INDEPENDENT mini-state Sealand could be handed over to new “rulers” - if they are prepared to cough up the asking price of more than £65million.
It's a chance for someone to have their own island home off the Suffolk coast, a real getaway from it all - with just the passing ships and seabirds for company.
One of the world's smallest countries, the 550 sq m principality, which is seven miles off Felixstowe, is this year celebrating its 40th anniversary and currently undergoing major refurbishment work following a fire last summer.
It has been ruled for the past four decades by Major Roy Bates, now 85, and his family but they are looking to “transfer” tenancy to someone else, although they would still keep ownership.
Roy of Sealand introduced a constitution in 1974 and a flag, national anthem, currency (the gold and silver Sealand dollar, which is the equivalent to the US dollar) and passports have followed suit.