Defenders Of The Realm
Battle for Britain Campaign

From: JOHN GOURIET Campaign Office Chairman Southbank House
Black Prince Road
LONDON SE1 7SJ

Tel: 44 (0) 1984 656256/207 793 4049
44 (0) 7831 342909
e.mail: john.gouriet1@virgin.net

Time: 12.00 p.m. Friday March 12, 2004

PRESS RELEASE

The People's Petition to Her Majesty the Queen

At 11.30 a.m. Monday March 15, 2004 a petition to HM The Queen, bearing some nine hundred thousand (900,000) signatures, was delivered to Buckingham Palace by Norris McWhirter CBE, John Gouriet and Roy Faiers, Editor of This England magazine. Mr. Faiers has compiled the appeal on behalf of Defenders of the Realm and has received this large and continuing response not only from Britain, but from Britons around the world.

The text is as follows;

"Your Majesty - We the undersigned, are sending you this petition to register our deep concerns for the democratic future, freedom and sovereign independence of Great Britain. We beseech Your Majesty to exercise your reserve powers by withholding Royal Assent to any Bill which seeks to replace the historic English Constitution with a new one currently being drawn up by the European Union, unless and until a clear majority of the whole British electorate have exercised their prior approval of its adoption by means of a totally free and fair National Referendum."

ENDS

Contact: John Gouriet Tel 01984 656256 or 07831 342909
Or Jessica Tel 0207 793 4049

Council & Trustees: Lord Pearson of Rannoch, Norris McWhirter CBE, Frederick Forsyth CBE, Edward Fox OBE, David Hempleman-Adams Capt. John Hutchinson FRAeS FRIN, David Shepherd OBE.
Chairman: John Gouriet Editor: Roy Faiers Treasurer: C.J.K. Arkell FTCA Legal Adviser: John Bingley