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Ladies and gentlemen, the prince of Hampshire!
Welcome! We are absolutely delighted to invite the noble Prince of Hampshire to this school.
I had a dream; and in that dream there was a huge crowd around me,
and this crowd was shouting, "The prince of Hampshire! The prince of Hampshire!"
I was looking around me and I said, "Me? The prince of Hampshire?"
And the crowd said, "Yes, the prince of Hampshire. We are waiting for your light!"
So I woke up the next day and said, "Hey, why not the prince of Hampshire?"
So I went to the store at the end of the road and I got myself this crown for 35 pence,
and I made this gown and behold - the prince of Hampshire!
Now at first when I was introduced as the prince of Hampshire I was thrilled but then I was quite unhappy.
Because apart from my duties as prince of Hampshire I'm also a full-time international PhD student -
at the University of Portsmouth, at this department.
And I was wondering, what's the connection between -
my duties as the prince of Hampshire and my duties as a PhD student?
For my research project is about the power of words.
I'm exploring in my PhD the process of poetry-making, how inspiration -
flows into the poet and is translated into words.
So I was quite unhappy;
for I didn't know what's the connection between words on one hand and kingdom on the other hand.
So I went back to my dream - the first dream that announced me as the prince of Hampshire.
To ask for advice.
And the huge crowd was summoned around me again,
and I asked them, "My good people, what's the connection -
between the kingdom on one hand, and words in my research about poetry, on the other hand?"
An old wise man came out of the crowd and said, "My child...
How do kingdoms are remembered, can you tell me?"
And I said, "Well, past kingdoms, how are they remembered today?
Is it thanks to their great conquests, great achievements that past kingdoms are remembered today?"
And the old wise man said, "No, my child."
"It is thanks to the written words that commemorate -
past kingdoms that you can read about those kingdoms today and you can know them."
It is thanks to the written text that you read today in your historical books
that you can read and remember those past kingdoms.
Without the written word, you would not remember the great achievements of Napoleon,
no matter how much he was successful.
It's not the great conquests.
it's in great writing that kingdoms are supposed to commemorate themselves.
This is why the Egyptian would embed the words...
in stone.
So you see, kingdoms are remembered through the power of words;
"And your PhD" - so told me the great wise man - "Is about the power of words."
So I thought to myself, why prince? Why is it prince that I am introduced as?
And the great wise man came back to me and he said, "My child...
For what is prince? Princehood is about having control over your inner self.
And once you are in control of your inner self, as a prince,
you are then in charge of your own creativity, and that is poetry,
being able to have your own control on your inner self.
And I was very, very pleased with this idea.
Hello, sir... Did you ever knew that there is a prince to Hampshire?
No, I just found out for the first time.
What did you feel when you first saw the prince of Hampshire?
I'm a republican. Anger, rage. I want to overthrow you.
Did you know there is a prince to Hampshire?
Oh, I know now.
And how would like to see the prince work more with the local community?
- Love it... - You would love it. That is very kind of you.
And now the prince of Hampshire will...
answer some questions... any questions from my people to the prince of Hampshire?
How old are you?
The prince of Hampshire has no age.
He has no age because he lives in a parallel reality.
My kingdom lives in a parallel reality and it's not far from here.
And you are all...invited.
All invited.
However, to arrive at the parallel reality of my kingdom,
you cannot take a bus ride nor can you take a train ride because
my kingdom which is in a parallel reality has no space and no time.
And it was Albert Einstein in quantum physics who argued that space and time -
are the constrution of the human mind.
Therefore, if you'd like to visit me in my kingdom you have to take a shift of mind ride.
Turn your gaze and your eyes inside to your heart.
Look inside from your eyes into your heart and then you'll flop into the parallel reality,
where space and time does not exist.
Once you reach the parallel reality just ask someone; they'll show you the way to my castle.
So the prince has no age because there is no time and there is no space.
Will you be a tyrant?
Oh, that's a great, great question.
I'm afraid that in our reality we don't rule anyone.
The purpose of my kingdom, the purpose of me being a prince,
is to have a special treasury.
The treasure that we possess in my kingdom
is the treasure of the inner self of human beings.
Is everyone's equal in your kingdom?
Yes, everyone is equal in our country, in our parallel self country.
People have different shapes and different forms but they are equal.
Are you vegetarian?
Thank you, the prince is vegetarian. In our reality, the way we approach food,
we come to food and we ask the food its permission to eat it.
In our reality there is a consciousness to every single atom,
which is what quantum physics in your reality proves, therefore we ask -
food to be consumed and we are always given the permission to consume it.
When can I come?
You can come today if you send me an email. I'll show you the way.
Okay, then.
Thank you very much, all.
Greetings, highness.
Nice to meet you too, Prince.
The prince of Hampshire?
How marvellous...
Hello.
Charmed!
Lovely to meet you.
You're the prince of Hampshire!
What did you feel whe you first saw the prince?
I wondered what the hell was going on, to be honest.
This is all to do with how optical illusions are created.
Pleased.