Appendix II / Apéndice II

M P Shiel's and John Gawsworth's /
La Redonda de
M P Shiel y John Gawsworth

(updated / puesta al día)

 

 

TITLES AND OFFICES BESTOWED BY JOHN GAWSWORTH, KING JUAN I

TÍTULOS Y CARGOS OTORGADOS POR EL REY JUAN I, JOHN GAWSWORTH

 

* means Created during the reign of King Felipe I, Matthew Phipps Shiel, and confirmed after his death in 1974 /
indica Nombrados durante el reinado de Matthew Phipps Shiel, el rey Felipe I y confirmados tras su muerte en 1947

** means There is no documentation available for these creations /
indica Nombramientos de los que no se ha hallado constancia escrita

 

a) PEERS CREATED BY KING JUAN I, OR BY HIM AS REGENT IN THE REIGN OF KING FELIPE I/
PARES NOMBRADOS POR EL REY JUAN I, COMO TAL O EN SU CALIDAD DE REGENTE DURANTE EL REINADO DEL REY FELIPE I

Arch-Duke / Archiduque

Arthur Machen (created in 1947 / nombrado en 1947)

 

Grand Dukes of Nera Rocca/ Grandes Duques de Nera Rocca

Kate Gocher (1947)

Victor Gollancz (1947)

Sir Leigh Vaughan Henry, Grand Duke of Basalto (1957)

William Reginald Hipwell (1957?)

Annamarie V Miller (1947)

Albert Reynolds Morse (1947), Grand Duke of Redonda (1949)

Edward Buxton Shanks (1947)

Carl Van Vechten (1947)

 

Dukes and Duchesses / Duques y Duquesas

Robert Beatty, Duke of Ontario (1961)

Oswell Blakeston , Duke of Sangro (1947) *

Roy Campbell, Duke of Carmelita (1949)

Cyril James Fernandez Clarke, Duke of Tuba (1949)

Joan Crawford, La Crawford (1956)

Michael Denison , Duke of Essexa y Stebbingo (1959)

Charles Duff , Duke of Columbus (1949) (relinquished / renunció 1951)

Gerald Durrell , Duke of Angwantibo (1951?)

Lawrence Durrell , Duke of Cervantes Pequeña (1947) *

Robert Fabian of the Yard, Duke of Verdugo (1951)

Iain / Ian Fletcher (1947), Duke of Urgel (1951)

Russell Foreman , Duke of Dumosa (1967)

George Sutherland Fraser, Duke of Neruda (1949)

Francis Fytton , Duke of Spada (1961)

Charles Wrey Gardiner, Duke of Rio de Oro (1959?)

Dulcie Gray, Duchess of Essexa y Stebbingo (1959)

Michael Harrison, Duke of Sant'Estrella (1951)

John Heath-Stubbs, Duke of Mosquito Shore (1949)

Edgar Jepson, Duke of Wedrigo (1947)

Buffie Johnson, Duchess of Nera Castilia (1947) *

Georges Levai, Duke of Salinas (1949)

Philip Lindsay, Duke of Guano (1947) *

Murrough Loftus, Duke of Granta (1967)

John Metcalfe, Duke of Bottillo (1951)

Henry Miller, Duke of Thuana (1947) *

Merton Naydler (1947), Duke of Logos (1951)

Gerlinde Pott, Duchess of Liebfraumilch & Nikky (1959)

Vincent Price, Duke of Grue (1961)

T (homas) Weston Ramsey, Duke of Valladolida (1947) *

Julian Maclaren-Ross, Duke of Ragusa (1949)

Antony Rota, Duke of Conservatura (1961)

Cyril Bertram Rota, Duke of Sancho (1947) *

Dylan Thomas, Duke of Gweno (1947)

A (imé) F(élix) Tschiffely, Duke of Mancha y Gato (1949)

Sir John Waller, Duke of Soula (1947)

Noel Whitcomb, Duke of Bonafides (1952?)

