Court began with a very different tone for the self-proclaimed "Queen of Canada" and her supporters on Wednesday afternoon in Swift Current.
Justice Karl Patrick Bazin ordered all of those who refused to stand when he entered the courtroom, including Romana Didulo, to exit the Swift Current Provincial Court.
Didulo had to sit outside and wait for the remaining cases on the morning docket before being called back to set dates for her preliminary inquiry.
They settled on March 2nd to March 5th in 2026.
Didulo is charged with one count, fail to comply with undertaking condition, and one count, intimidation of a justice system participant.
Crown Prosecutor Curtis Wiebe stated it should only take one of those days to present his evidence.
Didulo will return to Swift Current on November 5th to ensure she has all available disclosures to continue representing herself.
In contrast to her first appearance, Didulo mostly nodded quietly and was agreeable when discussing the next steps in her proceedings.
She did indicate her incorrect assumption that Wednesday's appearance was meant as a plea hearing.
Didulo also requested a loosening of release conditions that have her confined to one address in Regina unless granted an exception by a parole officer.
She called the curfew "unjust and unfair."
Judge Bazin instructed Didulo to contact her parole officer and the Crown to make her case on that matter.
The leader of the "Kingdom of Canada" group that had occupied a decommissioned school in Richmound for two years, arrived at court flanked by several other vehicles full of white hat-wearing supporters.
As the court session was set to begin, Didulo marched towards the desk set aside for defence attorneys before being instructed to wait her turn in the gallery.
Judge Bazin then entered and requested that everyone remain standing.
He spoke of how rising when a judge enters to begin a courtroom session was a sign of respect to an independent judiciary.
"No one is above the law," Judge Bazin noted as he thanked those who remained standing.
When speaking to Didulo and her supporters, who remained seated, Judge Bazin accused them of attempting to discredit proceedings.
He added he would not tolerate disrespect and that people have the right to be confident the rule of law will be enforced fairly and impartially.
Judge Bazin then told anyone still sitting who had business with the court to wait outside, while requiring all others to exit the premises immediately.
Only a later arriving supporter was able to remain in the courtroom by the time Didulo's turn came up.
When her business was done, Didulo exited and greeted her supporters at the sidewalk outside of the Swift Current Provincial Court.
After a brief update on the day's events, she hugged many in a circle around her and departed for Regina.
Some of her supporters jokingly referred to her next court date, November 5th, being Guy Fawkes Day.
"Remember, remember the fifth of November," supporters were heard quoting a traditional English rhyme that commemorates the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot.
There were still fewer signs of the combative nature and dismissal of the court's jurisdiction witnessed in Didulo's first appearance on September 5th.
The owner of the former school in Richmound, Ricky Manz, has his next court appearance in Leader on Thursday.
The RCMP also announced new charges related to the September 3rd raid of the old school.
72-year-old Lise Beauchamp, 37-year-old Melony Vanderbrink, and 63-year-old Nancy Jancke of Richmound are all charged with obstruction of a peace officer.
Their next court appearance is November 20th in Leader.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority evicted everyone from the old school on September 5th.