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In September 2006, Prince Leonard decided to change the Province's name to "Principality of Hutt River." In January 2017, Prince Leonard announced that, after ruling for 45 years, he would be stepping down as prince, to be succeeded by his youngest son, Prince Graeme. With a number of potential sons and daughters, the successor was nominated by the Prince and approved by a crown committee. Some commentary at the time had expected his older son, Prince Lan, to be the successor. In June 2017, Prince Leonard was ordered by the Supreme Court of Western Australia to pay $2.7 million unpaid tax, and Prince Wayne was ordered to pay $242,000 unpaid tax. | In September 2006, Prince Leonard decided to change the Province's name to "Principality of Hutt River." In January 2017, Prince Leonard announced that, after ruling for 45 years, he would be stepping down as prince, to be succeeded by his youngest son, Prince Graeme. With a number of potential sons and daughters, the successor was nominated by the Prince and approved by a crown committee. Some commentary at the time had expected his older son, Prince Lan, to be the successor. In June 2017, Prince Leonard was ordered by the Supreme Court of Western Australia to pay $2.7 million unpaid tax, and Prince Wayne was ordered to pay $242,000 unpaid tax. | ||
==Death of Prince Leonard== | |||
On 12 February 2019, Prince Leonard passed away peacefully in his sleep at St. John of God Hospital in Geraldton, Australia. His Royal Highness had been battling emphysema for 20 years and succumbed to a severe chest infection. In a public statement following his father's passing, Prince Graeme said: "He was a man of small stature but a man of big shoes ... He’s a man that lived three lifetimes, and he did very well to get to 93." | |||
The Principality’s Acting Minister for Electronic Communications, Lord Steven Baikie, said the border to Hutt River would be closed for three weeks and no visitors would be permitted. | |||
===Westarctica's response=== | |||
Immediately upon confirming the Prince's death through multiple news sources, [[Grand Duke Travis]] declared [[Westarctica]]'s first-ever official Day of Mourning. | |||
==Relations with foreign nations== | ==Relations with foreign nations== | ||