Robert Williams, Duke of Bally (1951)

Jon Wynne-Tyson, Duke of Dulce Immaculato (1954)

Richard Aldington (1961)

Ethel Laura Armstrong (1947)

Hugo Ball **

Neil Bell (1947)

Sir Dirk Bogard (1961)

D G Bridson (1951)

Patrick Burke (1951)

Frederick Carter (1947)

W H Chesson (1947)

'John Connell' (1947)

Howard Marion Crawford (1961)

Arnold Dawson (1949)

Frances Day (1961)

Hugh Oloff de Wet (1961)

August Derleth (1947)

Edward Doro (1947)

Diana Dors (1959)

P G Dwyer (1949)

Malcom M Ferguson (1949)

Stephen Graham (1949)

Joan Greenwood (1961)

James Henle (1947)

Ralph Hodgson (1961)

Trudy Frances Holland (1951)

David Hugles (1956)

Naomi Jacob (1961)

Aram Khatchaturian (1961)

Selwyn Jepson (1951)

Anne King-Fretts (1947)

Alfred A Knopf (1949)

Hilary Machen (1951)

A (lfred) E (dward) W (oodley) Mason (1947)

R (odolphe) L (ouis) Mégroz (1949)

E (dward) H (arry) W (illiam) Meyerstein (1947)

Thomas Moult (1949)

K G Myer (1947)

Kate O'Brien (1961)

Walter Owen (1947)

Eden Phillpotts (1947)

Abbé Pierre (Henri Antoine Grouès) (1961)

L G Pine (1951)

David C Polden (1947)

Stephen Potter (1951)

J (ohn) B (oynton) Priestley (1951)

'Ellery Queen' (Frederic Dannay & Manfred Bennington Lee) (1947)

Arthur Ransome (1947)

Grant Richard (1947)

Anne Ridler (1961)

Walter Roberts (1947)

John Rowland (1947)

Jestyn Viscount St Davids (1959?)

Henry Savage (1951)

Dorothy L (eigh) Sayers (1949)

Martin Secker (1949)

Dame Edith Sitwell (1959?)

Frank Swinnerton (1947)

Julian Symons (1951)

Rachel Annand Taylor (1951)

J C Trewin (1951)

Alan Tytheridge (1947)

John Wain (1961)

James Walker (1947)

Dame 'Rebecca West' (Cecily Fairfield Andrews) (1951)

John Wheeler (1947)

G H Wiggins (1947)

Sir P (elham) G (renville) Wodehouse **

Mai Zetterling (1956)

 

Marquess / Marqués

The Honourable Philip Inman (1951)

 

Count / Conde

Cecil Jackson Craig, Count Vavasour Plantagenet (1956)

 

Baron/ Barón

Percy Francis Brash Newhouse Armstrong (1949)

 

Archbishop/ Arzobispo

The Reverend John William Martin (1949)

 

 

b) ORDERS BESTOWED BY KING JUAN I /
ÓRDENES CONCEDIDAS POR EL REY JUAN I

 

Knights / Dames Grand Cross of the Order of Santa María de la Redonda

Caballeros / Damas Gran Cruz de la Orden de Santa María de la Redonda

Her Majesty Queen Lina / Su Majestad la reina Lina (1898)

Her Majesty Queen Lydia / Su Majestad la reina Lydia (1918?)

