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Thomas James Mace-Archer-Mills
Thomas James Mace-Archer-Mills
Born	Thomas James Muscatello; August 18, 1979; Glens Falls, Warren County, New York, United States
Died	January 2, 2023 (aged 43)
Other names	Thomas James Muscatello-DeLecroix;
Education	SUNY Adirondack; NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences; Coastal Carolina University;
Years active	2012–2023
Known for	Commentary on the British royal family

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Thomas James Mace-Archer-Mills (born Thomas James Muscatello, August 18, 1979 – January 2, 2023) was an American commentator on the British royal family. In 2012 he founded the British Monarchist Society,^[1] an organization that supports the monarchy of the United Kingdom.^[2]

He was interviewed as a supporter of the British monarchy in both domestic and international media including BBC Radio, The Economist,^[3] Voice of America,^[4] Europe 1,^[5] SRG SSR,^[6] Comedy Central^[7] and NTV Russia.^[8] During the wedding of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, he provided commentary for the French news channel BFM TV.^[9]

On May 31, 2018, the Wall Street Journal conducted a background investigation into Mace-Archer-Mills,^[10] resulting in an article containing accusations that he was a charlatan.^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]

Background

Mace-Archer-Mills was born in Glens Falls, New York, and grew up in Bolton Landing, New York. His father, Thomas Sr. is of Italian descent.^[10] 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. Mace-Archer-Mills began using the accent while he was working on a high school production of the musical Oliver! in which he played Mr. Sowerberry. He said this voice has now completely replaced his native Upstate New York accent, even when he visited his family back in America.^[10]

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.^[10] 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 and founded the British Monarchist Society.^[16]^[17] In 2018, he stated he was applying for British citizenship.^[10]^[11] 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] In 2018, to celebrate the wedding of the Sussexes he got into the world of cryptocurrencies, by launching a royal-themed cryptocurrency called "Crown Royal" which was offered at 500 Royl to one Ethereum.^[20]

British Monarchist Society

The British Monarchist Society was a self-described non-partisan monarchist organization started by Mace-Archer-Mills in 2011^[21] or 2012 as a private limited company under guarantee. In 2017, Mace-Archer-Mills and the society were involved in a conference called with the Qatar Global Security & Stability Conference, which was set-up by London-based Qatari opposition leader Khalid Al-Hail.^[22] The conference in question notably included speakers such as Conservative MP Daniel Kaczynski.^[23] Mace-Archer-Mills left as a company director of the society in June 2020, but continued as editor and owner of the society's magazine Crown & Country.^[24]

In June 2021 one of the patrons of the society, Conservative MP Joy Morrissey, together with the society, proposed that a framed picture of the monarch should be in every home, company, and institute in the country as part of a Britishness campaign.^[25] This proposal, which was announced in the same week as the "One Britain One Nation" children’s singing initiative, was swiftly condemned by commentators saying that it was jingoistic and silly.^[26]

Death

Mace-Archer-Mills died on January 2, 2023, at the age of 43.^[21]

References

^ "Thomas J. Mace Archer-Mills". bmsf.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
^ "Our Aims". bmsf.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
^ A monarchist and a republican go head to head, 2016-07-21, archived from the original on 2019-05-20, retrieved 2018-06-03
^ Ridgwell, Henry. "Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Wed". VOA. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
^ "Notre Europe : le Royal Wedding approche". Europe 1 (in French). 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
^ "SRF fällt auf falschen Experten herein". 20 Minuten (in Swiss High German). Archived from the original on 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
^ What's Wrong with the British Monarchy? - The Jim Jefferies Show - Uncensored, 2018-05-15, archived from the original on 2018-05-28, retrieved 2018-06-05
^ "Podrobnosti TV Filming 1 – Thomas Mace-Archer-Mills". tmacearchermills.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
^ "Thomas J. Mace-Archer-Mills on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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.
^ ^a ^b Exclusive Interview: Royal Expert Exposed, 2018-05-31, retrieved 2018-06-03
^ 'Royal Expert' Exposed as American: 'I Never Said I Was from Great Britain', 2018-06-01, archived from the original on 2018-06-03, retrieved 2018-06-09
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "John Oliver accuses fake royal expert of being too British". Archived from the original on 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
^ "Our Aims". bmsf.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
^ "Thomas J. Mace Archer-Mills". bmsf.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
^ 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.
^ 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Royl the world's first Royal Crypto Currency – do not miss the Initial Coin Offering Now !". Zeitblatt Magazin (in German). 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
^ ^a ^b "Thomas J. Muscatello aka Thomas J. Mace". The Post-Star. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Meet the Crown & Country Team". Crown & Country. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
^ David, Corrie (24 June 2021). "MP starts campaign to get Queen's portrait in every home in Britain". Wales Online. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
^ Wearmouth, Rachel (2021-06-24). "Tory MP Joy Morrissey demands a portrait of the Queen 'in every home'". The Mirror. Retrieved 2021-06-25.

