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| House of Newland The House of Newland is a independent Anglo-Scottish royal house, and sovereign dominion. Since it was founded in 1367, there have been 26 monarchs of the House of Newland. The current Head is H.R.H. Sovereign Lord Robert III. The royal coat of arms of the House of Newland (the Escucheon: Or Chief Border) is unique within heraldry as the chief fills the entire field to border the shield, hence its name 'Gold Chief Border''. The chief or 'Royal Chief ' as it is called represents a 'novale' i.e. newly tilled land, tract or furrow. There is nothing more higher than a chief and therefore the field above the chief has been left 'nude' (or new) devoid of all heraldic symbols, hence this clear naked field means: ‘new’. The sovereign gold shield thereby represents a barren field of newly cleared land. Hence ‘New-Land’. The name Newland means: 'Dweller in the newly acquired cleared land'. The gold represents not only 'sovereign' but also the field of the Royal Arms of Scotland. NOTE: The arms of the House of Newland is not to be confused with that of the extinct Scottish House of Balliol which has a blank, empty coat known as 'Toom Tabard', or sometimes depicted as a voided inescutcheon orle. |
Welcome the official website of the Royal House of Newland that provides information about the Royal family of the House of Newland; its history, its objectives and its continuing role of sovereignty. The Royal House of Newland exists as the Independent Sovereign Dynastic Royal Family of Newland - An independent sovereign branch of the line of Scotland's Royal Houses of Bruce and Sutherland. The Sovereign House of Newland was lawfully created by letters patent as hereditary Free Royalty and Sovereign Land (a kingdom in its own right) in the year of 1367, by the authority of the See of Rome, King Edward III of England and King David II of Scotland. Thus meaning: the Land (Kingdom) and the King (Sovereign Lord) are one and the same, together residing in the bloodline of the reigning Sovereign Lord Newland; thus the House of Newland is a sovereign entity under nobilary law and thus classified as foreign royalty.
The Head of the Royal Family is the present Sovereign Lord, His Royal Highness Lord Robert Newland, (King Robert III, Prince Regnant); he is the source of legalization of all the Family members and issued titles of the Chivalric Order of The Unicorn; without the Head there is no Royal Family, nor could its members have the privilege of rank and the title by themselves. Sovereign Lord Newland also today holds sovereign status over the caput regnum; a small geological territory approximately one quarter of an acre in size which serves as the Seat and Centre of Administration of the Royal Household.
The Royal House of Newland does not affiliate or involve itself with any other independent sovereign state and does not offer nor require any form of acceptance, recognition or diplomatic relationship with them. The dynastic and political independence is based on our sovereignty itself, which guides our social existence with respect to dynastic and private affairs. It is recognised de Jure by the United Kingdom Government, His Majesty King Charles III (the Head of State of the United Kingdom), the Establishment (Buckingham Palace and His Majesty's officers), and the Vatican State that His Royal Highness Sovereign Lord Robert James Newland, is the reigning Royal Monarch and legal representative of the sovereignty of the Royal House of Newland as well as being a sovereign living man of that sovereignty, yet as Sovereign Lord of Scotland maintains established links of dual nationality to the United Kingdom as well as being a sovereign independent living man thereof, holding the diplomatic privilege of Sovereign Immunity.
It is an honour for us to share this information with you regarding our history, vision, commitment and objectives. His Royal Highness Sovereign Lord Robert Newland, thanks you for taking an interest.
ROYAL NEWS
Celebrating 657 Years of Independence!
This year the Royal House of Newland celebrates 657 years of Sovereign Independence! The 28th January marks the anniversary of the creation of the Royal House of Newland by Letters Patent in 1367, by King Edward III of England, and is therefore celebrated as our Independence Day! See Our History page to learn more about our creation. The 28th January is also celebrated as ‘Unicorn Establishment Day’ as it marks the date when the House of Newland's noble order of chivalry, the Order of the Unicorn was instituted. See our Order of the Unicorn page to find out more.
