Martian Invasion of 1997

The Martian Invasion of 1997, simply known as the Martian Invasion and later known as the Dying Days, was an invasion of Earth by the Ice Warriors of Mars, which took place in May of the year 1997, seeing the United Kingdom briefly subject to the Martian Occupation. They used "giant camera tripods" during their invasion. (PROSE: The Dying Days)
== History ==
=== 6th May ===
The Prince of Wales and his sons were on the royal jet on course to London when the Martian ship entered the atmosphere, diverting to Madrid. Ancelyn was in Durham on a pilgrimage to the tomb of St Cuthbert when his sacred oath called him to protect the rightful sovereign of the Britons and their descendants. He headed to Balmoral with an SAS team to evacuate Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, with the submarine Prometheus waiting to take them to safety in Canada whilst other members of the royal family were being accounted for. (PROSE: The Dying Days)
=== 7th May ===
At 10 o'clock, the third Martian Proclamation was given:
=== 16th May ===
Royalists launched an attack on London, with Provision Government spotters reporting that they had blocked off the M25 and they are moving in on most of the major routes. Taking over local radio stations, they prepared a broadcast at midday, the same time as the "ex-Queen" was to address the UN General Assembly.
Following midday, the Brigadier spoke:
As the speech finished, the broadcast cut to live coverage of the Queen's address to the United Nations. She had 
been informed of the effort to retake London and had given it her blessing. Her speech began by wishing luck to
Lethbridge-Stewart and his forces. Her advisors waited outside as she spoke, preparing to hand out press 
releases and lobbying ambassadorial staff. (PROSE: The Dying Days)
=== Aftermath ===
Having been deposed during the invasion, Queen Elizabeth II was restored to the British throne. Her second coronation, the only recoronation in the history of the United Kingdom, was held on 23 November 1997. At this point, six months following the invasion, the whole incident was looked on as a distant memory.
Oswald put forward the claim that there had never been any Martians, it had all been part of the coup leaders' conspiracy to divert attention while they seized power. His main observation was that few people had actually seen a Martian, and no items of alien technology had been recovered. Any sightings' of the Martians or their ship could be put down to mass hysteria or ball lightning. Oswald wrote a book on the matter which had become a best-seller, and his theory was particularly popular in the United States. (PROSE: The Dying Days)
Shortly following the London UFO crash on 6 March 2006, (TV: , etc.) Steve G commented on Who is Doctor Who?, comparing it to the Martian space-ship that appeared over Trafalgar Square back in 1997, which he recalled turned out to be a hoax. Noting word that the Doctor was involved with that as well, Steve suggested that he was some sort of professional fake. Likewise, Rob believed it to be a hoax which he likened to the "so-called Martians back in '97". (PROSE: )
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