Thomas Mace-Archer-Mills

Thomas James Mace-Archer-Mills, born Thomas James Muscatello, is an American commentator on the British royal family. In 2012 he founded the British Monarchist Society,[2] an organisation that supports the monarchy of the United Kingdom.[3]

Thomas James Mace-Archer-Mills
Born
Thomas James Muscatello

(1979-08-18) August 18, 1979[1]
Glens Falls, Warren County, New York, United States
NationalityAmerican
Other namesThomas James Muscatello-DeLecroix
Thomas James Muscatello-DeLecroix-Mills [1]
Education
Years active2012–present
Known forCommentary on the British royal family

He has been interviewed as a supporter of the British monarchy in both domestic and international media including BBC Radio, The Economist,[4] Voice of America,[5] Europe 1,[6] SRG SSR,[7] Comedy Central [8] and NTV Russia.[9] During the wedding of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, he provided commentary for the French news channel BFM TV.[10]

On the 31 May 2018, the Wall Street Journal conducted a background investigation into Thomas,[11] resulting in an article containing accusations that he was a charlatan.[12][13][14][15][16]

Background

Thomas was born in Glens Falls, New York and grew up in Bolton Landing, New York. His father, Thomas Sr. is of Italian descent.[11] In his youth, he gained an interest in British history and had visited the United Kingdom extensively as a teenager. While at high school, his anglophilia was so strong that he started to use the phrase "God save the Queen" and also attempted to speak in a British accent. Thomas began using the accent while he was working on a high school production of the musical Oliver! in which he played Mr. Sowerberry. This learned voice has now completely replaced his native Upstate New York accent, even when he visits his family back in America.[11]

He studied politics and history at Coastal Carolina University, and after graduating became a real estate agent in New York State under the auspices of Imperial Group International, where he used the name Thomas J Muscatello-DeLacroix. [11] Later, he moved back to South Carolina into the town of Murrells Inlet as a brokerage owner. He eventually settled in to London in 2012 which he became a property consultant, and founded the British Monarchist Society.[17] He has said that he is currently applying for British citizenship.[11][12] He has written and published two coffee-table books about the British monarchy and cocktails, To the Queen: A Royal Drinkology in 2012 [18] and Their Majesties’ Mixers: A Royal Drinkology in 2017.[19]

British Monarchist Society

The British Monarchist Society is non-partisan monarchist organisation started by Thomas Mace-Archer-Mills in 2012 as a private limited company under guarantee.[1] In 2017, Mace-Archer-Mills and the society was involved in a conference called the Qatar Global Security & Stability Conference, which was set-up by London-based Qatari opposition leader Khalid al-Hail.[20] The conference in question notably included speakers such as Conservative MP, Daniel Kaczynski.[21] In July 2019, the British Monarchist Society was dissolved, and it is no longer operating.[22]

See also

References
  1. "Incorporation" (PDF). Cardiff: Companies House. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. "Thomas J. Mace Archer-Mills". bmsf.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  3. "Our Aims". bmsf.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  4. The Economist (2016-07-21), A monarchist and a republican go head to head, archived from the original on 2019-05-20, retrieved 2018-06-03
  5. Ridgwell, Henry. "Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Wed". VOA. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  6. "Notre Europe : le Royal Wedding approche". Europe 1 (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  7. "SRF fällt auf falschen Experten herein". 20 Minuten (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  8. Comedy Central (2018-05-15), What's Wrong with the British Monarchy? - The Jim Jefferies Show - Uncensored, archived from the original on 2018-05-28, retrieved 2018-06-05
  9. "Podrobnosti TV Filming 1 – Thomas Mace-Archer-Mills". tmacearchermills.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  10. "Thomas J. Mace-Archer-Mills on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  11. Hope, Bradley (2018-05-31). "British Expert on the Royal Family Is Actually Tommy From Upstate New York". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  12. Daily Blast LIVE (2018-05-31), EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Royal Expert Exposed, retrieved 2018-06-03
  13. Inside Edition (2018-06-01), 'Royal Expert' Exposed as American: 'I Never Said I Was from Great Britain', archived from the original on 2018-06-03, retrieved 2018-06-09
  14. Waterson, Jim (2018-05-31). "Posh royal expert exposed as Tommy from upstate New York". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  15. "Royal wedding expert Thomas who appeared on multiple news programmes exposed as Tommy from New York". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  16. "John Oliver accuses fake royal expert of being too British". Archived from the original on 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  17. "BRITISH MONARCHIST SOCIETY - Overview". Companies House. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  18. 1979-, DeLacroix-Mills, Thomas J. M. Mace Archer (2012). To the queen- : a royal drinkology : the diamond jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1952-2012. London: Diamond Rose & Crown Ltd. ISBN 9780957267503. OCLC 828180962.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. 1979-, DeLacroix-Mills, Thomas J. M. Mace Archer (2017-07-17). Their Majesties' mixers : "when they reign, they pour" : a royal drinkology. Croydon, Surrey. ISBN 9781911425991. OCLC 999609513.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. "A Qatari exile, a spin war, and a 'cack-handed' push for a coup". Middle East Eye. Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  21. "This Pro-Saudi Tory MP Was Paid £15,000 For His Work On A Conference Criticising Qatar". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  22. "BRITISH MONARCHIST SOCIETY - Filing history (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
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