‘Royals’ seek help

Perth: Western Australia’s Hutt River Province ‘‘royals’’ are calling for help after being ordered to pay more than $3 million in unpaid taxes.

Leonard Casley (91) proclaimed himself Prince Leonard when he set up the independent state at a

75sq km wheat property after a row over wheat production quotas in 1970, but recently abdicated, handing the crown to his youngest son Graeme (60).

A bailiff delivered the tax bill in February and this month, WA Supreme Court Justice Rene Le Miere ruled it must be paid, dismissing their arguments as irrelevant and gobbledygook.

Graeme Casley has called for pro bono legal advice and donations to a fighting fund. — AAP