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Didulo's caravan is funded by donations from her followers, some making large monthly donations even while facing foreclosure.<ref name=CS/> The number of people who were subscribing to Didulo's [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] account varies, but is most commonly estimated at 60,000 or 70,000.<ref name=Guar/><ref name=ML/><ref name=NY/><ref name=DB/> She regularly solicits donations through social media. In August 2022, these fundraising efforts included a video message that was presented as an endorsement and fundraising pitch from [[Roger Stone]]. Stone's lawyer intervened to deny his client had anything to do with Didulo, Stone himself warning his Telegram followers the campaign was "a scam".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lamoureaux |first=Mack |date=September 9, 2022 |title=The QAnon Queen Used a Roger Stone Cameo to Raise Money |work=[[Vice.com|Vice]] |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7g3wy/qanon-queen-romana-didulo-roger-stone |url-status=live |access-date=September 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909172623/https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7g3wy/qanon-queen-romana-didulo-roger-stone |archive-date=September 9, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Palmer |first=Ewan |date=September 13, 2022 |title=Roger Stone Issues Scam Warning Over QAnon 'Queen of Canada' |work=[[Newsweek]] |url=https://www.newsweek.com/roger-stone-scam-qanin-queen-romana-didulo-1742497 |url-status=live |access-date=September 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914121359/https://www.newsweek.com/roger-stone-scam-qanin-queen-romana-didulo-1742497 |archive-date=September 14, 2022}}</ref>
In 2023, Didulo was living in a motorhome near [[Tatamagouche]], Nova Scotia, before heading West with ssome of her supporters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lamoureux |first=Mack |date=June 13, 2023 |title=What Happens When a QAnon Cult Leader Moves Into Town |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7zzn9/qanon-queen-canada-nova-scotia-moves-in |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=Vice |language=en}}</ref> In September 2023, after having been forced to leave [[Kamsack]] by citizens and [[RCMP]] officers, Didulo and about fifteen to twenty-five supporters moved into a former school in [[Richmound]], Saskatchewan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66930536|title=A QAnon 'queen' and the Canada town that wants her gone|first=Mike|last=Wendling|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=September 28, 2023|accessdate=September 28, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Go Home': Locals Drive QAnon Queen Cult Leader Out of Yet Another Town|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d9wan/go-home-locals-drive-qanon-queen-cult-leader-out-of-yet-another-town|first=Mack|last=Lamoureux|publisher=[[Vice.com]]|date=September 20, 2023|accessdate=September 28, 2023}}</ref> Didulo initially responded to demonstrations against her presence in Richmound by allegedly threatening local officials through emails and social media posts. The RCMP indicated those allegations are under investigation.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 6, 2023 |title=Cult of self-proclaimed 'Queen of Canada' threatens Sask. village with public executions |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/cult-of-self-proclaimed-queen-of-canada-threaten-sask-village-with-public-executions-1.6988680 |url-status=live |access-date=October 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006221209/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/cult-of-self-proclaimed-queen-of-canada-threaten-sask-village-with-public-executions-1.6988680 |archive-date=October 6, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lamoureux |first=Mack |date=October 6, 2023 |title=Death Threats, Closed Playgrounds: QAnon Queen Wreaks Havoc in Small Town Canada |work=Vice News |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kx7q9/death-threats-closed-playgrounds-qanon-queen-wreaks-havoc-in-small-town-canada |url-status=live |access-date=October 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007105638/https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kx7q9/death-threats-closed-playgrounds-qanon-queen-wreaks-havoc-in-small-town-canada |archive-date=October 7, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=October 4, 2023 |title=Ominous letters from 'Queen of Canada' concern Richmound mayor |work=CKOM News |url=https://www.ckom.com/2023/10/04/ominous-letters-from-queen-of-canada-concern-richmound-mayor/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007105624/https://www.ckom.com/2023/10/04/ominous-letters-from-queen-of-canada-concern-richmound-mayor/ |archive-date=October 7, 2023}}</ref> In November, they briefly relocated their vehicles to an uncultivated field 11 km from town after the Fire Chief attempted to investigate possible fire code violations at the school, but soon returned to the former school grounds.<ref name=Out>{{Cite news |last=Sciarpelletti |first=Laura |date=November 18, 2023 |title='Queen of Canada' Romana Didulo and her followers leave Sask. village school after 2 months |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/queen-of-canada-romana-didulo-followers-leave-village-1.7032439 |url-status=live |access-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120170616/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/queen-of-canada-romana-didulo-followers-leave-village-1.7032439 |archive-date=November 20, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lamoureux |first=Mack |date=November 28, 2023 |title=QAnon Queen Cult Leader Returns to Small Town That Thought It Drove Her Away |work=Vice News |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a35pb/qanon-queen-returns-saskatchewan-town-canada |url-status=live |access-date=December 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130131021/https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a35pb/qanon-queen-returns-saskatchewan-town-canada |archive-date=November 30, 2023}}</ref> The owner of the property where the school is situated having failed to show up in court to answer to assault charges, a warrant has been issued for his arrest and he was briefly detained. His trial in Leader Circuit Court has been set for November 2024.<ref name=Out/><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Leo |first1=Geoff |last2=Patterson |first2=Dayne |date=October 13, 2023 |title=Owner of Sask. village's former school where QAnon 'Queen of Canada' is staying charged with assault |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/owner-village-school-queen-of-canada-charged-assault-1.6994988 |url-status=live |access-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119163950/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/owner-village-school-queen-of-canada-charged-assault-1.6994988 |archive-date=November 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Joy |first=Lisa |date=January 25, 2024 |title=Trial for QAnon's Ricky Manz set in Leader court |url=https://www.sasktoday.ca/crime-cops-court/trial-for-qanons-ricky-manz-set-in-leader-court-8161801 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128140334/https://www.sasktoday.ca/crime-cops-court/trial-for-qanons-ricky-manz-set-in-leader-court-8161801 |archive-date=January 28, 2024 |access-date=January 28, 2024 |work=SaskToday.ca}}</ref>
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