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Wednesday 16 July 2014

American Man Plants Flag In Unclaimed African Land, Declares Daughter Princess Of New Kingdom

American man plants flag in unclaimed African land, declares daughter princess of new kingdom
Jeremiah Heaton, a dad from Virginia decided to do everything for his little princess and went to North Africa, stuck a flag in the middle of a deserted area, then claimed it as his own, so that his daughter could have her very own kingdom. Whut?

We are talking about an 800-square-mile region between Sudan and Egypt called Bir Tawil. Many people have tried to make it their own over the past 100 years, but the man in question has claimed it as his own by planting his family's flag in the area.

source: buzzfeed.com

His princess daughter, Emily, currently wears a tiara all the time and sleeps in a custom-made castle bed. She thinks all of this is pretty cool.
source: buzzfeed.com

Here is what Heaton wrote on his Facebook page:

A Wish Granted

Today, June 16, 2014, I planted this flag in the Eastern African region of Bir Tawil to honor a promise I made to my daughter.

Emily, like most little girls, has a dream to become a princess. While playing one day she stopped and posed a question, "Daddy, will I ever be a real princess?". The only answer I could give my sweet little girl was "Yes, of course you will be a princess one day!"

As a father I do my very best to not make empty promises to my children. At the time I had no idea how I would honor her wish but I knew that I had to find a way.

After weeks of research I discovered Bir Tawil. This 795 sq mile trapezoid is a by product of a 113 year old border dispute between Egypt and Sudan. Amazingly, Bir Tawil is the very last piece of Earth unclaimed by any Nation or man.

Over the years a few arm-chair explorers have attempted to "claim" Bir Tawil by simply writing a blog entry or creating a website. These half-hearted, illegitimate claims have not been recognized by any government.

Today, with the full support of the Egyptian government, I traveled 14 hours through the open desert to reach Bir Tawil. Once in the Bir Tawil region, I planted a flag, designed by my children and made a physical claim on the land.

Therefore, so be it proclaimed on June 16, 2014, Emily's 7th birthday, that Bir Tawil shall be forever known as the Kingdom of North Sudan. The Kingdom is established as a sovereign monarchy with myself as the head of state; with Emily becoming an actual Princess .

While the first part of Emily's wish has been accomplished here today in East Africa, the second, and most important part involves each and everyone reading this.

I kindly request that when you see Emily, to address her by official title, Princess Emily. Each time she hears this title she will be reminded of my love and the lengths I will go to fulfill her every wish.

Thank you in advance for being a good sport in supporting my humble request of you.

Long live the Kingdom and the love it was founded upon.

Sincerely,
King Heaton

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