External links

[1] "Thomas J. Mace Archer-Mills". bmsf.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2018-06-02.

[2] "Our Aims". bmsf.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-02.

[3] A monarchist and a republican go head to head, 2016-07-21, archived from the original on 2019-05-20, retrieved 2018-06-03

[4] Ridgwell, Henry. "Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Wed". VOA. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-09.

[5] "Notre Europe : le Royal Wedding approche". Europe 1 (in French). 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-03.

[6] "SRF fällt auf falschen Experten herein". 20 Minuten (in Swiss High German). Archived from the original on 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2018-06-05.

[7] What's Wrong with the British Monarchy? - The Jim Jefferies Show - Uncensored, 2018-05-15, archived from the original on 2018-05-28, retrieved 2018-06-05

[8] "Podrobnosti TV Filming 1 – Thomas Mace-Archer-Mills". tmacearchermills.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-04.

[9] "Thomas J. Mace-Archer-Mills on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-06-05.

[wsj-10] 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.

[dailyblast-11] Exclusive Interview: Royal Expert Exposed, 2018-05-31, retrieved 2018-06-03

[12] 'Royal Expert' Exposed as American: 'I Never Said I Was from Great Britain', 2018-06-01, archived from the original on 2018-06-03, retrieved 2018-06-09

[13] 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.

[14] "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.

[15] "John Oliver accuses fake royal expert of being too British". Archived from the original on 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2018-06-04.

[16] "Our Aims". bmsf.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-02.

[17] "Thomas J. Mace Archer-Mills". bmsf.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2018-06-02.

[18] 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.

[19] 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[20] "Royl the world's first Royal Crypto Currency – do not miss the Initial Coin Offering Now !". Zeitblatt Magazin (in German). 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2021-06-26.

[obit-21] "Thomas J. Muscatello aka Thomas J. Mace". The Post-Star. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

[22] "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.

[23] "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.

[24] "Meet the Crown & Country Team". Crown & Country. Retrieved 2021-06-25.

[25] David, Corrie (24 June 2021). "MP starts campaign to get Queen's portrait in every home in Britain". Wales Online. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

[26] Wearmouth, Rachel (2021-06-24). "Tory MP Joy Morrissey demands a portrait of the Queen 'in every home'". The Mirror. Retrieved 2021-06-25.