Her ex-Majesty Queen Barbara / Su ex-Majestad la reina Barbara (1949)

Her Majesty Queen Estelle / Su Majestad la reina Estelle (1949)

Albert Reynolds Morse, Grand Duke of Redonda (1949)

Her Majesty Queen 'Anna' / Su Majestad la reina 'Anna' (1955)

 

Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of Redonda

Caballeros Comendadores de la Orden de la Estrella de Redonda

Sir Robert Armstrong (1951)

Frank Barton (1951)

John Bayliss (1951)

Sir 'Morchard Bishop' (Oliver Stonor) (1951)

Everett F Bleiler (1949)

Andrew Block (1949)

Robert Michael Budgell (1951)

Roy James Collcutt (1951)

Rupert Croft-Cooke (1951)

Nigel Roy Cox (1949)

Peter Ditton (1949)

Frederic Doerflinger (1949)

Malcolm Elwin (1949)

Stuart B J Friend (1949)

Daniel George (1949)

Michael Gough (1949)

Susil Gupta (1949)

Kenneth Hare (1949)

Sir Leigh Vaughan Henry (1951)

Benson Herbert (1949)

Robert Herring (1949)

Kenneth Hopkins (1951)

Louis J McQuilland (1949)

Thomas Anthony Mullen (1949)

J A G Nicoll (1951)

John Joseph O'Leary (1949)

Herbert Palmer (1949)

Derek Patmore (1949)

Sir Hywel Bowen Perkins (1951)

The Reverend M H Pimm (1949)

George Pollock (1951)

Andreas Phillips (1951)

Noel Ranns (1951)

Maurice Richardson (1951)

Alfred Ridgway (1949)

Edgar Horace Samuel (1949)

George Stephenson (1949)

Randall Swingler (1951)

Joseph William Tollow (1951)

E (dward) H (arold) Visiak (1949)

John Foster White (1951)

Jon Wynne-Tyson (1949)

 

The Juan Cross (For Valour: Civil Division) /

La Cruz Juan (Al Valor: División Civil)

William Joseph O'Leary (1951)

 

c) OFFICES BESTOWED BY KING JUAN I /
CARGOS NOMBRADOS POR EL REY JUAN I

Grand Chamberlain / Gran Chambelán: Neruda (1949)

Acting Grand Chamberlain / Gran Chambelán en Funciones: Urgel (1951)

Lord Chancellor / Lord Canciller: Logos (1951)

Cartographer Royal / Real Cartógrafo: Columbus (1949)

Historiographer Royal / Real Cronista: Guano (1949)

Chief of Royal General Staff / Jefe Máximo del Personal Real: Carmelita (1949)

Master of the King's Horse / Maestro de la Real Caballería: Mancha y Gato (1949)

Master of the King's Music / Maestro de la Real Música: Tuba (1949)

Poet Laureate / Poeta Laureado: Gweno (1951?)

Poet Laureate II / Poeta Laureado II: Mosquito Shore (1962?)

Minister Plenipotentiary to the French Republic/ Ministro Plenipotenciario en la República Francesa: Salinas (1949)

Physician in Ordinary/ Médico Titular: Sir Hywel Bowen Perkins(1951)

Master of the Chapel Royal/ Real Maestro de la Capilla: Sir Leigh Vaughan Henry (1951)

Lord High Admiral/ Mando Supremo del Almirantazgo: Botillo (1951)

Admiral of the Fleet / Almirante de la Armada: Lord StDavids (1959?)

Postmaster General / Director General de Correos: Bally (1951)

Commissioner of Police / Comisario de Policía: Verdugo (1951)

Commissioner for Propaganda / Comisario de Propaganda: Bonafides (1952?)

Commissioner of Tax Suppression/ Comisario de la Supresión de Impuestos: Sir Robert Armstrong (1951)

 

 

Nota Bene: In 1979, King Juan II or Jon Wynne-Tyson issued a State Paper by which he proclaimed 'null and void' all of King Juan I's or John Gawsworth's 'ennoblements' after 1951, for reasons similiar to those set out in my Prefatory Note. Afterwards, however, he deemed those of the actors Michael Denison and Dulcie Gray valid, as being well-deserved and not venal. All other post-1951 titles and offices included in the previous list (among them Jon Wynne-Tyson's Dukedom) have also been deemed deserved and not venal by myself, and are therefore valid now.

