World War 1 sea graves hit by 'industrial- scale looting' from Royal Navy ship. First World War sea graves have been hit by 'industrial- scale looting' from a Royal Navy battlecruiser that was sunk by the Germans in the Battle of Jutland, archaeologists have claimed.

The Ministry of Defence has been accused of not doing enough to react following allegations that the some of the 2. North Sea battle are being torn apart by salvage teams. Among the worst- hit wrecks has been that of the HMS Queen Mary, which sank during the 3. Taken out of the sea: Large cordite cases on the deck of a salvage vessel, which are said to be of the British Clarkson type used for 1. Battle of Jutland.

Salvage: A boiler room condenser that archaeologists say is a British Admiralty type from HMS Queen Mary. Battlecruiser: HMS Queen Mary was sunk with 1,2. North Sea in 1. 91. Explosion: HMS Lion (left) is shelled and HMS Queen Mary (right) is blown up during the Battle of Jutland.

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The revelations come ahead of the centenary of the First World War’s largest naval battle next week in which more than 8,0. Jutland in Denmark. Conflict archaeologist Andy Brockman has been researching the looting for the Pipeline website which has led him to believe one of the worst culprits is Dutch salvage firm Friendship Offshore BV. He told Mail. Online today: ‘We’ve been aware that the Jutland wrecks have been looted since the 1.

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Crown property – and remain Crown property.‘Nobody should be touching them. Just over a year ago a colleague was approached by a source in the marine salvage business who wanted to expose what was going on.‘The information, the pictures and our assessment of the pictures was originally taken to Mo. D police plus senior officials at the Mo. D in the hope that they might actually be goaded into doing something.‘It then became clear that they were going to be doing absolutely nothing. There was no desire on the part of the Mo.

D to investigate. It’s money and the resources that it would take to deal with it.’All guns blazing: Both sides claimed victory as the Germans lost 1. Britain lost 1. 4, but the German surface fleet failed to significantly challenge the British again during the war 3.

HMS Warspite and Malaya seen from HMS Valiant on May 3. Battle of Jutland. Going down: A German light cruiser sinks as a British destroyer can be seen in the background at the battle‘What sets this one apart is the very particular issue of missing Royal Navy sailors and the war grave idea. This isn’t the only time that the Mo. D has been tripped up over this.’JUTLAND: THE ONLY HIGH SEAS CONFLICT DURING WORLD WAR ONEThe Battle of Jutland is considered to be the only major naval battle of the First World War. A raging conflict on the Cimbrian Peninsula saw the British Navy lose dozens of ships and thousands of men.

However, it was a battle won, with the German Navy never again able to fight at sea during the war - in some way down to the loss of SMS Lützow. German battlecruiser SMS Derfflinger at Jutland. Two years into the war and Britain had an effective blockade of Germany. Up until 1. 91. 6, the German High Seas Fleet had been commanded by Admiral von Poul who was considered by many to be too passive in his approach to what the German Navy could do. In 1. 91. 6, von Poul was replaced by the far more aggressive Admiral Reinhardt von Scheer.

He saw the damage the British blockade was doing to the German war effort, and decided to take action. His plan was to lure the British fleet out of their bases and - by using submarines and surface boats - destroy them. In May, Scheer ordered Admiral von Hipper to sea with a fleet of 4. Their instruction was to move along the Danish coast - news that quickly reached Royal Navy commander Admiral Jellicoe in Rosyth. He saw this movement of such a large force as a provocative move and ordered the Grand Fleet to put to sea. The Battle of Jutland started on May 3. On that afternoon, the Navy - led by Vice- Admiral Sir David Beatty's battle- cruiser squadrons - encountered Hipper's battle- cruiser force long before the Germans had expected.

A running battle ensued, which culminated with the British vanguard being drawn into the path of the High Seas Fleet. Retreating, the fleet lost two battle- cruisers from their force of seven and four battleships.

The battleships, commanded by Rear- Admiral Sir Hugh Evan- Thomas, were the last to turn and formed a rearguard as Beatty withdrew, now drawing the German fleet in pursuit towards the main British positions. As the battle grew, the two fleets – totalling 2. Fourteen British and eleven German ships were sunk, with great loss of life; more than 6,0. Royal Navy and 2,5. Germans. He added that the salvagers were after copper and bronze, and it is thought that what they allegedly took between 2.

