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carol
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Lafosse OUT!OUT! – ‘King of Scotland’ loses citizenship after fraud claims over passport
By Norman Silvester, Sunday Mail
A Belgian who claims to be king of Scotland is set to be kicked out of the country after losing his British citizenship.
Michael Lafosse, who calls himself HRH Prince Michael of Albany, is also facing fraud charges over his application for a British passport in June 2004.
Lafosse, 48, who claims he is a direct descendant of Bonnie Prince Charlie, has been under investigation by the Home Office for six months.
The former gift shop worker and waiter ignored more than 20 letters from investigators to his home in Edinburgh’s New Town.
They wanted him to explain why he submitted a forged birth certificate in support of his British citizenship application five years ago.
The probe was launched after information was given to investigators at the UK passport office in Glasgow in December by a historical researcher.
A Home Office insider said yesterday “Lafosse was given every chance possible to plead his case but he just ignored our letters.”
“He has now had his British citizenship revoked and he will also lose his right to a British passport.”
Lafosse, whose claims have been labelled totally bogus by experts, is also alleged to have used a fake diplomatic passport to travel.
He could not be contacted for comment at his home yesterday.
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IF Convenor
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I bet that breaks your heart Carol. 
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carol
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 no signs of my Prince now riding up on a white horse
Yep broken hearted Neil!! NOT
A bit frustrated that the guy got away with it for so long and duped so many people both in Scotland and internationally wide
Carol
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IF Convenor
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Oh well, some day your prince will come...
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carol
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He's not exactly shattered my dreams but no doubt many others
My prince would probably turn into a frog 
Carol
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Firefox
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Been looking for it on the Sunday Mail website, but it's not there (not that I'm suggesting it's not true - I'm looking for a link reference so that I can put it on another website where it won't stay for long if it's not referenced).
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carol
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It wasn't on-line earlier, I had a to type it up from the Sunday Mail.
Carol
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Firefox
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No problem, cheers anyway.
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