Joan Bates

Joan Bates (née Collins; 2 September 1929 – 10 March 2016), also known as Princess Joan of Sealand, was the wife of Paddy Roy Bates, a British entrepreneur who founded the self-proclaimed micronation known as the Principality of Sealand.

Joan Bates
Bates in the 1970s
Born
Joan Collins

(1929-09-02)2 September 1929
Died10 March 2016(2016-03-10) (aged 86)
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK
TitlePrincess consort of Sealand
Spouse
Paddy Roy Bates
(m. 1949; died 2012)
Children
  • Michael Bates
  • Penelope "Penny" Bates
Parents
  • Albert Collins (father)
  • Elizabeth Collins (mother)
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