North American Araucanian Royalist Society

07/21/2026

Interesting reporting from Reuters.

Reuters is the first news organization to gain access to Fundo Pidenco and one of the few to access several other emblematic centers of Mapuche resistance, including communities where police and state authorities rarely enter.

06/19/2026

Dear Friends of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia;

There continues to be a civil war among the supporters of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia. One group supports Philippe Pichon, whom they style Prince Philippe III. The other group supports Laurent Lafayne, whom they style Prince Antoine V.

Both groups agree the predecessor of their prince is Frédéric Luz, who reigned as Prince Frederic I. In his retirement, he is now styled
Frédéric, prince émérite d'Araucanie et de Patagonie. Prince Frederic endorses Prince Philippe as his successor.

Since the outbreak of this civil war, the North American Araucanian Royalist Society has chosen to remain neutral in this conflict and has encouraged rapprochement between the two groups. Some members of the NAARS support Prince Philippe; others support Prince Antoine.

In recent weeks, as the moderator of the NAARS Facebook group, I have received complaints regarding abusive language used by individual supporters of both Prince Philippe and Prince Antoine. I have contacted those individuals privately and asked them to be more polite.

Yesterday, I received a formal complaint and a threat to initiate legal action against me in the French court system. At this point, I will not reveal the name of the person who made this legal threat against me, but I did reply to him privately to address his concerns.
In light of these things, let me make a few requests of you:

1) Be courteous in everything you say in this group.
2) Do not make posts using AI photos or verbal content.
3) Do not make posts not DIRECTLY related to the Kingdom.

Thank you very much.

-- Daniel Morrison, General Secretary NAARS

05/23/2026

That's a beauty!

Lec-2; KMX-1. Narrow Leg Variety. Originality and luster dominate this odd fantasy coin issued for a country that did not exist. Most of the surfaces have been toned a deep red-brick to magenta color, and a concentric die crack appears along the top reverse legend. Only 1 graded by PCGS! Certified b...

06/02/2024

The Steel Crown no. 21 was mailed this morning -- keep an eye on your mailboxes! Those who have electronic subscriptions will receive their copy in one week so electronic subscriptions will not arrive before print subscriptions.

The Steel Crown is a perquisite of NAARS membership. As always, we will send a sample copy upon request.

This issue contains a fascinating interview with Reynaldo Mariqueo by William Moult; legal analysis of the current constitutional crisis by Michał Pawiński; two unpublished letters from King Orelie-Antoine, thanks to Benoit Guilloux; transcripts of two speeches by Prince Philippe Pichon; a review of Klaus-Peter Pohland's (Kpp Eins) catalog of Araucanian orders, medals, and coins; a poem by Anton Goubier; plus lots of coverage of the past six months of activity in the Regent and Loyalist camps. This is a jam-packed issue.

04/19/2024

Greetings to the NAARS from Prince Philippe III.

04/09/2024

Here is the official announcement from Regent Pierre Mollier's party regarding the April 6, 2024 election of Philippe Pichon as the new Prince of Araucania and Patagonia. Naturally, Frederic Luz and his followers reject this election. It seems Franz Quatreboeufs and his protege Stanislas Parvulesco are dubious about this new election, as they imagined Philippe Delorme would be re-elected to the position. Readers will recall that Quatreboeufs and Parvulesco were involved in a failed attempt to usurp the throne in 2014.

01/14/2024

This article is a little dated now, but the Financial Times is always a good read.
https://www.ft.com/content/a42a3ae7-9603-4e9a-b8de-39b322702333?sharetype=blocked

01/14/2024

This article is a little dated now, but the Financial Times is always a good read.

Public support and change to constitution may help the indigenous group

08/27/2023

News from the NAARS.

08/18/2023

News from NAARS.