The Royal cypher of Sovereign Lord NewlandKing Robert III.
The Royal cypher of Sovereign Lord Newland
King Robert III.
New Cypher of Sovereign Lord Newland!
The long awaited cypher of His Royal Highness Lord Newland has now been officially unveiled and will be in use of immediate effect.
The cypher is Lord Newland's monogram, consisting of the initials of his name, Robert, and title, Rex – Latin for King, alongside three roman numerals denoting that he is the third Robert to hold the position of Monarch of the Royal House of Newland, Surmounted with a representation of the Newland bimetal Gold and Silver Crown of Sovereignty.
The cypher is the personal property of Sovereign Lord Newland and will be used by the Royal Household on official documents and letters etc.
Our Royal Pedigree Logged!
The pedigree of the Royal House of Newland spanning in total 26 Sovereign Lords, over 23 generations has now been officially logged at the College of Arms in London, England and also with Lord Lyon at the Lyon Court, in Edinburgh, Scotland. To view the House of Newland dynastic pedigree line of succession click on OUR HISTORY page and scroll down.
DNA NEWS
Our Connections to the Mayflower Pilgrims!
A recent DNA test taken by H.R.H Lord Newland has proved to be very interesting. One pleasant surprise to discover is that he is related to US pilgrim pioneer, Mary Howland (nee Newland) who was the wife of Henry Howland Jr. His brother was John Howland who was a passenger on the Mayflower voyage of 1620. Mary Newland travelled later to Plymouth, Massachusetts on either the Fortune 1621, or the Anne 1623, along with her father William Newland, mother Agnes Newland, and brothers William Newland and John Newland. Hence Mary's brother-in-law was a founding father of the USA. So the Royal Newland DNA was there at the birth of a nation!
WEBSITE NEWS
New Genealogy Page!
We have added a new genealogy page to our website where you can explore Lord Robert Newland's family tree, hosted by Family Tree DNA. Our genealogy page is a really useful resource for anyone exploring their Newland family ancestry and to see if they can connect up to the Royal Newland dynastic line, and hence trace their ancestors to King Robert the Bruce of Scotland and beyond. To find out more click on the yellow GENEALOGY button tab in the top navigation bar.
New News Archive Page!
We have now added a News Archive page to our website which features just some of the interesting past news posts, events and noble grant awards of the Order of the Unicorn. To view click on the yellow NEWS ARCHIVE button tab in the top navigation bar.
New You Tube Channel!
Click the link below to watch and subscribe.. www.youtube.com/@NobleOrderoftheUnicorn
ORDER OF THE UNICORN NEWS
NEW! - Short Unicorn Story Writing Contest!
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| Celebrating National Unicorn Day 2024. The 4th anniversary of the Order's establishment |
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| Maiden Princess Arabella Gonsalves M.U. working on her unicorn story. |
When budding writer Princess Arabella Gonsalves M.U. from Massachusetts, USA, heard about this golden opportunity she immediately grabbed her pen and got to work, writing her story before going to school! Princess Arabella enjoys writing stories; she is only 12 but has already had some of her work published.
Princess Arabella has since sent us her splendid unicorn story which we think is fantastic and will be perfect for inclusion in the book! Thank you, and congratulations Princess Arabella! We love it!
Our Prize Draw! - Announcing the Winners!
Our magnificent Order of the Unicorn prize draw with the grand prize of an award of honour, - a Prince or Princess title, has now been drawn and is being heralded as a great success! Our lucky 1st prize winner was Tamasine Blowes from London UK. In fact Tamasine must have been born under a lucky star as she also won the 2nd prize of 50% off any title aswel! Our lucky 3rd prize winner was Christine Cooke from Gwynedd, Wales, UK who will receive 35% off any title, which she is going to give as a surprise to her granddaughter Brianna Cooke.
The prize draw was undertaken as part of the Order of the Unicorn's 3rd year anniversary celebrations, and also to raise funds for fellow Princess of the Order of the Unicorn, Sara Mae Villa M.U. age 22 from Missouri USA, who has been seriously ill these past few years with the rare life debilitating condition called SMAS (superior mesenteric artery syndrome).
