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2022, Carlson replaced Didulo when he announced
a new “Queen of Canada” named “Royal Majesty,
Charmine Julie Vautour” (Sarteschi, 2022d).
By February 2023, Didulo’s Telegram account had
dropped to approximately 50,000 followers. Despite the
drop in numbers, Didulo countered that she is gaining
approximately 1,000 followers per day, and has been
observed to post what appears to be photoshopped
subscriber data. These images purport 590,000 as
being the correct number of Telegram followers.
Telegram’s online public information does not support
her assertions, but whether Didulo’s followers realize
that fact is unclear.
Near the end of February 2023, Didulo introduced
her followers to “loyalty money.” The loyalty money
she had printed includes her emblem and her flag, is
larger than traditional currency, and has a “100000”
denomination (Lamoureux, 2023b). Didulo states
that the money is nontransferable, is backed by gold
and silver, and can be cashed at the “National and
Provincial Treasuries of the Kingdom of Canada” (a
fictitious entity). Didulo says that, at this point, loyalty
money has no value. It will be up to her followers to
give loyalty money value but that Didulo will also issue
a decree with further guidance. Followers who wish
to acquire the currency have been ordered to provide
proof of identification to Didulo and her team, and
must be “Canadian nationals.” In a formal ceremony
that took place on February 26, 2023, approximately 13
individuals (including several children) had to declare
“their sovereignty under natural law” before accepting
the loyalty money (Lamoureux, 2023b). A list of named
volunteers are planning to physically distribute the rest
of the loyalty money in communities across Canada.
Thus far, followers have expressed the belief that the
loyalty money has real value, and they will be able to
cash it and use it to purchase real-world items.
F. Didulo’s Ideas and Methodology is Spreading to
Other Countries
Attempts are underway, in countries across the world,
to replicate Didulo’s methodology (Sarteschi, 2022b).
This “doppel-nobility” scheme is most developed in
the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. “King
David Carlson” and his wife have declared themselves
the royal family and leaders of the “Kingdom of
America.” They are actively appointing “ministers”
who would effectively act as governors of all 50 states.
The Carlsons currently have chosen 30 ministers. The
Carlsons hold virtual meetings, run a website where
they solicit additional members, and seek partnerships
with existing American government officials. Carlson’s
stated goal is to replace the democratically elected
government of the United States with a monarchy.
Didulo herself named Helen Edwards the Queen and
commander-in-chief of Australia and New Zealand.
Thus far, Edwards has set up her own Telegram page,
and is actively soliciting and choosing volunteers to
fill leadership positions in her new “kingdom.” These
new “kingdoms” are guided by four main principles:
1) natural law, also known as God’s law 2) Didulo’s
decrees become the laws of the land 3) zero politics
and 4) benevolent monarchy. Many expressed beliefs
have a New Age nature. Other locations currently
with appointed leaders include: Austria, Germany,
England (with different leaders for both “north and
south England”), Vietnam, Switzerland, Hungary, the
German state of Bavaria, and the Democratic Republic
of Congo.
II. Didulo’s Beliefs: Key Themes
This next section details Didulo’s beliefs. Careful study
of her Telegram pages and the content of her speeches
has identified the following themes. In general, her
messages are repetitive. Didulo is remarkably consistent,
but new additional details are often revealed with each
story iteration. Didulo is commonly referred to as the
“QAnon queen,” but that oversimplifies her beliefs, that
span multiple ideologies, including sovereign citizen/
pseudo-legal, conspirituality (i.e., Ascended Masters),
and anti-vaccination. Key themes are described below.
A. Didulo’s Origin Story
Didulo is now expanding on the narrative and context
of her early life. Recently, she contends that she comes
from an ancient royal dynasty. She says the Philippines,
her country of origin, was once part of the “Kingdom
of Maharlika,” a dynasty that was “invaded by the evil
Spanish King” who “invaded and colonized” it “for five
hundred (500) years.” Didulo believes that the “richest
Royal Families” in the world are from the “Kingdom of
Maharlika.” They have “zero Chinese blood.” She claims
the “cabal” has been aware of her for many decades,
2022, Carlson replaced Didulo when he announced
a new “Queen of Canada” named “Royal Majesty,
Charmine Julie Vautour” (Sarteschi, 2022d).