Javier Marías

 

Nota Bene: En 1979, el rey Juan II o Jon Wynne-Tyson emitió un Edicto Oficial por el que declaró "nulos e invalidados" todos los "ennoblecimientos" del rey Juan I o John Gawsworth posteriores a 1951, por razones semejantes a las expuestas en mi Nota Previa. Más adelante, sin embargo, consideró válidos los de los actores Michael Denison y Dulcie Gray, al juzgarlos merecidos y no venales. Los demás títulos y cargos posteriores a 1951 incluidos en la precedente lista (entre ellos el Ducado de Jon Wynne-Tyson), los he juzgado asimismo merecidos y no venales, y por lo tanto son ahora válidos.

Xavier Marías

 

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Appendix III / Apéndice III

Jon Wynne-Tyson's Redonda /
La Redonda de
Jon Wynne-Tyson

(updated / puesta al día 2001)

 

 

TITLES AND OFFICES BESTOWED BY JON WYNNE-TYSON, KING JUAN II

TÍTULOS Y CARGOS OTORGADOS POR EL REY JUAN II, JON WYNNE-TYSON

 

a) PEERS CREATED BY KING JUAN II /
PARES NOMBRADOS POR EL REY JUAN II

 

Dukes and Duchesses / Duques y Duquesas

Alan Coren, Duke of Pulcinella (1979)

Steve Eng , Duke of Nashville (1997)

Ronald Hall , Duke of Domingo (1984)

Peter Hilaire , Duke of Waladli (1979)

Dr Richard A Howard, Duke of Androecia (1979)

Madeleine Masson , Duchess of Mirage (1979)

Jack A Murphy , Duke of Strata (1979)

Desmond V Nicholson, Duke of Artefact (1979)

Denis Trewin Pitts, Duke of Torosguana (1984)

Roy Plomley, Duke of Deodar (1984)

John D Squires , Duke of Tort (1979)

Michael Storm , Duke of Callas (1984)

Albert A Wheeler, Duke of Cielo (1979)

 

Baronet / Baronet

Sir John Crocker (1979)

 

b) ORDERS BESTOWED BY KING JUAN II/
ÓRDENES CONCEDIDAS POR EL REY JUAN II

 

Knights / Dames Grand Cross of the Order of Santa María de la Redonda

Caballeros / Damas Gran Cruz de la Orden de Santa María de la Redonda

Her Majesty Queen Jennifer / Su Majestad la reina Jennifer (1970)

 

Knights / Dames Commander of the Order of the Star of Redonda

Caballeros / Damas Comendadores de la Orden de la Estrella de Redonda

David Atkins (1984)

Francis M L Barthropp (1993)

Michael Briggs (1984)

Pippa Burston (1985)

Robert Coram (1993)

Alan Coren (1979)

David Richard Holloway (1986)

Richard Liddle (1979)

Hugh Armstrong MacLean

Enda Padraigh O' Coineen (1979)

Hubert Gabriel de Ortiz (1991)

Libby Purves (1984)

Jay Rainey (1979)

Dr Alan Stoddard (1984)

 

Order of the Kingdom of Redonda

Orden del Reino de Redonda

Louis Barron

Alex E Kessler (1979)

Father William Lake (1979)

Michael Rowson (1984)

Harold Wilson (1979)

 

Members of the Kingdom of Redonda

Miembros del Reino de Redonda

Ian Clark (1979)

Maurice C Clarke, 'Mahaja' (1979)

Denfield Davis (1979)

Michael Debens (1979)

David Jeffery (1979)

Eric Joseph (1979)

Neville Riley, 'Gija' (1979)

Mitchell Saltwell (1979)

Romeo Simon, 'Black Spade' (1979)

 

c) OFFICES BESTOWED BY KING JUAN II /
CARGOS NOMBRADOS POR EL REY JUAN II

Attorney General / Fiscal del Tribunal Supremo: Tort (1979)

Court Jester / Bufón de la Corte: Pulcinella (1979)