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-'''Thomas James Mace-Archer-Mills''' (born '''Thomas James Muscatello''' August 18, 1979), is an American commentator on the [[British royal family]]. In 2012 he founded the now-defunct British Monarchist Society,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bmsf.org.uk/thomas-mace-archer-mills/|title=Thomas J. Mace Archer-Mills|website=bmsf.org.uk|access-date=2018-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601214525/https://bmsf.org.uk/thomas-mace-archer-mills/|archive-date=2018-06-01|url-status=live}}</ref> an organization that [[Monarchism|supported]] the [[monarchy of the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bmsf.org.uk/about-us/our-aims/|title=Our Aims|website=bmsf.org.uk|access-date=2018-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135845/https://bmsf.org.uk/about-us/our-aims/|archive-date=2018-06-12|url-status=live}}</ref>
+'''Thomas James Mace-Archer-Mills''' (born '''Thomas James Muscatello''', August 18, 1979 – January 2, 2023) was an American commentator on the [[British royal family]]. In 2012 he founded the [[British Monarchist Society]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bmsf.org.uk/thomas-mace-archer-mills/|title=Thomas J. Mace Archer-Mills|website=bmsf.org.uk|access-date=2018-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601214525/https://bmsf.org.uk/thomas-mace-archer-mills/|archive-date=2018-06-01|url-status=live}}</ref> an organization that [[Monarchism|supports]] the [[monarchy of the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bmsf.org.uk/about-us/our-aims/|title=Our Aims|website=bmsf.org.uk|access-date=2018-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135845/https://bmsf.org.uk/about-us/our-aims/|archive-date=2018-06-12|url-status=live}}</ref>
-He has been interviewed as a supporter of the British monarchy in both domestic and international media including [[BBC Radio]], [[The Economist]],<ref>{{Citation|last=The Economist|title=A monarchist and a republican go head to head|date=2016-07-21|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKH8CeXSwlw|access-date=2018-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520200502/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKH8CeXSwlw|archive-date=2019-05-20|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Voice of America]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/prince-harry-meghan-markle-wed/4401036.html|title=Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Wed|last=Ridgwell|first=Henry|work=VOA|access-date=2018-06-09|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143330/https://www.voanews.com/a/prince-harry-meghan-markle-wed/4401036.html|archive-date=2018-06-12|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Europe 1]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.europe1.fr/emissions/les-reportages-des-carnets-du-monde/notre-europe-le-royal-wedding-approche-3656315|title=Notre Europe : le Royal Wedding approche|website=Europe 1|language=fr-FR|access-date=2018-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142949/http://www.europe1.fr/emissions/les-reportages-des-carnets-du-monde/notre-europe-le-royal-wedding-approche-3656315|archive-date=2018-06-12|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Swiss Broadcasting Corporation|SRG SSR]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/news/story/SRF-faellt-auf-falschen-Royal-Experten-rein-27545860|title=SRF fällt auf falschen Experten herein|work=20 Minuten|language=de-CH|access-date=2018-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604064728/http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/news/story/SRF-faellt-auf-falschen-Royal-Experten-rein-27545860|archive-date=2018-06-04|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Comedy Central]] <ref>{{Citation|last=Comedy Central|title=What's Wrong with the British Monarchy? - The Jim Jefferies Show - Uncensored|date=2018-05-15|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCxiNE6eIss|access-date=2018-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528181306/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCxiNE6eIss|archive-date=2018-05-28|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[NTV (Russia)|NTV Russia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tmacearchermills.com/faq/podrobnosti-tv-filming-1|title=Podrobnosti TV Filming 1 – Thomas Mace-Archer-Mills|website=tmacearchermills.com|access-date=2018-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141000/http://tmacearchermills.com/faq/podrobnosti-tv-filming-1|archive-date=2018-06-12|url-status=live}}</ref> During [[Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle|the wedding of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex]], he provided commentary for the French news channel [[BFM TV]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/ThomasJMMADM/status/999089171590471680|title=Thomas J. Mace-Archer-Mills on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-06-05|language=en}}</ref>
