Quote Originally Posted by Yaish
For example, do you think the average gent on the street knows who "The Pretender" was?
Which one? The Old Pretender (James Francis Edward) or the Young Pretender (Charles Edward)? Just pulling your leg.

Of course it seems the biggest pretender was Michel Roger Lafosse. Excerpts from the 30 July Sunday Mail -

"A BOGUS Scots royal has fled to his native Belgium after he was exposed by the Sunday Mail.

Michel Lafosse, who claims to be a direct descendant of Bonnie Prince Charlie, has sold his house in Edinburgh's new town and moved home to live with his mother.

Last month, we revealed that the self-styled HRH Prince Michael of Albany, faces fraud charges over his successful applications for British citizenship and a passport.

He is also under investigation by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). They are probing two charities, the Albany House Trust and the Albany and Stevenson[sic] Trust, which raised thousands of pounds in support of his claim to the Scottish throne.

Lafosse, 48, who moved to Scotland 30 years ago, has already lost his British citizenship and was set to be kicked out of the UK.

Followers have deserted him in droves since our revelations in March."

http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_...name_page.html

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