Royal Archivist / Real Archivero: Harold Billings

Representative at the Information Center in Diamond Bar, California
/ Representante en el Centro de Información de Diamond Bar, California:
Hubert Gabriel de Ortiz (1991)

 

 

 

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Appendix IV / Apéndice IV

Javier Marías's Redonda /
La Redonda de
Xavier Marías

(updated / puesta al día)

 

 

TITLES AND OFFICES BESTOWED BY JAVIER MARÍAS

TÍTULOS Y CARGOS OTORGADOS POR XAVIER MARÍAS

 

a) PEERS CREATED BY JAVIER MARÍAS /
PARES NOMBRADOS POR XAVIER MARÍAS

 

Dukes and Duchesses / Duques y Duquesas

Pedro Almodóvar, Duke of Trémula (1999)

John Ashbery, Duke of Convexo (1999)

Pierre Bourdieu, Duke of Desarraigo (1999)

William Boyd, Duke of Brazzaville (1999)

A(ntonia) S(usan) Byatt, Duchess of Morpho Eugenia (1999)

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Duke of Tigres (1999)

Francis Ford Coppola, Duke of Megalópolis (1999)

Agustin Díaz Yanes, Duke of Michelín (1999)

Roger Dobson, Duke of Bridaespuela (1999)

Francis Haskell, Duke of Sommariva (1999)

Eduardo Mendoza, Duke of Isla Larga (1999)

Ian Michael, Duke of Bernal (2000)

Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Duke of Corso (1999)

Francisco Rico, Duke of Parezzo (1999)

Sir Peter Russell, Duke of Plazatoro (1999)

Fernando Savater, Duke of Caronte (1999)

W G Max Sebald, Duke of Vértigo (2000)

Luis Antonio de Villena, Duke of Malmundo (1999)

Juan Villoro, Duke of Nochevieja (1999)

 

Viscounts and Viscountesses/ Vizcondes y Vizcondesas

Frederic Amat , Viscount Viatge (2000)

Rita Gombrowicz, Viscountess Ferdydurke (2000)

Baronessa Beatrice Monti della Corte von Rezzori, Viscountess Antaño (2000)

Larissa Salmina-Haskell , Viscountess San Petersburgo (2000)

Jan Peter Tripp , Viscount Reutlingen (2000)

 

b) ORDERS BESTOWED BY JAVIER MARÍAS /
ÓRDENES CONCEDIDAS POR XAVIER MARÍAS

 

Knights / Dames Commander of the Order of the Star of Redonda

Caballeros / Damas Comendadores de la Orden de La Estrella de Redonda

Carmen López M.

 

c) OFFICES BESTOWED BY JAVIER MARÍAS /
CARGOS NOMBRADOS POR XAVIER MARÍAS

 

Diplomatic Corps (Redondan Ambassadors and Envoys)

Cuerpo Diplomático (Embajadores y Emisarios Redondinos)

 

Ambassador to the United States of America, or "Santayana" /
Embajador en los Estados Unidos de América, o "Santayana"

Esther Allen (1999)

Ambassador to Spain, or "De Wet"/
Embajador en España o "De Wet":

Julia Altares (1999)

Ambassador to Germany, or "Humboldt"/
Embajador en Alemania, o "Humboldt":

Paul Ingendaay (1999)

Ambassador to Italy, or "Baretti" /
Embajador en Italia, o "Baretti":

Daniella Pittarello (1999)

Ambassador to Iceland, or "Eddison"/
Embajador en Islandia, o "Edisson":

Jaime Salinas (1999)

Ambassador at the Court of St James, or "Blanco"/
Embajador en la Corte de San Jaime, o "White":

Eric Southworth (1999)

Consul at East Berlin, or "Friedrich"/ Cónsul en Berlín Oriental, o "Friedrich":

Elke Wehr (2000)

Consul at Xers, or "Urbach"/ Cónsul en Jerez, o "Urbach":

