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The Patrons of The Crown Society
HM Yuhi VI, titular King of Rwanda, The Chief Patron of The Crown Society.
The Crown Society is grateful to His Majesty King Yuhi VI for graciously agreeing to endorse and support the Society with his patronage.
Brief Biography
Emmanuel Bushayija (born 20 December 1960) is the titular King to the historical Kingdom of Rwanda, (which was abolished in 1961 by the Belgian Administration), and was proclaimed the ceremonial successor to the royal title (Mwami) on 9 January 2017 under the regnal name
Yuhi VI. He succeeded his late uncle King Kigeli V and is a grandson of King Yuhi V.
He grew up in exile in Uganda, where he studied at Iganga Secondary School and worked for Pepsi Cola in Kampala. His Majesty also lived in Kenya, working in the tourism industry, before returning to Rwanda in July 1994, before moving to the United Kingdom six years later.
The accession of Yuhi VI was made by proclamation of the Royal Council of Abiru, who are a group of elders and privy to the King's wishes as advisors.
According to custom, the Council of Abiru announces the king’s selection of successor from among his family members. Bushayija, his nephew, was named as his successor. The announcement was made by Boniface Benzinge, chairman of the Abiru Council.
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Charles Francis Topham de Vere Beauclerk, Earl of Burford, Patron of The Crown Society.
The Crown Society is grateful to Lord Burford for his enthusiastic endorsement, support and patronage of the Society.
Brief Biography
Charles was born in London in 1965.
He graduated with a first-class degree in Modern Languages from Oxford (Hertford College) where he founded the De Vere Society, an organization that promotes the idea that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote under the pen-name ‘Shake-speare’ and still flourishes. In the 1990s he spent six years lecturing on the Shakespeare authorship question in North America, becoming president of the Shakespeare Oxford Society from 1995 to 1997. Speaking venues in North America included Harvard, Yale, M.I.T., the Smithsonian, the Folger Shakespeare Library and the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario.
On his return to England he spent two years as literary assistant to the poet and philosopher Nicholas Hagger at Otley Hall in Suffolk.
He is a co-founder of the Shakespeare Academy, a vice-president of the Royal Stuart Society, Hon. President of the De Vere Society and was a trustee of the Shakespearean Authorship Trust for 25 years. He has lectured at schools and colleges in the UK and was on the speakers’ directory of NADFAS (the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies) for 10 years.
His publications include Nell Gwyn (Macmillan, 2005), a life of the 17thcentury actress, Shakespeare’s Lost Kingdom (Grove, 2010), an exploration of the life and psyche of the Elizabethan poet-playwright as reflected in his works, and Piano Man (Simon & Schuster, 2014), a biography of the concert pianist John Ogdon. During the pandemic he co-authored with his wife a volume entitled Take Physic, Pomp!, a journey through the wasteland with Shakespeare as guide.
In addition to his various writing projects, Charles currently tutors for Gwynne Teaching as well as working as an independent online tutor in Latin, Classical Greek, English Grammar, and Shakespeare. He is also an author of both fiction and non-fiction and a lecturer on literary and historical topics.
He is married to Sarah, an immersive reality designer. They have a 2-year-old daughter Thea. Charles also has a son, James, from a previous marriage. They live in Lincolnshire.
( Lord Burford is the eldest son and heir apparent of Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans.)
HM Nana Agyemang Duah Katakyie III, King and Chief of the stooldom of New Sawereso-Seinuah, Ghana, West Africa, Patron of The Crown Society.
The Crown Society is grateful to for his enthusiastic endorsement, support and patronage of the Society.
Brief Biography
The Chairman and Administrative Committee are honoured and pleased to report that HM Nana Agyemang Duah Katakyie III, King and Chief of the stooldom of New Sawereso-Seinuah, Ghana, has kindly consented to become Co-Patron of The Crown Society. sits on the Council of Akan Chiefs in Ghana, recognized as Traditional Monarchy by the Republic of Ghana.
To learn more about him and New Sawereso-Seinuah, Ghana, please visit: Royal House of New Sawereso-Seinnuah
James Malcolm Aubrey Edward de Vere Beauclerk, Lord Vere of Hanworth, Patron of The Crown Society
Lord Vere was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in 1995.
He grew up in Suffolk, before moving to London where he started modelling for luxury fashion brands.
After his modelling days he began working for St. James' Place Wealth Management, getting a taste for working in the City, he decided to pursue a career in Executive Search. He then joined a boutique firm, Delta Executive Search, which focused on servicing clients in the Private Banking space. Whilst here, he had the opportunity to help set up a desk which would service hedge fund clients, the success of this venture led him to move to Paragon Alpha, a specialist hedge fund search firm, where he is today
Outside of work, James is a proponent of the de Vere Society, founded by his father, Charles Earl of Burford.
James is the grandson of Murray de Vere Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans. He is a keen Manchester City FC supporter, loves to travel, read and go to the pub.
He is a Member of the Peel Club and he is a Freeman of the City of London through the Worshipful Company of Drapers.