+He was interviewed as a supporter of the British monarchy in both domestic and international media including [[BBC Radio]], [[The Economist]],<ref>{{Citation|title=A monarchist and a republican go head to head|date=2016-07-21|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKH8CeXSwlw|access-date=2018-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520200502/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKH8CeXSwlw|archive-date=2019-05-20|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Voice of America]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/prince-harry-meghan-markle-wed/4401036.html|title=Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Wed|last=Ridgwell|first=Henry|work=VOA|access-date=2018-06-09|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143330/https://www.voanews.com/a/prince-harry-meghan-markle-wed/4401036.html|archive-date=2018-06-12|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Europe 1]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.europe1.fr/emissions/les-reportages-des-carnets-du-monde/notre-europe-le-royal-wedding-approche-3656315|title=Notre Europe : le Royal Wedding approche|website=Europe 1|date=18 May 2018 |language=fr-FR|access-date=2018-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142949/http://www.europe1.fr/emissions/les-reportages-des-carnets-du-monde/notre-europe-le-royal-wedding-approche-3656315|archive-date=2018-06-12|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Swiss Broadcasting Corporation|SRG SSR]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/news/story/SRF-faellt-auf-falschen-Royal-Experten-rein-27545860|title=SRF fällt auf falschen Experten herein|work=20 Minuten|language=de-CH|access-date=2018-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604064728/http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/news/story/SRF-faellt-auf-falschen-Royal-Experten-rein-27545860|archive-date=2018-06-04|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Comedy Central]]<ref>{{Citation|title=What's Wrong with the British Monarchy? - The Jim Jefferies Show - Uncensored|date=2018-05-15|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCxiNE6eIss|access-date=2018-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528181306/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCxiNE6eIss|archive-date=2018-05-28|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[NTV (Russia)|NTV Russia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tmacearchermills.com/faq/podrobnosti-tv-filming-1|title=Podrobnosti TV Filming 1 – Thomas Mace-Archer-Mills|website=tmacearchermills.com|access-date=2018-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141000/http://tmacearchermills.com/faq/podrobnosti-tv-filming-1|archive-date=2018-06-12|url-status=live}}</ref> During [[Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle|the wedding of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex]], he provided commentary for the French news channel [[BFM TV]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/ThomasJMMADM/status/999089171590471680|title=Thomas J. Mace-Archer-Mills on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-06-05|language=en}}</ref>
-On May 31, 2018, the ''[[The Wall Street Journal|Wall Street Journal]]'' conducted a background investigation into Mace-Archer-Mills,<ref name="wsj">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/british-expert-on-the-royal-family-is-actually-tommy-from-upstate-new-york-1527775859|title=British Expert on the Royal Family Is Actually Tommy From Upstate New York|last=Hope|first=Bradley|date=2018-05-31|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2018-06-03|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603010602/https://www.wsj.com/articles/british-expert-on-the-royal-family-is-actually-tommy-from-upstate-new-york-1527775859|archive-date=2018-06-03|url-status=live}}</ref> resulting in an article containing accusations that he was a [[charlatan]].<ref name="dailyblast">{{Citation|last=Daily Blast LIVE|title=EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Royal Expert Exposed|date=2018-05-31|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiNF_96jHNk|access-date=2018-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Inside Edition|title='Royal Expert' Exposed as American: 'I Never Said I Was from Great Britain'|date=2018-06-01|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcmvkt0u0yc|access-date=2018-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603062930/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcmvkt0u0yc|archive-date=2018-06-03|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/31/posh-royal-expert-exposed-as-tommy-from-upstate-new-york-harry-meghan-duchess-of-sussex|title=Posh royal expert exposed as Tommy from upstate New York|last=Waterson|first=Jim|date=2018-05-31|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603030745/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/31/posh-royal-expert-exposed-as-tommy-from-upstate-new-york-harry-meghan-duchess-of-sussex|archive-date=2018-06-03|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/tommy-muscatello-royal-family-expert-thomas-j-mace-archer-mills-esq-italian-american-new-york-a8378576.html|title=Royal wedding expert Thomas who appeared on multiple news programmes exposed as Tommy from New York|work=The Independent|access-date=2018-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612174905/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/tommy-muscatello-royal-family-expert-thomas-j-mace-archer-mills-esq-italian-american-new-york-a8378576.html|archive-date=2018-06-12|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/john-oliver-accuses-fake-royal-expert-british-061558564.html|title=John Oliver accuses fake royal expert of being too British|access-date=2018-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604212452/https://uk.news.yahoo.com/john-oliver-accuses-fake-royal-expert-british-061558564.html|archive-date=2018-06-04|url-status=live}}</ref>