Juan Bonilla (2000)

Literary Envoy Royal, or "Di Seingalt"/
Real Emisaria Literaria, o "Di Seingalt":

Mercedes Casanovas (1999)

Surreptitious Envoy to the United Nations, or "Sorge" /
Emisario Infiltrado en las Naciones Unidas, o "Philby":

Rafael Ruiz de la Cuesta (1999)

 

Offices an Appointments / Cargos y nombramientos

 

Chancellor of the Privy Seal, or "Shaftesbury"/
Canciller del Sello Real, o "Shaftesbury"
:

Mercedes López-Ballesteros (1999)

Historiographer Royal in the Spanish Tongue, or "Inca Garcilaso"/
Real Cronista en Lengua Española, o "Inca Garcilaso":

Manuel Rodríguez Rivero (1999)

Historiographer Royal in the English Tongue , or " Tusitala" /
Real Cronista en Lengua Inglesa, o "Tusitala":

Bridaespuela (1999)

Master of the King's Music, or "Boccherini" /
Maestro de la Real Música, o "Boccherini":

Nicholas Clapton (1999)

Keeper of the Royal Drawings, or "Van den Wyngaerde" /
Conservador de los Reales Dibujos, o "De las Viñas":

César Pérez Gracia (1999)

Keeper of the Royal Archives, or "Sister Juana Inés" /
Conservadora de los Reales Archivos. o "Sor Juana Inés":

Montserrat Mateu (1999)

Poet Laureate in the Spanish Tongue, or Villamediana" /
Poeta Laureado en Lengua Española, o "Villamediana":

Malmundo (1999)

Poet Laureate in the English Tongue, or "Skelton" /
Poeta Laureado en Lengua Inglesa, o "Skelton":

Marius Kociejowski (1999)

Physician of the Royal Psyche, or "Dr Polidori" /
Médico de la Real Psique, o "Dr Polidori":

Dr Carmen García Mallo (1999)

Physician Royal in Ordinary, or "Sir Thomas" /
Real Médico Titular, o "Browne":

Dr José Manuel Vidal Secanell (1999)

Head of the Secret Service, or "Man Who Knew Too Much" /
Jefe del Servicio Secreto, u "Hombre Que Sabía Demasiado":

Alejandro García Reyes (1999)

Commissioner for Agit/Prop, or "Man Who Was Thursday" /
Comisario de Agitación y Propaganda, o "Hombre Que Fue Jueves":

John Cross / Juan Cruz (1999)

Photographer Royal, or "Clifford" /
Real Fotógrafo, o "Clifford":

Quim Llenas (1999)

Bookseller Royal in Spain /
Real Librero en España:

Antonio Méndez (& His Alberts) /
Antonio Méndez ( y sus Albertos) (Libreria Méndez, Madrid)
(1999)

Bookseller Royal in the United Kingdom /
Real Librero en el Reino Unido:

John de Falbe (John Sandoe Books, London/ Londres) (1999)

Master of the Royal Imprint in the English Tongue /
Maestro de las Reales Prensas en Lengua Inglesa:

Ray Russell (The Tartarus Press, Horam) (1999)

Fencing Master Royal, or "Lagardère" /
Real Maestro de Esgrima, o "Lagardère":

Corso (1999)

Master of the Royal Turf , or "Long Fellow" /
Maestro del Real Hipódromo, o "Tipo Largo":

Caronte (1999)

Master of the Royal Tauromachy, or "Pepe Hillo" /
Maestro de la Real Tauromaquia, o "Pepe Hillo":

Michelín (1999)

Manager of The National Football Team, or "Sir Stanley" /
Seleccionador Nacional de Fútbol, o "Mathews":

Eduardo Calvo, "Metropolitano" (1999)

Prisoner of Zenda Royal /
Real Prisionero de Zenda:

Miguel Marías (1999)

Portrait of the Artist Royal - Real Retrato del Artista:

