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Special Notice : The Imperial And Royal Dragon Court And Order
From Sir Laurence Gardner, Chevalier de Saint Germain and Attaché to
the Grand Protectorate of The Imperial and Royal Dragon Court and
Order - Ordo Dragonis, Sárkány Rend, 1408
When publishing my book
'Genesis of the Grail Kings' early in 1999, I asked a certain
Nicholas de Vere to write the Foreword to that work on the
understanding that he was Magister Templi of the Imperial and Royal
Dragon Court in Britain by virtue of a warrant issued by the ducal
House of Habsburg-Tuscany.
It subsequently came to my attention, however, that this was not the
case and I learned that Nicholas de Vere's said warrant was in no
way valid since the House of Habsburg-Tuscany was not at liberty,
under any legal right or consideration, to issue such a document.
On behalf of the Grand Protectorate of The Imperial and Royal Dragon
Court and Order, I therefore now confirm that, despite his Internet
protestations and various messages to all and sundry, Nicholas de
Vere is not recognized in any capacity as being attached in any
manner, formally or informally, to the Hungarian establishment of
Sárkány Rend. Neither is he attached or affiliated to any of its
priories in other lands. His name is not recorded in the Court's
registration at the High Court of Budapest, nor in any other
authentic document of the Court in Britain or any other country.
In November 1999 I was required to publicly sever my association
with Nicholas de Vere, while still acknowledging the help he had
afforded me with certain matters of research and reimbursing him for
these services. In that same month MediaQuest, who had hosted de
Vere's Web site on this current page, was similarly obliged to cease
all further professional association, terminating the site. At that
same time, the Webmaster, Sir Adrian Wagner (Knight of the Swan by
grant and ratification of the Royal House of Stewart) duly resigned
from all and any de Vere affiliation.
As detailed within the main body of this current site, the Imperial
and Royal Dragon Court ceremony held at the Mansion House, York, on
21 March 2000 (with Chev. Dr. Gyorgy von varhegyi Lehr, Count of
Oberberg, Chancellor of the Court, in attendance) established the
truth of the matter once and for all in Britain. Also present, among
various officers of the Court and Order, were Chev. Dr. Andrew von
Zsigmond, Baron de Lemhény, of the Hungarian Consulate, Grand Prior
of the Order in Britain, and HRH Prince Michael of Albany, the
Order's Protector in the English speaking world. The City of York
was formally represented by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, while
the Sheriff of York attended to represent HM Queen Elizabeth II.
Laurence Gardner
July 2000
Sir Laurence Gardner
with The Most Rev David Cuthbert Stalker
Bishop Primus of the Celtic Church in Scotland
The Imperial and Royal
Dragon Court and Order
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