By February 2023, Didulo’s Telegram account had
dropped to approximately 50,000 followers. Despite the
drop in numbers, Didulo countered that she is gaining
approximately 1,000 followers per day, and has been
observed to post what appears to be photoshopped
subscriber data. These images purport 590,000 as
being the correct number of Telegram followers.
Telegram’s online public information does not support
her assertions, but whether Didulo’s followers realize
that fact is unclear.
Near the end of February 2023, Didulo introduced
her followers to “loyalty money.” The loyalty money
she had printed includes her emblem and her flag, is
larger than traditional currency, and has a “100000”
denomination (Lamoureux, 2023b). Didulo states
that the money is nontransferable, is backed by gold
and silver, and can be cashed at the “National and
Provincial Treasuries of the Kingdom of Canada” (a
fictitious entity). Didulo says that, at this point, loyalty
money has no value. It will be up to her followers to
give loyalty money value but that Didulo will also issue
a decree with further guidance. Followers who wish
to acquire the currency have been ordered to provide
proof of identification to Didulo and her team, and
must be “Canadian nationals.” In a formal ceremony
that took place on February 26, 2023, approximately 13
individuals (including several children) had to declare
“their sovereignty under natural law” before accepting
the loyalty money (Lamoureux, 2023b). A list of named
volunteers are planning to physically distribute the rest
of the loyalty money in communities across Canada.
Thus far, followers have expressed the belief that the
loyalty money has real value, and they will be able to
cash it and use it to purchase real-world items.
F. Didulo’s Ideas and Methodology is Spreading to
Other Countries
Attempts are underway, in countries across the world,
to replicate Didulo’s methodology (Sarteschi, 2022b).
This “doppel-nobility” scheme is most developed in
the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. “King
David Carlson” and his wife have declared themselves
the royal family and leaders of the “Kingdom of
America.” They are actively appointing “ministers”
who would effectively act as governors of all 50 states.
The Carlsons currently have chosen 30 ministers. The
Carlsons hold virtual meetings, run a website where
they solicit additional members, and seek partnerships
with existing American government officials. Carlson’s
stated goal is to replace the democratically elected
government of the United States with a monarchy.
Didulo herself named Helen Edwards the Queen and
commander-in-chief of Australia and New Zealand.
Thus far, Edwards has set up her own Telegram page,
and is actively soliciting and choosing volunteers to
fill leadership positions in her new “kingdom.” These
new “kingdoms” are guided by four main principles:
1) natural law, also known as God’s law 2) Didulo’s
decrees become the laws of the land 3) zero politics
and 4) benevolent monarchy. Many expressed beliefs
have a New Age nature. Other locations currently
with appointed leaders include: Austria, Germany,
England (with different leaders for both “north and
south England”), Vietnam, Switzerland, Hungary, the
German state of Bavaria, and the Democratic Republic
of Congo.
II. Didulo’s Beliefs: Key Themes
This next section details Didulo’s beliefs. Careful study
of her Telegram pages and the content of her speeches
has identified the following themes. In general, her
messages are repetitive. Didulo is remarkably consistent,
but new additional details are often revealed with each
story iteration. Didulo is commonly referred to as the
“QAnon queen,” but that oversimplifies her beliefs, that
span multiple ideologies, including sovereign citizen/
pseudo-legal, conspirituality (i.e., Ascended Masters),
and anti-vaccination. Key themes are described below.
A. Didulo’s Origin Story
Didulo is now expanding on the narrative and context
of her early life. Recently, she contends that she comes
from an ancient royal dynasty. She says the Philippines,
her country of origin, was once part of the “Kingdom
of Maharlika,” a dynasty that was “invaded by the evil
Spanish King” who “invaded and colonized” it “for five
hundred (500) years.” Didulo believes that the “richest
Royal Families” in the world are from the “Kingdom of
Maharlika.” They have “zero Chinese blood.” She claims
the “cabal” has been aware of her for many decades,
