The
physical Archives are enormous (held since 1991 in a Bonded facility of over 35
square meters) and consisted of documents, photographs, audio recordings,
audio/video recordings, and magnetic data media. By 2022, the Archives had
grown over the years and contained over 800,000 paper documents, photographs, audio re4cordings, film and video recordings, and 220 electronic
databases.
By 2023,
the research, and concurrent document and evidence collecting mechanism, had
been in progress for some 35 years; and, the Archives were then sent to be
digitized and catalogued for onward use in publications and other media.
After the
conclusion of the digitization process, the Trusts originally believed that a
suitable institution for the conservation of these historic archives might be
in Boston; being, a city with a historic experience of both the British
Monarchy (Monarchist versus Republican) and the Religious (Protestant versus
Catholic) Issues which have impacted history. The archives contain much data
which would assist scholars when considering the constitutional and religious
issues which have sculpted history.
The Trusts
knew that the information contained in the Archives would cause substantial
discomfort to certain parties and institutions in Britain; and, when the Trustees
were negotiating a final depository for the physical Archives with academic
institutions in the United States, certain US academic institutions raised the
possibility of a dirty tricks campaign by vested interests. Indeed, the Boston
College Libraries indicated that they had been subjected to a dirty tricks
campaign by the British Government for the Irish Nationalist documentation they
hold. The Trustees then considered that the final repository for the Archives could
possibly be the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, Austin.
It was
initially planned that the Archives would be deposited at an academic
institution to allow academics, researchers, and authors, access to the
information for use in their own researchers; however, it then appeared that
the academic institutions felt that they would be in danger as the holders of such
an archive, and they were nervous in the role of custodians.
Therefore,
it was decided to digitize the Archives and then make several digital copies
available for access; and then if any vested interests tried any dirty tricks
campaigns, the entire digital archive would simply be made publicly available
online.
In respect
of the physical Archives, the Trusts are not looking for any financial
compensation or the sale of those physical resources, only the assured
preservation of the physical materials as a historic record. Obvious one would need to discuss the
mechanics of such an arrangement; meaning the documented ownership of the
physical materials, the access given to researchers, and other legal matters;
however, the Trusts which currently own the materials are amenable to an
equitable solution which would not impose any financial burden on any academic
institution.
As a
historic record the Trustees would want the Archives to be made available to
academics and researchers; however, for the sake of convenience this could be a
digitized copy which would ameliorate the logistics, and mitigate any physical
depredation issues.
The events
and conditions in so-called ‘Western Society’, certainly highlighted in the
greed of the Robber Barons and the incompetence of governments in the various
financial crises over the decades culminating with the 2008 crash, then clearly
seen in 2016 with both the Trump years and Brexit, and more so witnessed by the
events since 2024, has meant that the research and investigations conducted by
the Trusts have been expanded to cover the disorder of the now rapid and
continuous failings of the tribes in many countries, and the apparent intellectual
incapacity, corruption, and criminality, of many of the leaders of the tribal
elites.
Thus, the
research not only continues, but has been extended and accelerated to meet and
encompass the evolving new challenges to the Common Folk in many countries or
tribal areas. In general, this type of research uncovers many skeletons in many
cupboards, and each of those events have the possibility of being a source of
revenues from new Non-Disclosure Agreements.
Since the
death of Diana Spencer, the Trusts have used the income generated by the
Non-Disclosure Agreements and other revenue streams for two reasons: firstly,
to provide donations to the charities and organisations which Diana would have
supported and wished to help; and secondly, as a source of funds
for the research and evidence collection which continued after Diana’s death (and
then after the death of Ted Forstmann). Generally, 95% of revenues have gone to
donations, and 5% retained for research and the administration of the Trusts. With
the inevitable termination of some of the NDA agreements, it is now the
intention of the Trusts to promote the publishing and media activities to
enable new income streams from the relevant disclosures; and those revenues
will of course be primarily used for donations.
In fact,
with new research, new NDAs can be introduced and they will receive fresh funds
from those with matters to hide. The actions, misdeeds, and criminality, of the
political and tribal elites are likely to generate a flood of new revenues from
the provision of NDAs to those wishing to hide (from the public) knowledge of their
activities.