+On May 31, 2018, the ''[[The Wall Street Journal|Wall Street Journal]]'' conducted a background investigation into Mace-Archer-Mills,<ref name="wsj">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/british-expert-on-the-royal-family-is-actually-tommy-from-upstate-new-york-1527775859|title=British Expert on the Royal Family Is Actually Tommy From Upstate New York|last=Hope|first=Bradley|date=2018-05-31|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2018-06-03|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603010602/https://www.wsj.com/articles/british-expert-on-the-royal-family-is-actually-tommy-from-upstate-new-york-1527775859|archive-date=2018-06-03|url-status=live}}</ref> resulting in an article containing accusations that he was a [[charlatan]].<ref name="dailyblast">{{Citation|title=Exclusive Interview: Royal Expert Exposed|date=2018-05-31|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiNF_96jHNk|access-date=2018-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title='Royal Expert' Exposed as American: 'I Never Said I Was from Great Britain'|date=2018-06-01|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcmvkt0u0yc|access-date=2018-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603062930/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcmvkt0u0yc|archive-date=2018-06-03|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/31/posh-royal-expert-exposed-as-tommy-from-upstate-new-york-harry-meghan-duchess-of-sussex|title=Posh royal expert exposed as Tommy from upstate New York|last=Waterson|first=Jim|date=2018-05-31|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603030745/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/31/posh-royal-expert-exposed-as-tommy-from-upstate-new-york-harry-meghan-duchess-of-sussex|archive-date=2018-06-03|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/tommy-muscatello-royal-family-expert-thomas-j-mace-archer-mills-esq-italian-american-new-york-a8378576.html|title=Royal wedding expert Thomas who appeared on multiple news programmes exposed as Tommy from New York|work=The Independent|access-date=2018-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612174905/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/tommy-muscatello-royal-family-expert-thomas-j-mace-archer-mills-esq-italian-american-new-york-a8378576.html|archive-date=2018-06-12|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/john-oliver-accuses-fake-royal-expert-british-061558564.html|title=John Oliver accuses fake royal expert of being too British|access-date=2018-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604212452/https://uk.news.yahoo.com/john-oliver-accuses-fake-royal-expert-british-061558564.html|archive-date=2018-06-04|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Background==
-Mace-Archer-Mills was born in [[Glens Falls, New York]] and grew up in [[Bolton Landing, New York]]. His father, Thomas Sr. is of [[Italians|Italian]] descent.<ref name="wsj"/> 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 English|British accent]]. Mace-Archer-Mills began using the accent while he was working on a high school production of the musical ''[[Oliver!]]'' in which he played  [[Mr. Sowerberry]]. This voice has now completely replaced his native [[Western New England English|Upstate New York accent]], even when he visits his family back in America.<ref name="wsj"/>
+Mace-Archer-Mills was born in [[Glens Falls, New York]], and grew up in [[Bolton Landing, New York]]. His father, Thomas Sr. is of [[Italians|Italian]] descent.<ref name="wsj"/> 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 English|British accent]]. Mace-Archer-Mills began using the accent while he was working on a high school production of the musical ''[[Oliver!]]'' in which he played  [[Mr. Sowerberry]]. He said this voice has now completely replaced his native [[Western New England English|Upstate New York accent]], even when he visited his family back in America.<ref name="wsj"/>
-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'''.<ref name="wsj"/> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08116712|title=BRITISH MONARCHIST SOCIETY - Overview|website=Companies House|language=en|access-date=2018-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143228/https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08116712|archive-date=2018-06-12|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, he stated he was applying for [[British nationality law|British citizenship]].<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="dailyblast"/> He has written and published two [[coffee-table book]]s about the British monarchy and [[cocktail]]s, ''To the Queen: A Royal Drinkology'' in 2012<ref>{{Cite book|title=To the queen- : a royal drinkology : the diamond jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1952-2012|last=1979-|first=DeLacroix-Mills, Thomas J. M. Mace Archer|date=2012|publisher=Diamond Rose & Crown Ltd|isbn=9780957267503|location=London|oclc=828180962}}</ref> and ''Their Majesties’ Mixers: A Royal Drinkology'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Their Majesties' mixers : "when they reign, they pour" : a royal drinkology|last=1979-|first=DeLacroix-Mills, Thomas J. M. Mace Archer|isbn=9781911425991|location=Croydon, Surrey|oclc=999609513|date = 2017-07-17}}</ref>