Fernando Marías (2000)

Magic Flute Royal - Real Flauta Mágica:

Alvaro Marías (2000)

 

d) MEMBERS OF THE AYLESFORD FITZROVIAN ORDER/

MIEMBROS DE LA ORDEN FITZROVIANA DE AYLESFORD

 

Gail Nina Anderson (2000)

David Ashton (2000)

Christopher Martin (2000)

Sir Hywel Bowen Perkins(2000)

Adrian Robertson (2000)

Ray Russell (2000)

Julie Speedie (2000)

Mark Valentine (2000)

 

e) HONORARY CITIZENS OF REDONDA /

CIUDADANOS HONORARIOS DE REDONDA

 

María Rosa Alonso (2000)

Nacho Amado (1999)

Marisol Benet de Cavanna (2000)

Inés Blanca (1999)

Teresa Bordón (1999)

Blanca Chacel (2000)

Paolo Collo (2000)

Richard Grenville Clark (1999)

Marta Donada (2000)

Amaya Elezcano (1999)

Carina von Enzenberg (2000)

Barbara Epler (1999)

Susana Esparza (2000)

Glauco Felici (2000)

Carlos Franco (1999)

Gonzalo Garcés (2000)

Mercedes García Arenal (2000)

Carmen "Cuqui" García del Diestro (2000)

Gonzalo Gil (2000)

Edmundo Gil Casas (1999)

Marcos Giralt Torrente (2000)

Maria Grimley (1999)

Antonio Iriarte (1999)

Ulrike Killer (2000)

Michael Klett (2000)

Jara Llenas (2000)

Aline Glastra van Loon (2000)

May Lorenzo Alcalá (2000)

Christian Martí-Menzel (1999)

Aurora Martín (1999)

Antonio Martínez Sarrión (2000)

Augusto Martínez Torres (2000)

Juan Antonio Molina Foix (1999)

Rafael Muñoz Saldaña (1999)

Enrique Murillo (1999)

Marina Núñez (2000)

Ricard Núñez (2000)

Antonio Oliver (1999)

César Romero (1999)

Marisa Torrente Malvido (1999)

 

 

 

Nota Bene: Since Redonda is in part a fictional Realm, the Manager of its National Football Team, known as "Sir Stanley", "Matthews", and above all "Metropolitano", has decided to supply his ideal, not to say fictional, Redondan NTF, selecting the following players uniquely from the native countries of the Redondan Dukes, namely Spain, the United States, France, England, Cuba, Walles, New Zeeland, Germany and Mexico:
Casillas (Spain); Thuram (France), Helguera (Spain), Petit (France); José Mari (Spain), Xavi (Spain), Mendieta (Spain), Giggs (Walles); Raúl (Spain), Salva (Spain), Zidane (France). On the beach: Kahn (Germany), Abelardo (Spain), Beckham (England), Scholl (Germany).
The Royal Household respects this choice, but does not necessarily approve of it.

Javier Marías

 

Nota Bene: Al ser Redonda un Reino parcialmente ficticio, su Seleccionador Nacional de Fútbol, llamado "Sir Stanley", "Mathews", y sobre todo "Metropolitano", ha tenido a bien ofrecer su Selección Nacional de Redonda ideal, por no decir ficticia, seleccionando a los siguientes jugadores, de los países de origen de los Duques Redondinos exclusivamente, a saber, España, los Estados Unidos, Francia, Inglaterra, Cuba, Gales, Nueva Zelanda, Alemania y México:
Casillas (España); Thuram (Francia), Helguera (España), Petit (Francia); José Mari (España), Xavi (España), Mendieta (España), Giggs (Gales); Raúl (España), Salva (España), Zidane (Francia). En el banquillo: Kahn (Alemania), Abelardo (España), Beckham (Inglaterra), Scholl (Alemania).
La Casa Real respeta esta elección, pero no necesariamente la aprueba.

Xavier Marías