Prince of Sealand Dies At 91

jdavidb writes "46 years ago, occupying an abandoned WWII platform off the coast of Britain, Paddy Roy Bates declared independence, naming himself Prince of the Principality of Sealand. Today, Bates has passed away at 91. Long time Slashdot readers will remember Sealand as the site of HavenCo, an unsuccessful data warehousing company that tried to operate from Sealand outside the reach of larger nations' legal structures. They may also remember plans that the Pirate Bay had at one time to buy Sealand. Bates had moved to a care home a few years ago, naming his son Michael Regent of Sealand."

I guess you could say Sealand is now left...

[DangerOnTheRanger]

...rudderless.

Odd name

[superdave80]

...naming his son Michael Regent of Sealand

Kind of an odd name. His middle name is Regent? And can you change the name of your son once he is an adult? Weird.

shame

[Anonymous Coward]

Spare a thought for master bates

Re:I guess you could say Sealand is now left...

[wonkey_monkey]

That's only for actual puns. I'm not sure what this is.

Re:Interesting contradiction

[Belial6]

Sealand had a proud history, dating all the way back to it's founding, of letting it's citizens declare allegiance to foreign countries.

Re:I guess you could say Sealand is now left...

[alex67500]

If Paddy Roy Bates is the master of Sealand, do his subjects call him Master?

Re:Interesting contradiction

[DerekLyons]

Which authority amounts to pretty much zero unless those nations decide otherwise. The British Monarchy is something of an enormous LARP.