London, May 2016. The Delegate has made a formal legal complaint and issued legal proceedings through lawyers, Carter-Ruck Solicitors against the Mail on Sunday for an article entitled “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” written by Ned Donovan and Ian Gallagher and published in the print and online editions of the newspaper on 29 May 2016.
In the article a series of false allegations has been made against the Anthony Bailey in his capacity as Delegate of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St George.
In a statement the Delegate said “The allegations that have been made by the Mail on Sunday are totally unfounded, and are now the subject of a legal complaint for defamation. I will continue to take such steps as may be appropriate to seek full vindication in respect of these scurrilous and unfounded claims.” For further information please contact Dominic Garner at Carter-Ruck Solicitors on 020 7353 5005.
A separate statement has been issued by HE Baroness Scotland QC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth which also firmly rejects the allegations made against her in the same article published in the Mail on Sunday.