Living without electricity or running water, the 800 inhabitants of Saint Helene speak English, sing British folk songs and eat traditional sandwiches. When the Empire withdrew due to pressure from America, their ancestors were left behind and gradually lost recognition from Britain. One Saint Helene local showed off a pair of rusty 17th Century cannon from an English frigate that he kept under his boathouse. All I need is them to meet and talk and buy us lunch.’Currently labourers are installing a basic electric grid on Saint Helene. Farmer Nelson Jackson-McNabb, 90, the oldest man of English descent on the islands, added: ‘I fancy Britain left us behind.

Source: Daily Mail May 12, 2018 07:50 UTC