charles
a lift across the lawn.

About mid-late 1950's - Dartmoor Road Trip: King Charles
and his brother Prince William Newland.

1974 - On Dartmoor: Queen Consort Christine,
Princess Caroline and Prince Robert.

2003 - Taking the sea air: The King's mother Queen Christine
and Prince Robert the Prince Regent.

PAPARAZZI PICS

The Royal Family 1938, snapped going to the beach! - Prince Charles the Master of Newland, Lady Alice Newland, Princess Hazel the Maid Royal and Prince Raymond the Master Royal.

Whose that girl? Prince Raymond and Miss Christine Pettitt caught at a dance in 1955.

1956 - Snapped again: Prince Raymond with his fiancée Miss Christine Pettitt.

OTHER FAMILY

1925- Stage performer Miss Sybil Pettitt, age 18.

SYBIL PETTITT

This charming old portrait is of Lord Robert Newland's Great Aunt, Sybil Pettitt. Sybil Pettit was born in Brandon Suffolk on 25th February 1907. She was the daughter of William Pettitt and Emma Jane (nee Spalding). Sybil's dance career started early and by age 14 she was already performing regularly on stage. She was coached by Mrs Edith Adcock and soon gained work in the London theaters as a professional nude and chorus girl. Her natural good looks, charm and beautiful figure made her a favorite among her many admirers.

During the 1920's and 1930's nudes were a glamourous new introduction to British theaters inspired by the Folies Bergère and Moulin Rouge in Paris, yet the stage censorship laws of the time forbid nude performers to move on stage. So to get past this barrier the nude performers would typically assemble onstage with the curtain down (i.e. out of sight of the audience) and then strike poses before the curtain went up. The nude performers would then hold those poses, remaining perfectly still until the curtain came down again. Alternatively, during the performance the lights would be turned out and nudes would adopt different poses ready for when the lights were turned on again.

The world famous Windmill Theater in London opened in 1931 and it is thought Sybil may have danced there too. Sybil retired from the stage in 1942 when she married Widower Gerald H. Lambert who was a Bank Manager. Sybil died in 1990 age 83.

OLIVE MAUDE WHEELER

Miss Olive Maude Wheeler was born on 11th August 1921 at Islington London; the natural daughter of Mrs Ivy Dora Wheeler (nee Newland, - the natural daughter of the Honourable Maud Newland). Olive was tragically killed in the Blitz on London during World War II.

The Casualties Lists records:

'WHEELER: Olive Maude, age 19; of Milner Square, Islington. Daughter of Ivy Wheeler, injured 20th September 1940, at Jack's Cafe, King's Cross; died same day at Royal Free Hospital'.

Olive was the 2nd Cousin to Lord Robert Newland's father Lord Raymond Newland.

A message from His Royal Highness Lord Newland

The well renowned phrase; 'History is written by the victors' certainly holds resonance in our case. For the last 658 years the Royal House of Newland has remained in a state of quarantine to live in obscurity and have hence therefore slipped through the historical record. Though the House of Newland may be considered a lost Royal Family, it must be noted that we were not and are not exiled. We therefore remain as legitimate Sovereign Royalty of Scotland. However, we make no claim to the throne of Scotland or indeed any other territory, but claim our own independent sovereignty that was authorized by Pope Innocent VI in 1362 and legitimized by deed of Letters Patent in 1367 by King Edward III of England. We therefore live in the UK as a sovereign entity free of British Jurisdiction (de Jure). We are what is deemed as Free Royalty completely separate to the British aristocratical system, i.e. The House of Lords, the establishment, its officers, and the reigning House of Windsor, and as such just like all other foreign royalty the House of Newland is not included in the British Peerage or funded by the British Tax payer. With no aid or Sovereign Grant we exist as an impoverished state relying on our own ingenuity and the grace of God to survive. We live in the real world folks! We know all too well what it is like to struggle everyday to keep the lamps burning and the food on the table. However, Sovereignty is not created by monetary wealth nor destroyed by the lack of it, likewise Sovereignty is neither created by recognition nor destroyed by non recognition, and therefore as Sovereign I retain the personal dynastic wealth of lineage, the jus majestatis, i.e. the right of respect and honors due to my rank; and the jus honorum, i.e. the right to grant noble titles and ranks of knightly orders. My inherent birthright as Sovereign has been legally and historically affirmed by the unlocking of my Heraldic Instrument of Creation Letters Patent, which was thus verified and confirmed bona fide legal and genuine by Her Majesty's Lancaster Herald in person at the College of Arms in 1986. And more recently on 14th January 2025 a sworn Affidavit declaring the facts of my birthright, and the history of the Royal House of Newland, etc. was presented to His Majesty King Charles III, (the elite establishment of the UK and its heraldic authorities) which was unchallenged or rebutted, and therefore my legally binding affidavit now stands as truth enforceable by law. However, the House of Newland remains the casualty of historic injustice, wrongfully excluded from the pages of the British Peerage. It is therefore our moral obligation to inspire historians to acknowledge and tell the full story. Of course historic errors cannot be corrected overnight but adjustments in the pursuit of historic truth and accuracy should be made. Therefore, we propose that the statement stating John, the Master of Sutherland in 1361, 'Died of the Plague', should have the additional following footnote. 'However, it is now established that he survived; changed his name to William Newland, and it is from him that the Sovereign Lords of the Royal House of Newland (the Sovereign Lords of Scotland) are descended'. Until then we endeavor to persevere with our quest to have the truth told and to set the record straight, which this website aims to do. Please kindly show your support for our quest by signing our petition, or buying a gift from the shop or kindly make a donation. Or better still, you could become a titled member of the Order of the Unicorn. Every little helps us continue with the quest for historic justice and the freedom of truth. Thank you!

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