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Film names Australian as rightful king of England

A resident of Jerilderie, New South Wales, Michael Hastings, has been named as the rightful monarch of England in a documentary aired in the UK. Titled England's Real Monarch, the documentary attempts to prove Edward IV, who ruled in the 15th century, was illegitimate.
Mr Hastings, 62, is the 14th Earl of Louden and has lived in Australia since 1960. He has worked as a stock and station agent with the pastures protection board and now works for Rice Research Australia. Mr Hastings says he agrees with the documentary that he should be the king of England.
'I think the theory is very good, and also after seeing the documentary, the more I look at it, the more I'm convinced that they're right and I probably should be the right king, the real king of England,' he said.
Mr Hastings says he has no intention of staking his claim to the throne or leaving Jerilderie.