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WHEN a dad promised his seven-year-old daughter she would be a real princess, he wasn’t kidding. Jeremiah Heaton travelled to a remote desert region of Africa to claim a disputed stretch of land in his daughter Emily’s name. In a move that is either an inspiring display of paternal love or a case of major over-indulgence, Mr Heaton planted a flag in the unclaimed piece of land sandwiched between Egypt and Sudan after making a promise to Emily that she would one day be royalty. After reaching the desert region of Bir Tawil in June, the father-of-three from Virginia planted a flag his children had designed, and made the first steps towards claiming the land. On his return Mr Heaton and his wife made a crown for their daughter and asked friends and family to refer to her as Princess Emily. Her kingdom covers about 1300km sq of desert that has never been claimed by Sudan or Egypt. Mr Heaton found Bir Tawil, one of the last unclaimed pieces of land on the planet, after searching for how he could fulfil his promise to Emily. Several attempts to claim ownership of the region have been made online, but Mr Heaton believes that by actually travelling to the site and planting the flag gave his claim an edge. It took Mr Heaton 14 hours to travel by caravan through the desert before he could plant the flag, which has a blue background and a seal and stars representing the family. He may have completed his journey in June, but it began at the start of the year when he was chatting to his young daughter. “Over the winter, Emily and I were playing, and she has a fixation on princesses. She asked me, in all seriousness, if she’d be a real princess someday,” Heaton said. “And I said she would.” Princess Emily, who sleeps in a custom-made castle bed, is showing signs of being a generous ruler, and said that she wants to ensure children in the region have enough food. Shelia Carapico, professor of political science and international studies at the University of Richmond, said the family’s claim will need to be recognised by the other African nations. She said it was not plausible for someone to plant a flag and say they have political control over the land without legal recognition from neighbouring countries, the United Nations or other groups. In addition, she said, it is not known whether people have ownership of the land, regardless of whether the property is part of a political nation. |
（本文為編譯） 當(dāng)一名父親承諾將自己七歲的女兒變成真正的公主時(shí)，他并不是在開玩笑。 為圓女兒的公主夢(mèng)，美國弗吉尼亞州男子耶利米·希頓竟不惜遠(yuǎn)赴非洲，在埃及與蘇丹之間的一片無主沙漠，插上3名子女設(shè)計(jì)的“國旗”，并宣布成立北蘇丹王國。 據(jù)希頓稱，去年冬天他與女兒艾米麗在家中聊天，自小就做“公主夢(mèng)”的艾米麗非常認(rèn)真地問：“我將來會(huì)否成為真正的公主？” 希頓愛女心切，稱她終有一天會(huì)達(dá)成愿望。為了這一承諾，希頓立即上網(wǎng)尋找世界各地的無政府領(lǐng)土。最終希頓找到了蘇丹與埃及之間的比爾泰維勒（Bir Tawil），這里1300平方公里的沙漠尚未被任何國家認(rèn)領(lǐng)。 于是，在今年6月16日艾米麗7歲生日這天，希頓取得埃及同意后，乘坐大篷車取道該國長(zhǎng)途跋涉14個(gè)小時(shí)來到這里，插上3個(gè)子女設(shè)計(jì)的“國旗”，并宣布建立北蘇丹王國。 希頓稱：“我想讓孩子們知道，為了實(shí)現(xiàn)他們的愿望，我愿意走到世界盡頭?！?/p> 回到家以后，希頓與妻子為女兒制作了一頂皇冠，并要求朋友和家人從此稱她為艾米麗公主。 真以為自己當(dāng)了公主的艾米麗目前睡在定制的城堡床上，并希望自己領(lǐng)地的小孩能夠過上溫飽生活。 雖然有多人在網(wǎng)上宣稱擁有這塊沙漠的主權(quán)，但他相信親自來到這里并插上“國旗”會(huì)讓他更具優(yōu)勢(shì)。但美國里士滿大學(xué)政治與國際研究教授Shelia Carapico稱，希頓一家若想對(duì)這塊沙漠擁有政治控制權(quán)，需要獲得鄰國、聯(lián)合國或其它團(tuán)體的法律認(rèn)可。 希頓打算先與非洲聯(lián)盟接觸，以便正式建立北蘇丹王國，并說有信心可獲得非洲聯(lián)盟歡迎與協(xié)助。埃及與蘇丹駐華盛頓大使館皆未就此發(fā)表評(píng)論。 希頓說，他借由插國旗來宣稱取得比爾泰維勒的行為完全合法，因?yàn)榇伺e正是包括美國在內(nèi)的其他國家當(dāng)年取得領(lǐng)土的方式，差別在于過去這些擴(kuò)張領(lǐng)土的歷史是戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)行為，而他則是基于對(duì)子女的愛。 （譯者 高晴 編輯 丹妮） 掃一掃，關(guān)注微博微信
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