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Son Altesse Royale Prince James of France, The Count Quelen d'Ar Faou, later known as The Right Honorable James Reid Au'Occouch-van der Hoop the Count Quelen d'Ar Faou & 20th Seigneur leCosquer (Lord deVelville = English disambiguation) is a member of the French and British Royal Families. Prince James is a former executive in the commercial airlines industry, an author, mural artist, and a recognized human rights advocate for the Native American/1st Nations communities of North America. 

Early Life

James was born in Oak Bluffs, MA on the island of Martha's Vineyard on 28 November 1977, into the French and British Royal Families. He is the 3rd son of Prince Ashley of France, Count Quelen d'Ar Faou and Lady Bernadette van der Hoop-Rebello, the Lady Stewart of Huntingdon.

The princely family was and is well rooted in the history of Martha's Vineyard (where they maintained their family residence of Cosquer Park) because Lady Bernadette is a citizen of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Nation, and a member of the Sachem's House. Lady Bernadette extended citizenship into the Aquinnah Wampanoag Nation to her 5 sons.

Prince Ashley's side of the family (the Williston-DePriest cadet branch of the House of Tudor ) was originally ordered by George II of Great Britain to migrate from Northern Wales to the Massachusetts Colony to mind the shop for the Crown. The Williston-DePriest family is closely related to many of the early colonial families of America such as: the Parsons family which have US Presidents (Bush, Reagan, Clinton, Washington, Roosevelt, Kennedy) in its ranks.

Prince James has the royalest of royal blood, but one might no know that he also maintains his place in American royalty through other colonial familial connections the Prince is related to James Taylor; Denzel Washington; Patricia Arquette; Rue McClanahan; Alanis Morissette, among others.

Prince James was raised in the quiet, tightly knit and completely sheltered Martha's Vineyard community where he lived until he went off island to continue his education.

Education

James was 1st educated at the Oak Bluffs School and then continued to be educated at the elite Martha's Vineyard High School where upon graduating in the top 10% of his class he went on to study at Bridgewater State University and McGill University. Prince James never sought a degree from either institute of higher learning, rather he simply wanted to experience life for the common American student.

The following year James entered the commercial airline industry. in August of 2000 he joined the commercial airline industry and becoming an Operations Coordinator for Continental Airlines for the airline in a mid-executive capacity before retiring after 9/11/01.

Professional Career

James spent a few short years working as an Operations Coordinator for Continental Airlines 1st stationed at the Albany International Airport and then he was mostly stationed at Boston Logan International Airport in Boston, MA.

On September 11, 2001 Prince James was called back to Boston from a personal holiday where he was visiting with family in the American Midwest. This the prince traveled East/Northeast on US 70 and then US 2 passing just North of Shanksville, PA and then into Manhattan's Port Authority by bus.

On September 12, 2001 Prince James was questioned for an extended period of time by agents from the FBI field office of Boston, MA, because James was personally acquainted with Jesus JR Sanchez who was killed on the United Airlines jet that crashed into the South tower on 9/11/01.

James left his job at Continental Airlines in June of 2003 after being diagnosed with PTSD brought on by his personal involvement in September 11th, 2001.

From April 2007 until November of 2019 James worked as a full time Human Rights activist. In the autumn of 2020 James founded the independent publishing house deVelville & leCosquer Publishing, Ltd. DeVelville & leCosquer Publishing was founded to be a catalyst for independent writers to publish their works for profit. James worked closely with the community of BIPOC and Indigenous authors in New York and Toronto to tackle head on the disparities between them and other racial groups who traditionally had better opportunities.

James continues to work full time as the Chief Executive Author of deVelville & leCosquer Publishing in tandem with his human rights advocacy.

Marriage

Prince James retired from his career and took up residence at his small farm on the shore of Lake Ontario in New York State where he convalesced from the unseen wound of 9/11/01 that continued to nag at his sleep.

In August of 2002 Prince James began to serious date Dr. David Marshall of Toronto seriously. After a couple years of dating each other exclusively the good doctor proposed marriage to the Prince in the morning of September 24, 2003

So, that day in the early afternoon of September 24, 1996 Prince James married the Honorable David Paul Rudd Marshall, MD of Toronto, ON, Canada at the Toronto City Hall in a civil ceremony at 1:30 PM presided by a municipal judge. The newlywed couple become the 100th gay couple to be married in Canada when same sex marriage became legalized.

The couple lived in Toronto in their home in the midtown section until Dr. Marshall passed away from lung cancer in 2007.

Human Rights and Charity Work

As a child Prince James was taught by his parents - Prince Ashley and Lady Bernadette - that as a member of a lineage that had molded the face of modern governance that he had a duty to serve the public, especially the less fortunate. So, James spent countless weekend delivering meals to homebound elderly people and mowing lawns of the elderly for free.

As a result of the example of charity that was imbued into his Jams has continued throughout his adult life working as a staunch human rights advocate for Native American and 1st Nations women and children. However, it was only after James left his job at Continental Airlines that he immersed himself into full time advocacy.

In April of 2007, When Dr. Marshall passed away, Prince James immersed himself in his work to occupy his mind in his own way of grieving for his late husband in the only manner that he knew to employ - giving to others.

Engaging in active participation the prince has joined 1st nations people in protests against the Canadian government's apathetic approach to the mass disappearance of 1st Nations women across Canada. Prince James has helped to organize fundraisers for safe houses for native women and kids as well as other works.

In 2018 Prince James was arrested by the Toronto Police Service after having organized, announced and participated in a protest at Queen's Park (provincial parliament of Ontario) in Toronto. The prince spent 4 months in custody before Queen Elizabeth II ordered his release. Prince James works behind the scenes of several NGO's and charitable organizations. James likes to stay out of the limelight as much as possible so he works for charity in supportive roles behind the scenes so as not to direct attention from the the charity to his highness.