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Anthony Bailey
OBE KGCN GCSS
Bailey speaking at the Faith in Sport Olympic Gala Dinner in London (2012)
Born (1970-01-13) 13 January 1970 (age 54)
London, England
NationalityBritish Irish
OccupationPublic relations consultant
SpousePrincess Marie-Therese of Hohenberg
Websiteanthonybailey.org

Anthony John James Bailey, OBE KGCN GCSS (born 13 January 1970) is a British and Irish public relations consultant.

Personal life

Bailey was born in London on 13 January 1970 and brought up in Ruislip.[1] His father was an engineer. His wife, Princess Marie-Therese of Hohenberg, is a great-granddaughter of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.[2] They have one son, Maximilian, born in 2010.[3]

Public relations

Bailey is chairman of Anthony Bailey Consulting, a public affairs company. Previous positions include chairman of his own company Eligo International, and senior account director for communications firm Burson-Marsteller, which he joined in 1993.[1]

Bailey is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.[4]

In 2007 The Observer referred to Bailey as a "PR guru who is one of the most influential men you have never heard of" and "a key player in the world of Catholic and Middle East politics."[1] Bailey's descriptions of his own occupation have included "Public Relations Consultant" (2010), "Royal And Diplomatic Consultant" (2011), and "Head R. Order Of Knighthood" (2004).[5]

Politics

Bailey is co-president of British Influence and a supporter of Britain's membership of the European Union and the Commonwealth.[6] He was a supporter of the Conservative Party until 1999 [7] from which time he aligned himself with the Labour Party. He made a substantial donation to the failed leadership campaign of David Miliband in 2010.[7]

Charities and institutions

In 2003 Bailey was appointed Delegate of the Delegation for Great Britain and Ireland of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George, under the authority of Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, since the death of his father in 2008 a claimant to the to non existent throne of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. In 2009 Bailey was appointed its magistral delegate, and the organisation has awarded him other honours.[8]

Bailey was appointed in 1999 as executive chairman to Painting & Patronage by Prince Khalid Al-Faisal of Saudi Arabia.[9] In 2012, Bailey was a director of the United Learning Trust.[10] He was, until 2016, a director of St Mary's University.[11]

In 2016 Bailey was appointed President of the Executive Council of the Portuguese Centenary Appeal.[12] He is also a Patron of the Faith Forum for London.[13]

Controversies

In 1995 police recorded his telephone conversations with a client, who claimed to be a Libyan prince. Bailey was accused of blackmailing the client, but the case was dismissed before it got to court.[1] Bailey complained to the Press Complaints Commission about the way this was reported in the Daily Mail in 2010; in resolution, the PCC negotiated a statement from the Mail that it had omitted some details in reporting these circumstances, and that it apologised for any distress caused.[14]

Bailey claimed to be Ambassador-at-Large for The Gambia between 2004 and 2007,[15][16] though the Gambian High Commission in London said at the time that it had "no idea who he was".[17]

According to the Prime Minister of Grenada, Keith Mitchell, Bailey asked to be made the country's ambassador to the Holy See, which Mitchell rejected.[18]

In 2005 it emerged that a £500,000 donation Bailey had made to the Labour party had been rejected by its chief fundraiser, Lord Levy, who allegedly feared the money had come from foreign businessmen. Bailey insisted the money was his own and issued legal proceedings. He later said: "The Labour party has apologised unreservedly for any distress that the affair caused". A subsequent donation of £50,000 was accepted.[1]

In May 2016, the British tabloid The Mail on Sunday reported that Bailey was accused of incorrectly using an Antiguan knighthood as if it were a British title. Friends of Bailey contested the claim, stating that the honorific "Sir" appeared in his passport.[19] Buckingham Palace denied Bailey's assertion that he is entitled to call himself "Sir" in the United Kingdom in reference to his Antiguan knighthood. A protocol from Buckingham Palace and the Foreign Office preventing the usage of foreign knighthoods in the United Kingdom was published in The London Gazette of 1 June 2016,[20][21] re-affirming a long-standing government policy dating back to 1813.[19]

Bailey also stated that he had Antiguan citizenship on the basis of his Antiguan passport, issued when he was appointed as their special economic envoy to the European Union in 2015.[22] The Antiguan government did confirm that Bailey’s passport inaccurately stated that he is a national of Antigua and Barbuda. However, Bailey was never granted Antiguan citizenship, whether by investment or otherwise.[23] The British firm that prints the passports apparently assumed that anyone to be issued an Antigua and Barbuda passport would be a national of that country, and they were not informed that this did not apply to Bailey.[23] Bailey's Antiguan knighthood and his appointment as an economic envoy subsequently became subject to review by the Antiguan Governor General.[23]

Following the Antiguan knighthood controversy, there were calls for a Grenadian knighthood he was bestowed in 2015 to be examined.[24][25] Following an investigation by The Mail on Sunday, a review by the government was conducted and after taking legal advice, the knighthood was rescinded in August 2016.[26][18] In December 2016 Private Eye reported that Bailey's lawyers were issuing legal warning letters to any Caribbean local newspapers which had reported on the knighthood controversies.[27]