The wrecks are covered under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1. Britons to disturb them, and under sovereign immunity which could see overseas prosecutions being brought. Mr Brockman continued: ‘The Queen Mary in particular saw 1,2. Jutland. [The looting] is disrespectful.‘And also, there’s a sense of anger at the fact that the politicians are happy to go in front of the cameras and talk about how we must show respect for the dead of the world wars, but when faced with a managerial issue like this they’ll brush it under the carpet.’The battle which began on May 3. British Grand Fleet sailed from Rosyth, Cromarty and Scapa Flow to repel the German High Seas Fleet fighting to break a British blockade. Both sides claimed victory as the Germans lost 1. Britain lost 1. 4, but the German surface fleet failed to significantly challenge the British again during the war.

Captain Paul Quinn OBE, general secretary of the Royal Naval Association, told Mail. Online today: ‘Obviously the war graves of course must remain undisturbed.‘If this story is true and salvagers are going onto wrecks of the German or Royal Navy then they are graves and should not be disturbed.‘Sadly this is not the first, and I doubt it will be the last time it happens. Some of this metal from these wrecks is very valuable.‘It’s not necessarily to do with the straight scrap value, but because these ships were sunk before the nuclear age, this metal is clean in that way – it’s very valuable in medical applications.‘Because it was protected from radiation that’s been in the atmosphere from 1. The simple thing is that if the ship goes down in action with sailor then it becomes a war grave and should be not touched.’And, speaking to The Sun, marine archaeologist Innes Mc. Cartney, who wrote Jutland 1. The Archaeology of a Nautical Battlefield, said of the looters: ‘They are causing untold damage.‘The wrecks today look completely different to how they did even as recently as 2. Watch The Long Riders Online (2017).

Fifteen wrecks, or 6. A Navy spokesman said: ‘The Government does not condone the unauthorised disturbance of any wreck containing the war dead and works closely with governments and other authorities to prevent inappropriate activity.‘Where we can identify items for sale from protected wrecks, the Government seeks to intervene and take possession of them.’Friendship Offshore BV declined to comment when contacted by Mail. Online for comment today.

Prince’s Closest Friends Share Their Best Prince Stories. Richard Avedon. From Van Jones to Carmen Electra, publicists to Paisley Park members, those close to Prince Rogers Nelson tell tales—ordinary and out there—of the late legend. He was a legend, a virtuoso, one of the true gods of music. But he was also (at times, anyway) a person in the world like anyone else. He liked to send goofy Internet memes to his friends. He made really good scrambled eggs.

He rode his bike a lot, went to the hardware store, called old friends late at night. Chris Heath spoke with band members, fellow artists, and Paisley Park veterans about the life and times of Prince Rogers Nelson—the real Prince, the man so few people got to know before he was gone.“Really, I’m normal. A little highly strung, maybe. But normal. But so much has been written about me and people never know what’s right and what’s wrong. I’d rather let them stay confused.” — Prince, 2.

Corey Tollefson(Minneapolis- based entrepreneur and fan; attended events at Paisley Park for over 2. The thing that was funny was you never saw Prince [first], you smelled him. He always smelled like lavender. And you knew when he was there because you'd turn around and go, "Holy shit, I smell Prince." And then, ten seconds later, you'd see him.

Kandace Springs(singer; befriended by Prince via Twitter after he discovered her cover of a Sam Smith song online in 2. He smelled like lavender. Dude, I'm not even kidding you.

Overtime. My sister burns lavender in my house and I'm, "Oh God, it smells like Paisley Park." That's Prince. Maya Washington(photographer; befriended by Prince after he discovered her online in 2. Before you meet him, you have the idea of him being this thing: He's untouchable, he's a unicorn, he's a meta- planet. So the first thing I was taken aback by, and a lot of people are taken aback by, is his size. Because I'm short, I'm five three…and he's shorter than me. But, that aside, he is a unicorn.

He's somehow floating when he's talking. Morris Hayes(keyboard player; Prince's longest- serving band member, 1. I remember taking him to the hardware store in my camping van. He wanted to go buy a lock. And we go to Ace Hardware—it's snowing and freezing—and I say, "Okay, Prince, you stay in the car." So I'm picking stuff up in the aisles, I look over, he just cruises by in a turtleneck sweater and his fuzzy boots, and people are looking like, "Oh my God, Prince is in the hardware store!" He comes and finds me and he's got a handful of crap—like, "Can we buy this?" I'm, "What did you do with the car?" He says, "It's out there—it's just running." I said, "Prince, you can't leave the car running—somebody could just steal the car." He said, "This is Chanhassen—nobody's gonna steal the car." So we get out to the car and sure enough it's out there, just running, smoke coming out of the tailpipe. And he's like, "I told you."Carmen Electra _(dancer and singer; discovered by Prince in 1. He never slept—he couldn't sleep.

