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of all white shirts, pants, shoes, and hats (see Figure
6). This uniform is a symbolic representation of their
status as QAnon “white hats,” the people they believe
are the “good” ones. Didulo’s group travel to various
towns and hold meet and-greets. These events typically
only attract a few attendees. The maximum observed
group was around 50 (Lamoureux, 2022b). Members
of Didulo’s convoy are referred to as “his excellency” or
“her excellency.” Each has a specific role: a chauffeur,
a “press secretary,” and others. Didulo’s escort spend
their days cleaning, doing laundry, fixing the RVs,
planning meet and-greet locations, and tending to
Didulo’s needs and demands. During the meet-and-
greets, Didulo gives speeches, all of which are video
recorded and uploaded to her Telegram channels.
These speeches are typically formulaic and repetitive,
and contain re-occurring themes that will be described
in more detail below. More recently, Didulo has been
traveling less and holding live streams, “coffee with
Romana” styled events, where Didulo speaks directly
to her followers, often asking for money for herself and
her crew members to continue their travels.
Figure 6 -Romana Didulo’s “inner circle” in uniforms, in front
of one of Didulo’s RVs.
In April 2022, Didulo unsuccessfully attempted to enter
the United States for the third time. For reasons that are
not entirely clear, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
has always denied her entry. A possible explanation
for denial of entry is Didulo used her fake, purple-
colored “Kingdom of Canada” passport. Around this
time Didulo’s followers increasingly began to utilize her
decrees and stopped paying their utility and mortgage
bills. That continues to the present. Instead of payment,
Didulo’s followers send copies of her decrees to their
billing companies. Ultimately, every attempt to use
her decrees has failed. Didulo’s followers regularly
report their utilities have been disconnected. Similarly,
refusal to pay debts has led to seizure and foreclosure
of property, vehicles, and homes. Some followers have
been threatened with legal action, and warned they
could face fraud changes. Reports to Didulo of these
unfavorable developments and outcomes are usually
deleted from Didulo’s Telegram channels.
An individual claiming to be David Carlson started
his own Telegram account in July 2022. At the time he
began posting, most of his messages were direct copies
of Didulo’s postings, or articulated his support of her
position as “Queen.” Didulo would often cite these David
Carlson Telegram posts as evidence of how she came
into power, and proof of her head-of-state status. The
idea of Didulo being self-appointed is upsetting to her.
She demands that people recognize her appointment to
her position.
In August 2022, Didulo was involved in an attempt
to stage the “citizen arrest” of police officers at the
Peterborough, Ontario police department. Didulo
was present at the Peterborough event, but spent
most of her time in her RV. She left as soon as several
of her followers were arrested by police. That event is
described below in more detail.
By August 2022, Didulo and Carlson were no longer
partners. What changed is unclear, but the split
became evident when the BBC interviewed Carlson
about Didulo. Carlson told his interviewer that Didulo
was not in power “yet” and that she was only in the
running to be queen. He also encouraged people to
pay their bills, signaling that he did not agree with
Didulo’s decrees, one of which claimed all “natural
resources” are now free (BBC Sounds, 2022). Carlson
subsequently posted a formal notice on his Telegram
channel outright stating that he no longer supported
Didulo as his Canadian partner because “she had gone
rouge” [sic] (Sarteschi, 2022c). In a rare live stream
event in which Carlson appeared with his wife and
his assistant, Carlson stated that he saw Didulo as
unprofessional and dishonest, and he did not like the
fact that she wanted to deport anyone from the country
who was not purely Canadian. He did not think many
of her decrees made sense and stated that her cease-
and-desist orders were embarrassing and a joke. Didulo
responded by suggesting that the person acting as King
Carlson may be a clone (Sarteschi, 2022c). In October
of all white shirts, pants, shoes, and hats (see Figure
6). This uniform is a symbolic representation of their
status as QAnon “white hats,” the people they believe
are the “good” ones. Didulo’s group travel to various
towns and hold meet and-greets. These events typically
only attract a few attendees. The maximum observed
group was around 50 (Lamoureux, 2022b). Members
of Didulo’s convoy are referred to as “his excellency” or
“her excellency.” Each has a specific role: a chauffeur,
a “press secretary,” and others. Didulo’s escort spend
their days cleaning, doing laundry, fixing the RVs,
planning meet and-greet locations, and tending to
Didulo’s needs and demands. During the meet-and-
greets, Didulo gives speeches, all of which are video
recorded and uploaded to her Telegram channels.
These speeches are typically formulaic and repetitive,
and contain re-occurring themes that will be described
in more detail below. More recently, Didulo has been
traveling less and holding live streams, “coffee with
Romana” styled events, where Didulo speaks directly
to her followers, often asking for money for herself and
her crew members to continue their travels.
Figure 6 -Romana Didulo’s “inner circle” in uniforms, in front
of one of Didulo’s RVs.
In April 2022, Didulo unsuccessfully attempted to enter
the United States for the third time. For reasons that are
not entirely clear, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
has always denied her entry. A possible explanation
for denial of entry is Didulo used her fake, purple-
colored “Kingdom of Canada” passport. Around this
time Didulo’s followers increasingly began to utilize her
decrees and stopped paying their utility and mortgage
bills. That continues to the present. Instead of payment,
Didulo’s followers send copies of her decrees to their
billing companies. Ultimately, every attempt to use
her decrees has failed. Didulo’s followers regularly
report their utilities have been disconnected. Similarly,
refusal to pay debts has led to seizure and foreclosure
of property, vehicles, and homes. Some followers have
been threatened with legal action, and warned they
could face fraud changes. Reports to Didulo of these
unfavorable developments and outcomes are usually
deleted from Didulo’s Telegram channels.
An individual claiming to be David Carlson started
his own Telegram account in July 2022. At the time he
began posting, most of his messages were direct copies
of Didulo’s postings, or articulated his support of her
position as “Queen.” Didulo would often cite these David
Carlson Telegram posts as evidence of how she came
into power, and proof of her head-of-state status. The
idea of Didulo being self-appointed is upsetting to her.
She demands that people recognize her appointment to
her position.
In August 2022, Didulo was involved in an attempt
to stage the “citizen arrest” of police officers at the
Peterborough, Ontario police department. Didulo
was present at the Peterborough event, but spent
most of her time in her RV. She left as soon as several
of her followers were arrested by police. That event is
described below in more detail.
By August 2022, Didulo and Carlson were no longer
partners. What changed is unclear, but the split
became evident when the BBC interviewed Carlson
about Didulo. Carlson told his interviewer that Didulo
was not in power “yet” and that she was only in the
running to be queen. He also encouraged people to
pay their bills, signaling that he did not agree with
Didulo’s decrees, one of which claimed all “natural
resources” are now free (BBC Sounds, 2022). Carlson
subsequently posted a formal notice on his Telegram
channel outright stating that he no longer supported
Didulo as his Canadian partner because “she had gone
rouge” [sic] (Sarteschi, 2022c). In a rare live stream
event in which Carlson appeared with his wife and
his assistant, Carlson stated that he saw Didulo as
unprofessional and dishonest, and he did not like the
fact that she wanted to deport anyone from the country
who was not purely Canadian. He did not think many
of her decrees made sense and stated that her cease-
and-desist orders were embarrassing and a joke. Didulo
responded by suggesting that the person acting as King
Carlson may be a clone (Sarteschi, 2022c). In October