+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'''.<ref name="wsj"/> 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 and founded the British Monarchist Society.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bmsf.org.uk/about-us/our-aims/|title=Our Aims|website=bmsf.org.uk|access-date=2018-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135845/https://bmsf.org.uk/about-us/our-aims/|archive-date=2018-06-12|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bmsf.org.uk/thomas-mace-archer-mills/|title=Thomas J. Mace Archer-Mills|website=bmsf.org.uk|access-date=2018-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601214525/https://bmsf.org.uk/thomas-mace-archer-mills/|archive-date=2018-06-01|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, he stated he was applying for [[British nationality law|British citizenship]].<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="dailyblast"/> He has written and published two [[coffee-table book]]s about the British monarchy and [[cocktail]]s, ''To the Queen: A Royal Drinkology'' in 2012<ref>{{Cite book|title=To the queen: a royal drinkology : the diamond jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1952-2012|last=DeLacroix-Mills |first=Thomas J. M. Mace Archer|date=2012|publisher=Diamond Rose & Crown Ltd|isbn=9780957267503|location=London|oclc=828180962}}</ref> and ''Their Majesties’ Mixers: A Royal Drinkology'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Their Majesties' mixers : "when they reign, they pour" : a royal drinkology|last=DeLacroix-Mills |first=Thomas J. M. Mace Archer|isbn=9781911425991|location=Croydon, Surrey|oclc=999609513|date = 2017-07-17}}</ref> In 2018, to celebrate the wedding of the Sussexes he got into the world of [[Cryptocurrency|cryptocurrencies]], by launching a royal-themed cryptocurrency called "Crown Royal" which was offered at 500 Royl to one [[Ethereum]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-13|title=Royl the world's first Royal Crypto Currency – do not miss the Initial Coin Offering Now !|url=https://zeitblatt.com/royl-the-worlds-first-royal-crypto-currency-do-not-miss-the-initial-coin-offering-now/|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Zeitblatt Magazin|language=de-DE}}</ref>
 == British Monarchist Society ==
-The British Monarchist Society was a non-partisan monarchist organization started by Mace-Archer-Mills in 2012 as a [[Private company limited by guarantee|private limited company under guarantee]].<ref name=Personal /> In 2017, Mace-Archer-Mills and the society were involved in a conference called the Qatar Global Security & Stability Conference, which was set-up by London-based [[Qatar]]i opposition leader [[Khalid Al-Hail]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/qatar-conference-fake-news-british-monarchists-and-information-warfare-gulf-552249045|title=A Qatari exile, a spin war, and a 'cack-handed' push for a coup|work=Middle East Eye|access-date=2018-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809090854/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/qatar-conference-fake-news-british-monarchists-and-information-warfare-gulf-552249045|archive-date=2018-08-09|url-status=live}}</ref> The conference in question notably included speakers such as Conservative MP [[Daniel Kawczynski|Daniel Kaczynski]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/this-pro-saudi-tory-mp-was-paid-ps15000-for-his-work-on-a|title=This Pro-Saudi Tory MP Was Paid £15,000 For His Work On A Conference Criticising Qatar|work=BuzzFeed|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918231012/https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/this-pro-saudi-tory-mp-was-paid-ps15000-for-his-work-on-a|archive-date=2018-09-18|url-status=live}}</ref>  In 2019, the British Monarchist Society was dissolved itself and re-launched the association <ref>{{Cite web|title=BRITISH MONARCHIST SOCIETY - Filing history (free information from Companies House)|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08116712/filing-history|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819190652/https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08116712/filing-history|archive-date=2019-08-19|access-date=2019-08-19|website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=THE BRITISH MONARCHISTS SOCIETY (MEMBERS) LTD. - Filing history|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11874245/filing-history|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Companies House|language=en}}</ref>  Mace-Archer-Mills left as a company director of the society in June 2020, but continued as editor and owner of the society's magazine "Crown & Country".  <ref>{{Cite web|title=MEET THE CROWN & COUNTRY TEAM|url=https://www.crownandcountry.uk/team/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Crown & Country}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=CROWN & COUNTRY MAGAZINE LTD. - Overview|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10697120|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Companies House|language=en}}</ref>
