‘Royal' pest needs help, not an ASBO

If someone you knew claimed Buckingham Palace connections and that officials were blocking her attempts to contact members of the royal family; what would you think?

Me too.  So, how sad it is that my local paper (25 March 2011) has reported the case of a woman who claimed royal connections and is now the subject of an Anti Social Behaviour Order (ASBO).  Surely she needs help, not an ASBO and her photo in the Croydon Advertiser, together with her address?

Ms X claimed her mother's death was a cover-up and ‘harassed police’ with claims she is related to royalty.

She defended herself saying, “I’m not a drunken lout."  But she had bombarded the police with more than 1,000 calls in three months claiming a royal connection. has a royal identity and that her mother could still be alive.  Apparently she believes the police have files which prove her claims, but have kept them a secret in order to rob her of her money.

The ASBO bans her from contacting the Metropolitan Police and departments related to the Royal Family.

In a bizarre twist, the police said her calls "interfered with their duties but also caused alarm and distress".


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