Authorities in Canada have arrested a woman claiming to be the “Queen of the Kingdom of Canada” following a raid on a compound she and her followers had been illegally occupying in Saskatchewan.
Romana Didulo, a Filipina woman known for leading a fringe group that rejects Canadian laws and government authority, was taken into custody by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) during a livestream that was abruptly cut when officers in tactical gear entered the room and ordered her to surrender. She complied without resistance.
The operation was carried out at a decommissioned school in Richmound, a small town in Saskatchewan, where Didulo and at least 16 of her supporters had been living.
According to RCMP Inspector Ashley St. Germaine, the raid stemmed from a report that one of the occupants had a firearm. “Saskatchewan RCMP executed a search warrant in Richmound… It was a privately owned decommissioned school inhabited by a group of individuals,” she said in a press briefing, as cited by GMA News Online. “At this time, no charges have been laid. We have located and seized four replica handguns — one inside the building and three inside vehicles.”
St. Germaine confirmed Didulo’s arrest and noted that while she could not confirm the identities of all the individuals present, Didulo “has identified herself as the leader of that group.”
The situation escalated further when several of Didulo’s followers attempted to storm the police station where she was being held. Some of them were arrested.
Didulo, who was born in the Philippines, has become a controversial figure in Canada for leading a group that identifies as the “Kingdom of Canada.” For the past two years, she has traveled the country encouraging people to defy Canadian laws and recognize her self-declared authority. She has made alarming proclamations online, including a recent video where she referred to herself as “Commander-in-Chief” and called on military forces to clear U.S.-Canada borders for a so-called “World War III operation.”
Her group has its roots in the QAnon conspiracy movement and later adopted Sovereign Citizen ideologies, which completely reject government authority.
As of writing, Canadian authorities have yet to disclose the full list of those arrested or announce specific charges. Didulo remains under investigation.
