THE IMPERIAL AND ROYAL DRAGON COURT AND
ORDER
NOTICE
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 GardnerJuly 2000
Sir Laurence Gardner with The Most Rev David Cuthbert Stalker, Bishop
Primus of the Celtic Church in Scotland
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