+The [[British Monarchist Society]] was a self-described non-partisan monarchist organization started by Mace-Archer-Mills in 2011<ref name="obit"/> or 2012 as a [[Private company limited by guarantee|private limited company under guarantee]]. In 2017, Mace-Archer-Mills and the society were involved in a conference called with the Qatar Global Security & Stability Conference, which was set-up by London-based [[Qatar]]i opposition leader [[Khalid Al-Hail]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/qatar-conference-fake-news-british-monarchists-and-information-warfare-gulf-552249045|title=A Qatari exile, a spin war, and a 'cack-handed' push for a coup|work=Middle East Eye|access-date=2018-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809090854/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/qatar-conference-fake-news-british-monarchists-and-information-warfare-gulf-552249045|archive-date=2018-08-09|url-status=live}}</ref> The conference in question notably included speakers such as Conservative MP [[Daniel Kawczynski|Daniel Kaczynski]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/this-pro-saudi-tory-mp-was-paid-ps15000-for-his-work-on-a|title=This Pro-Saudi Tory MP Was Paid £15,000 For His Work On A Conference Criticising Qatar|work=BuzzFeed|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918231012/https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/this-pro-saudi-tory-mp-was-paid-ps15000-for-his-work-on-a|archive-date=2018-09-18|url-status=live}}</ref> Mace-Archer-Mills left as a company director of the society in June 2020, but continued as editor and owner of the society's magazine ''Crown & Country''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet the Crown & Country Team|url=https://www.crownandcountry.uk/team/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Crown & Country}}</ref>
-In June 2021 one of the [[Patronage|patrons]] on the society Conservative MP [[Joy Morrissey]] together with the society, proposed that a framed picture of the the monarch should be in every home, company and institute in the country as part of a [[Britishness]] campaign.  <ref>{{Cite tweet|user=joymorrissey|last=Morrissey|first=Joy|number=1407741479812993025|title=I think this is a wonderful, patriotic and unifying campaign for our country. I will be writing to the Prime Minister to ask him to give it careful consideration and looking for opportunities to discuss further in Parliament.}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Tom|date=2021-06-24|title=Tory MP wants every home in Britain to have a portrait of the Queen|url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/24/tory-mp-joy-morrissey-starts-campaign-to-get-portrait-of-queen-in-every-home-14823652/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Metro|language=en}}</ref> This proposal which was announced in the same week as the "''[[One Britain One Nation]]''" children’s singing initiative, was swiftly by condemned by commentators saying that it was [[Jingoism|jingoistic]] and silly.  <ref>{{Cite web|last=Wearmouth|first=Rachel|last2=|first2=|date=2021-06-24|title=Tory MP Joy Morrissey demands a portrait of the Queen 'in every home'|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tory-mp-joy-morrissey-demands-24389025|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-25|website=The Mirror|language=en}}</ref> The society later put out a statement on social media saying it was part of an idea for [[Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II|the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee]] and it was copying a similar scheme in Canada and Australia.  <ref>{{Cite tweet|user=TheMonarchists|author=British Monarchists Society|number=1408224348532613123|title=Know facts before making assumptions and spewing hateful drivel. Shouldn't people know what something is about before criticising and opposing it? We stand in support of our campaign and our Patron @joymorrissey. We condemn all abuse aimed at her for only wanting to celebrate HM.}}</ref>
+In June 2021 one of the [[Patronage|patrons]] of the society, Conservative MP [[Joy Morrissey]], together with the society, proposed that a framed picture of [[Elizabeth II|the monarch]] should be in every home, company, and institute in the country as part of a [[Britishness]] campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MP starts campaign to get Queen's portrait in every home in Britain |last=David |first=Corrie |work=Wales Online |date=24 June 2021 |access-date=1 June 2024 |url= https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/queen-portrait-welsh-homes-businesses-20891366}}</ref> This proposal, which was announced in the same week as the "''[[One Britain One Nation]]''" children’s singing initiative, was swiftly condemned by commentators saying that it was [[Jingoism|jingoistic]] and silly.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wearmouth|first=Rachel|date=2021-06-24|title=Tory MP Joy Morrissey demands a portrait of the Queen 'in every home'|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tory-mp-joy-morrissey-demands-24389025|access-date=2021-06-25|website=The Mirror|language=en}}</ref>
+== Death ==
+Mace-Archer-Mills died on January 2, 2023, at the age of 43.<ref name="obit">{{cite news |title=Thomas J. Muscatello aka Thomas J. Mace |url=https://poststar.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/thomas-j-muscatello-aka-thomas-j-mace/article_cfa3039d-dd31-51ed-a64c-179c627d97f6.html |access-date=1 June 2024 |work=The Post-Star |date=8 January 2023}}</ref>
 ==See also==
-*[[International Monarchist League]] – The main British monarchist pressure group.
+*[[International Monarchist League]] – The main British monarchist pressure group
+*[[Republic (political organisation)|Republic]] - The main [[Republicanism in the United Kingdom|British republican]] organisation
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *[http://tmacearchermills.com/ Thomas Mace-Archer-Mills personal website, Mr. Monarchy]
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190714182301/https://bmsf.org.uk/ British Monarchist Society's website ''(Archived from 2019)'']
+*[http://www.bmsf.org The British Monarchist Society]
+*[https://www.crownandcountry.uk/ Crown & Country Magazine]
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