Their colourful attire and even more lurid behaviour have generated headlines around the globe.
However, the saga of an “African tribe” squatting in a Scottish wood looks set to come to an end after they were threatened with court action after being served with an eviction notice for a second time.
The residents of the Kingdom of Kubala — in reality a man, his wife and their “handmaiden” — claim they settled in the Borders to reclaim land stolen from a black Jewish tribe 400 years ago.