I would wake up alone: Where'd he go? And his housekeeper said, "He's in the studio." Or he would leave the sweetest little notes on the stairs that would say: "Had to work! Couldn't sleep. Come see me."Springs: I saw his room and all that.

His room was so small compared with everything I saw. You'd never expect him to live there. It was kinda homey—he had this little queen- size bed, and a huge- ass TV, like a 5. He had a little private bathroom right there, a big- ass bathtub in there, and fake palm trees and a tan- colored floor—doing a little beach look. I saw his bathroom because I left my hair dryer at the hotel and I needed to do my Afro for the show, and he let me use his hair dryer. Misty Copeland _(principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre; appeared in a Prince video and live performances): _He never called from a number you'd recognize, so you'd never know it was going to be him.

Loved to speak in different accents—British and French…everything. Sometimes I'd be, "Who is this?" It would go on for a while, and then finally he'd laugh and it would be him. Van Jones: (political activist; met Prince after he tried to make a sizable donation to Jones's charitable organization anonymously): He always said the same thing whenever he was getting on the phone: "This is Prince." Not "How are you doing?" Not "What's up?" Kind of low: "This is Prince."“When people say about me that I live in a prison and don’t go anywhere, it’s just not true. I go to the store, I go to the video store, I go to ballets, movies, the park. I live like anybody else.

But I play music every day.” — Prince, 1. Jill Willis(Prince's publicist, 1. He was always dressed in what could look like show/stage clothes: a couture suit, matching handmade boots from a shoemaker in Paris, his hair done and full makeup. One time, I had taken the red- eye from L.

A. to Minneapolis and went home long enough to shower, threw on a baseball cap, jeans, sweatshirt, and drove over to the studio. I went up the stairs and Prince was coming down the hall from his office. Going fishing?" he asked.

Gwen Stefani: The first time I met him, this is my memory: He was wearing an all- purple velour jumpsuit with the collar that goes up, kinda like an Elvis jumpsuit. And high heels and makeup. He was such a cool, amazing guy that just never turned off. Like, he really was living that version of what you think he was—that was him. Ian Boxill(engineer at Paisley Park, 2.

Even when he was dressed down, he'd dress like Prince: three- inch- tall flip- flops, or these heels with lights—they'd light up when he walked. That was his comfortable clothing. He had no pockets. You know, if you got people around that can carry phones and money for you, you can get away with that. No pockets and no watch.

If he needed to use a phone he'd use my phone or a driver's phone. Hayes: We have a thing called Caribou Coffee in Minnesota, which is like Starbucks. He'd go over there, and he didn't have any pockets. He didn't have a wallet or any credit cards. He just had cash he'd carry in his hand—like, a $1. And whoever took his order, they'd have a good day, 'cause he'd buy his coffee drink and then just leave the whole hundred.

He doesn't wait for any change because he doesn't have anywhere to put it. Van Jones: He was very interested in the world. He wanted me to explain how the White House worked. He asked very detailed kind of foreign- policy questions.

And then he'd ask, "Why doesn't Obama just outlaw birthdays?" [laughs] I'm, like, "What?" He said, "I was hoping that Obama, as soon as he was elected, would get up and announce there'd be no more Christmas presents and no more birthdays—we've got too much to do." I said, "Yeah, I don't know if that would go over too well."Tollefson: In the'9. Paisley Park, without a bodyguard. And then I'd say around 2.

I'm not going to say he stopped caring; he stopped being over the top. He just didn't give a shit. He just walked around and he talked to people. He was always smiling. He'd bring people in, we'd have listening sessions at Paisley.

Hayes: I took him to the bike store and I bought him a bike because he said he wanted a bicycle. I got him all sized up for it, and then I told him, "Okay, Prince, I'm only buying this bike if you get a helmet." And he said, "I don't want a helmet." I said, "Well, I'm not buying this bike, sir, if you don't get a helmet—you have to ride with a helmet or else I can't be responsible for you being on this bike." He says, "Well, I don't want a helmet." I said, "I'll get you a cool one—and I'll get one, too." So we got the helmets, but I found out later that he was riding the bike and he didn't wear it. Tollefson: There's an arboretum, literally down the street from Paisley. And during the day he'd ride his mountain bike around town, and nobody would bother him. Keith Lowers(longtime fan): Once the lights turned on [after a Paisley Park event in September 2.

I left quick because I'm super claustrophobic and can't take the cattle- exit style of most rock shows.