- At the age of 15, he presented the findings of his 55,000 word research thesis to world leaders at the United Nations in Geneva and the UK government All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mentoring.
- His pedigree lineage is officially recorded in the College of Arms and granted permission by the Earl Marshall, The Duke of Norfolk to use the ancestral armorial bearings (coat of arms), which includes a portcullis with crossed swords (denoting defence) as the crest and the motto, 'In Undis Labentibus Ancora' (Amid the drifting currents, an anchor).
- Parents are Fabian Lord and Bernadette O'Connor.
- Reported to be the youngest person in the United Kingdom with the most Guinness World Records.
- As an author, prefers to write 2 books simultaneously to overcome writer's block.
- Refuses to watch any interviews he's appeared in.
- Has an eidetic memory. He can look at a book or a room layout and recall, in precise detail, the pages & layouts, months later.
- Holds a registered trademark for his proprietary memory technique.
- Awarded with the Prime Minister's Points of Light Award, the Diana Award and the British Citizen Youth Award for services to the community and charity, after engaging thousands of children and young people in his ground-breaking research.
- Wrote his first book at the age of 7 and at the time, became the UK's youngest Bestselling author.
- Is known to prefer being called "Monty".
- Born on the same date (June 4th, 2005) as Angelina Jolie.
- Is quick to point out that, despite the often-used label in the media, he rejects the term "Genius".
- Greatly admires the on-screen work of Charles Laughton (Witness For The Prosecution) and Robert De Niro.
- Named in The Independent Newspaper (The Happy List 2020/21) as in the Top 50 inspirational people driving positive change in Britain.
- His first job was working as a Customer Assistant at Vue cinemas.
- Holds 5 Guinness World Records as a world memory champion (mnemonist).
- Advised the UK government and NHS Public Health England over the findings of his separate research at the outset of the Covid lockdowns.
- At 6 months old, on a trip to Jamaica, American tourists kept mistaking him for the Gerber baby (from the Gerber food commercials) and continually stopped to take photographs.
- Was Head boy at St. Joseph's RC High School.
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