Our History

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PRE-2000's

The timeline of the Kingdom is quite uneventful, following the course of history colonization by Britain of the local Maori and Moriori peoples, through two World Wars, industrial activities such as pottery manufacturing and coal mining and natural disasters.

 

Earthquakes

This period of time saw some major events that changed life in the Kingdom for an extended period of time. On the Saturday 4th September, 2010 at 4:35am local time, a magnitude earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale hit the Kingdom with unprecedented force, waking the Royal Family from their sleep and causing major damage to the Alexander Palace.

Five months later, on the 22nd February, 2011 at 12:51pm local time, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck, killing 185 people. Again, this put the Kingdom through difficult times, resulting in more damage being done to the already fragile Alexander Palace. This was the same earthquake that devastated Christchurch's CBD and eastern parts of the city.

Another earthquake was to hit the Kingdom on Monday 14th November 2016, at 12:02am local time. Despite being a strong earthquake (Mg. 7.8) did not cause any damage to the Kingdom.

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2010's

The Kingdom celebrated its first declaration and founders day on Monday 9th October 2017. This is also the date in which the Kingdom was made official by the first monarch, His Majesty King Henry of Malvern and Roslyn. On the 1st January 2018, the Kingdom received its first province, not connected to Malvern, called Roslyn. The King is now the reigning monarch of Roslyn.

As a part of this expansion, The King received a new summer retreat called Stuart House.

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On Wednesday 18 April 2018, a member of the Royal Family, Her Royal Highness, Duchess Harriet Je T'aime, I Princess of Malvern died of bladder cancer at the age of 47.  Her diagnosis occurred two weeks before her death and her health quickly declined. In honour of her, His Majesty King Henry created a new order of chivalry.​

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On Friday 15 March 2019, a terror attack was carried out on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 51 people and injuring another 49. HM The King was attending a climate change protest at the Cathedral Square when He was placed under lock-down by NZ Police and other authorities. Alexander Palace was also placed under lock-down on orders from the Minister of Civil Defence and Emergency Management.