3 ‘Queen of Canada’ followers charged after refusing to give their names to police: RCMP

SaskatchewanThree more people have been charged following the RCMP’s raid earlier this month of the compound where the self-proclaimed “Queen of Canada,” Romana Didulo, had been living. Didulo also faces charges, and her preliminary hearing is now set for March 2026.Preliminary hearing for Romana Didulo set for March 2026Katie Swyers · CBC News · Posted: Sep 17, 2025 2:04 PM EDT | Last Updated: September 17Romana Didulo, the self-declared “Queen of Canada” speaks to media as she enters Swift Current Provincial Court on Sept. 8, 2025. (Alexander Quon/CBC)Three more people have been charged following the RCMP’s raid earlier this month of the compound where the self-proclaimed “Queen of Canada” had been living.The three people, aged 37, 63 and 72, are each charged with one count of obstructing a peace officer after they “did not provide their names and dates of birth to arresting officers on request,” RCMP said in a news release on Wednesday.They are scheduled to appear in court in Leader, Sask., on Nov. 20.Romana Didulo, the leader of what her followers term the “Kingdom of Canada,” separately returned to court Wednesday afternoon in Swift Current to set a date for her preliminary hearing, which is now scheduled to begin March 2, 2026. Didulo is charged with failing to comply with an undertaking and intimidating a justice system participant.LISTEN | Is the saga of Didulo over? One resident says not yet:  This is SaskatchewanRelief in Richmound after cult leader is removed. But is the drama over?The self-described Queen of Canada is on house arrest in Regina after police raided the former school in the village of Richmound where she lived with her followers for the past two years. Is the saga over? One resident and a cult expert say, not yet.Didulo was released following a bail hearing last week, and her release conditions include that she must remain in Regina pending her trial.Her cult had been occupying a former school in Richmound, Sask., for about two years until the RCMP conducted their raid on Sept. 3. Richmound is located about 365 kilometres west of Regina.WATCH | Who are the supporters of the self-proclaimed ‘Queen of Canada’? Who are the supporters of the self-proclaimed ‘Queen of Canada’?A dozen supporters in white hats showed up at the Swift Current courthouse on Monday to greet Romana Didulo, who calls herself the “Queen of Canada.” CBC’s Ethan Williams talks to Christine Sarteschi, a professor of social work and criminology at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pa., about how a cult mentality can develop.ABOUT THE AUTHORKatie Swyers is a reporter with CBC Saskatchewan, based in Regina. She is a 2021 Joan Donaldson Scholar and has previously worked for CBC Podcasts, CBC’s Marketplace, CBC’s network investigative unit, CBC Toronto, CBC Manitoba and as a chase producer for Canada Tonight on CBC News Network. You can reach her at katie.swyers@cbc.ca.