World Monarchist League (1983: Doomsday)

History
The predecessor to the League was the Monarchist League, a British organization founded in 1943. Originally founded as a semi-chivalric body, it morphed into a pressure and support group over the following decades. By 1983, it had become the largest of such groups, though it had been somewhat dormant for a couple of years.

Still, it published its own magazine, "The Monarchist," as often as possible, normally more than once a year. Members, even during the dormant period, still engaged in public debates on behalf of the league. And for many years a large youth wing was maintained.

But, when the bombs hit on Doomsday, the League was effectively snuffed out of existence - it, and its members, were based in central London. While several branches initially survived, and a few affiliated groups in other nations managed to weather the blasts to some degree, the Monarchist League died in the flames.

After Doomsday
Immediately following Doomsday, the surviving remnants of the British monarchy moved to the Isle of Wight. The Queen and Prince Phillip, having been successfully, though barely, evacuated from Windsor before any blasts struck, relocated to Osborne House, where they and much of the staff they had evacuated from Windsor with would perish from radiation sickness in 1984. Ironically, had they remained behind, they would have lived through the event - Windsor Castle and its environs did not get hit, and under the Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle, Sir John Grandy, it survived the chaos, later joining the Celtic Alliance as New London.

But, long before their deaths, Prince Andrew arrived at the island, safe and sound aboard the HMS Invincible. As the only surviving son of the Queen - both his older and younger brothers had perished in the attacks, in London and Cambridge - this left him the heir, and following the death of his mother, King.

During this time, surviving elements of the military both kept refugees from overwhelming the island, and scavenged for supplies. The captain of the Invincible, Nicholas Hill-Norton, played a major role in coordinating these actions.

Over the course of these actions, the troops were also told to keep and eye out for any surviving members of government that had escaped the blasts, along with making a point of checking if any of the more local ones still remained at their homes. Several people who were to prove principle to the formation of the Kingdom of New Britain, and others to the formation of the state of Southern England, were brought to the island this way. Two of those found would be the MP for Worthing, Terence Higgins, later the founder of Southern England and John Fieldhouse, the First Sea Lord, later the first Prime Minister of New Britain.

Key for the future League, however, was the evacuation of Captain Hill-Norton's father, Peter Hill-Norton, Baron Hill-Norton, a member of the House of Lords, and former Chief of the Defence Staff, from his home at Hyde.

The Baron left with the soldiers, and moved to the island, where he helped organize the island, and became one of the chief advisers to King Andrew. He was one of the advocates for the move to South Africa, as well, viewing it as a needed secure base to reclaim and rebuild the British Isles in safety. He would arrive in Port Elizabeth with the King in 1986 and aid him in setting up the government.

Founding
By the end of 1987, with the government now established in the city and environs, the Baron announced his retirement from active life once again, and took up his position in the House of Lords. At this time, he was also named an Earl in the peerage for his actions.

However, he soon became concerned by dissent to the idea of a monarchy and reports from Australia - along with the knowledge that little was being done to win over those who opposed the concept. Yet no such organization had survived the move to Southern Africa, or been founded as of yet.

Calling in the House of Lords for something to be done did little - there was little funds or will for such a movement in Parliament.

So, he took matters into his own hands. Along with his son, several like-minded individuals, and the few members of the old Monarchist League that had survived Doomsday and made the voyage to Africa, he formed a new organization in early 1989 - the World Monarchist League. The goal of which was to educate the citizens on the value of monarchy, to encourage those in politics to support the Crown, and to promote the cause of monarchs worldwide.

The Earl would retire from his position in charge of the League in the summer of 1992, citing his age. His son would be unanimously voted by the Board of Directors as the new Chairman. Earl Hill-Norton would pass on in the spring of 2004, with his son inheriting the earldom.