Luthori

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The Luthorian Museum of History and Antiquities has announced that, at the request of Emperor Richard II himself, that, the Luthorian infamous "Yeudi Gem", identified as being the Meleh's Gem, will be removed from the Crown's jewels guarded at the Tower of Fort William and will be transfered to the Luthorian Museum to be exposed in a collection reminscing about Yeudi-Luthorian art links throughout history.

The decision to remove the Meleh's Gem from the Crown Jewels is in itself unprecedented, no Luthorian monarch acted in such a way every since the other gem held by the House of Orange-Villayn was brought back to Beiteynu. Then to Xsampa and is now residing in Hutori. The Luthorian monarch's decision is for now unexplained, but regardless of the reasoning behind it, the Meleh's Gem is being transferred from the Tower of Fort William to the Luthorian Museum. 

Its exposure at the museum is expected to begin on September 8th, 5688 with the beginning of the exposition that should take place for the next two years, until 5690 or 5691, according to statements from Museum staff. The exposition aims to celebrate the millenial history shared between the Luthorian and Yeudi peoples as the latter are currently engulfed in a prolonged civil war.

The monarch's office accepted to make a statement about the Emperor-King's decision to remove the Yeudi gem from the Crown Jewels, through a statement released by the Orange Palace. 

"His Majesty the Emperor thinks that it's the best decision for everyone to allow for a closer look of the public of the Imperial Family's Crown Jewels. The Emperor already made that decision by allowing the exposition of the Imperial State Crown at the Tower of Fort William for a limited exposition. In the spirit of greater transparency wished by His Imperial Majesty, the decision has been made as such. Furthermore, the Emperor, aware of the plight of the Yeudi peoples at the Holy Land considered the exposition has a right opportunity to celebrate the links between Luthori and the Holy Land through its people."

The Emperor-King's decision was widely applauded, with Yeudi-Luthorian interest groups "thanking" the Luthorian monarch for the "opportunity" of looking to the gem through their own eyes, even if for a limited period of time. Usually, the gem is only shown during the Coronation ceremonies of the Luthorian monarch, as the gem is present at the scepter held by the Luthorian Emperor during the ceremonies.

Reactions in Yishelem hasn't been made yet, the Humperdinck-owned paper media, the Yishelem Post, is expected to release a paper about the Holy Land Yeudis' reaction to the exposition, but as usual with these type of events, it seems likely that the gem causes a rise in Yeudi tourism in the months following the exposition's start.

Others, however, sees a cunning and subtle reminder that the Luthorian monarch is a wielder of one of the eight Yeudi gems, and as such, is entitled to take the throne of Yishelem if requested upon, this interpretation is also shared by many historians who have studied Luthorian-Yeudi history of complex diplomatic relations, entangled with royal succession issues, as once, the Luthorian monarch was the King of the Yeudi Homeland, the last Luthorian monarch to have the title was Emperor Charles VII, before being deposed at the favor of the Canrillaise House of Orléans-Vasser. 

Many are wondering about the possible repercussions that this might have on the Luthorian monarchy's overall reputation in the Holy Land and many are doubting the sincerity of the Palace's statement, as in their eyes, the Emperor might just be doing that to score points with the Yeudi peoples.