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| UOE Officers: Princess Serenitie and Princess Trinitie did a fantastic job performing the draw under the banner of the Order of the Unicorn. |
In fact so committed were they with the task in hand, that they even dedicated their recent dance recital, The Greatest Show, in which Princess Trinitie had the staring role of the Showman P.T. Barnum, to Princess Sara Mae with a banner and a wonderful page dedication to raise awareness of Sara's Go Fund Me Page.
Lord Newland sends his warm wishes of congratulations to all the winners and thanks everyone who kindly participated in the event which was a great success. To show his appreciation Lord Newland is giving everyone who entered the draw but did not win, a special consolation prize of 25% off any title! So that makes everyone is a winner! Congratulations!
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| The beautiful dance recital program of The Greatest Show, with the wonderful Dedication to Princess Sara Mae. |
Watch Now! The Grand Order of the Unicorn Prize Draw as it happened!
Also available on our You Tube Channel.
Brianna Awarded a Princesshood!
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| Princess Brianna with her award of achievement. |
Thank you to Christine Cooke for entering our Prize Draw and for sharing this splendid photo of Brianna with us! For more information about the Order of the Unicorn and how you can become a honoured member, see the ORDER OF THE UNICORN page!
Dance of the Unicorn Colours - Legend of the Unicorns
Budding dancers, Princesses of the Order of the Unicorn Serenitie-Love Truehart M.U. age 12 and Trinitie-Heaven Truehart M.U. age 11 have taken celebrating the Order's 3rd year anniversary celebrations to another level by combining their unicorn flags with their dance skills to create a beautifully choreographed dance display of the Unicorn Colours. For the dance they wore sparkling costumes of gold and black to complement the Order's Colours and danced to a beautiful piece of music called 'Legend of the Unicorns' by Brandon Fitcher. We love it! It is such a lovely artistic dance! Thank you so much girls! You have done a fantastic job! You are a credit to the Order and your services to have not gone unnoticed. Therefore it is with great pleasure to announce that Lord Newland has awarded each of you the noble distinction of 'Colour Commander', which is a new honour that can only be awarded to titled members who have done great deeds of service to the colours. We thank your mother Mrs Lori Truehart for her kindness and sending in your dance video which we have made into a special Order of the Unicorn feature. Watch it now!
New Honours of the Order of the Unicorn
As part of the Noble Order of the Unicorn's 3rd year celebrations, two new honour have been officially introduced to the Order, that of: 'Knight Commander' and 'Commander of the Colours', These titles of distinction are only awarded to those members of the Order who have achieved great deeds of service to either the Order or the Royal House of Newland or the Order of the Unicorn colours. A Colour Commander title could be awarded for anything like; flying them on a challenging expedition across the world, such as a trek to the South Pole, or up the Amazon, or to raise the colours at the top of the highest mountains etc. Or as Princesses Serenitie Truehart M.U. and Trinitie Truehart M.U. have done with their wonderful dance display, do something extra special and unique to fly or utilizing the unicorn colours to raise awareness and to promote the Order of the Unicorn. We therefore it is with great pleasure to congratulate our maiden princesses of the unicorn, Serenitie-Love Truehart M.U. and Trinitie-Heaven Truehart M.U. on each being awarded the high honour of 'Colour Commander' of our most noble Order of the Unicorn.
New Illustrious Awards of Honour!
The bestowing of awards of honour has long been an established traditional part of Chivalric Orders and the Order of the Unicorn is no exception to this rule. It is therefore with great excitement to announce as part of our continuing 3rd Year celebrations, the release of our very own official associated awards of honour in the form of honour badges! The honours also include: Honour Ribbon and Honour Sash which traditionally signify that the bearer is a member of an order of chivalry. Honoured members of the Order may now officially proudly bear their associated awards of honour! For all the details about our new illustrious honours and to see the full range of badges, click the ORDER OF THE UNICORN page!
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