Kayak policeman's 'royal' welcome

Sean Morley started his record bid on 3 April

A Cornish police officer, attempting to travel around the British Isles in a sea kayak, has been given a "royal" welcome from a tiny Irish island.

Sean Morley, 38, was greeted when he reached Tory Island off the northern Irish coast.

He was welcomed by Patsy Dan Mac Ruaidhri, who has held the title of king since 1993.

Sergeant Morley is now 66 days and more than 2,000 miles into his six-month trip, which began in Falmouth.

'Uncrowned king'

Sergeant Morley said: "Patsy Dan was a very charming man, he makes a point of meeting every ferry and welcoming visitors to the island

"Many Irish islands have had a tradition of rule by an uncrowned king, but only Tory island continues the tradition."

The traffic police officer from St Erth is raising money for the RNLI and the Marine Conservation Society during the trip, which should take six months.

His route is taking him on the seaward side of every inhabited island which makes up Great Britain and Ireland.

They include the Isles of Scilly, the Channel Islands and the Orkneys and Shetlands - as well as the remotest corner of the British Isles, St Kilda, the isolated Atlantic outpost 41 miles west of Benbecula in Scotland's Outer Hebrides.

Sergeant Morley has a target of 183 days to complete the journey, a total distance in excess of 4,200 miles.