Distinctions

National orders

Dynastic orders

Awards

Publications

  • "How do we tell the real story?", pp. 61–69 in Having Faith in Foreign Policy, London, (2007) [61]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Jamie Doward, "PR guru behind Brown cash drive", The Observer 27 May 2007, accessed June 14, 2016
  2. ^ Genealogy table accessed 21 June 2016.
  3. ^ Birth notice, 17 March 2010 The Irish Times website, accessed 21 June 2016
  4. ^ Public relations register - website of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations
  5. ^ Companies House. Anthony John James BAILEY. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/ATTybqoFMvUd7C5WNn4RExkde6E/appointments accessed 9 4 2017
  6. ^ "British Influence" website, accessed 20 June 2016
  7. ^ a b c The Daily Mail
  8. ^ Website of Constantinian Order, accessed 20 June 2016
  9. ^ "Painting and Patronage" website, accessed 20 June 2016
  10. ^ Companies House
  11. ^ St Mary's University
  12. ^ http://www.portugueseappeal.org/comissao/?lang=pt-pt%7CPortuguese Centenary Appeal
  13. ^ http://faithsforum.com/patrons%7CFaith Forum for London
  14. ^ Press Complaints Commission website, accessed 20 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Ambassador for Hire". ES magazine. London, England. 29 February 2008.
  16. ^ "Son of Tramore couple to marry Austrian Princess". The Munster Express. Waterford, Ireland. 26 January 2007.
  17. ^ "Pendennis | 7 Days | The Observer". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  18. ^ a b "Labour peer faces new embarrassment over knighthood". Mail Online. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  19. ^ a b Donovan, Ned; Gallagher, Ian (28 May 2016). "Queen's envoy 'Baroness Brazen' is entangled in honours scandal: Title given to Commonwealth chief's crony is 'reviewed' after she is accused of abusing the system". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  20. ^ London Gazette, 1 June 2016, accessed 9 June 2016
  21. ^ "Something of the Knight...", Private Eye, no, 1420, 10 June 2016
  22. ^ Sir Anthony Bailey defends his Antigua & Barbuda Citizenship – The Antigua Observer, June 1, 2016
  23. ^ a b c "Another Caribbean diplomatic passport raises questions", Caribbean News Now! website, 8 June 2016, accessed 10 June 2016.
  24. ^ "Baroness Scotland ally is investigated over SECOND knighthood". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  25. ^ "Grenada becomes embroiled in Caribbean knighthoods scandal". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  26. ^ "Sir Anthony's Grenada knighthood to be revoked". 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  27. ^ "Bailey's bottle". Private Eye. London: Pressdram Ltd. 9 December 2016. {{cite magazine}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  28. ^ Richmond and Twickenham Times
  29. ^ "Catholic Order disowns honours awards to Caribbean leaders". Antigua Observer Newspaper. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  30. ^ The President of Albania decorates The Duke of Castro – official website of the Casa Real Borbón Dos Sicilias
  31. ^ Recipients of the Order of Skanderbeg – website of the President of Albania
  32. ^ Decorated Knights of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George – website of the President of Albania
  33. ^ Ambassador MATEV awarded medal "Madara Horseman" first degree - website of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria to the UK
  34. ^ Buckingham Palace
  35. ^ Independent Catholic News
  36. ^ "Exchange of honours between Constantinian Order and Colombia". Independent Catholic News. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  37. ^ Association of Papal Orders in Great Britain Archived 6 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  38. ^ ACTA BENEDICTI PP. XVI, 5 Septembris 2008 - ACTA APOSTOLICAE SEDIS
  39. ^ Hungarian Deputy PM awards Merit to Bailey with UK Ambassador - website of the Daily Mail
  40. ^ Hungarian Gazette No. 62 year 2013 Archived 21 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine - website of the Hungarian government
  41. ^ List of decorations awarded by the President of Montenegro - official website of the President of Montenegro
  42. ^ Cetinje, President Vujanović Presents Anthony Bailey with an Order - official website of the President of Montenegro
  43. ^ Moroccan British Society at "Sacred" Exhibition - website of the Moroccan British Society
  44. ^ Buckingham Palace
  45. ^ Communique de Presse - website mbs.ma
  46. ^ "Announcements; Award;" [Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero]. The Times. London, England. 2 April 2004.
  47. ^ a b Buckingham Palace
  48. ^ Central Chancellery of the Presidency of the Republic
  49. ^ President of Syria receives the Constantinian Order delegation. Damascus – March 2004 - Archive website all4syria.info
  50. ^ A world war the liberals are losing - website The Telegraph
  51. ^ "Award; The Register" [Mr Anthony Bailey was awarded the Syrian Order of Outstanding Merit (First Class)]. The Times. London, England. 23 March 2004. p. 23. ISSN 0140-0460.
  52. ^ "People 2007-8 Archive:Awards, Appointments, Elections and Honours", University College London website, accessed 20 June 2016
  53. ^ The Catholic Herald. Archived 26 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  54. ^ Grand Magistral Appointments to the Constantinian Order and Royal Order of Francis I - website of the UK and Ireland Delegation of the Constantinian Order and Royal Francis I Order
  55. ^ Chancery of the Constantinian Order in the UK
  56. ^ Duke of Castro awards Gold Benemerenti Medals to General Lord Ramsbotham and Inter-Faith Delegate Anthony Bailey - website Chancery of the Constantinian Order in the UK
  57. ^ President Jahjaga awarded honours to a number of personalities - official website of the Presidents of Kosovo
  58. ^ Investiture Ceremony - website of the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in London
  59. ^ Independent Catholic News, 9 February 2012, accessed 13 June 2016
  60. ^ The College of Teachers University of London.
  61. ^ Alex Bigham (ed.), Having Faith in Foreign Policy, The Foreign Policy Centre, 2007 ISBN 978-1-905833-09-2(accessed 19 June 2016)
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