Visiting a Micronation: The Principality of the Hutt River
Visiting a Western Australian Micronation
The Principality of Hutt River is a self proclaimed micro nation in Western Australia. Prince Leonard- recently abdicated in favour of his son- proclaimed independence from Australia for his Principality in the 1970s. They’ve sort of governed themselves ever since, minting coins, creating postage stamps and currency, even sending delegations abroad on diplomatic passports. It’s a quirky place to visit, you can meet the family who run the farm and the ‘country’ and discuss politics and nationhood with real ‘Princes’.
Well written. Only a very special kind of person establishes a micro-nation. The coat of arms is at the same time a cow and falcon... but it also disturbingly resembles a downward-pointing pentagram.