Luthori

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Emperor William will be travelling in four different nations in his first real diplomatic test as the Luthorian monarch. Following his father’s demise four years ago and his mother’s own death at 102 last year, the Emperor of Luthori and his family have been in an extended period of mourning, the Palace having scaled back international engagements for the time being. 

It seems that this period is now over, as the Emperor is undertaking a tour of four Dovani nations, those being New Englia, Bianjie, New Verham and Xsampa. Both of those four nations currently maintain different types of links with the Luthorians, some are more culturally focused, such as New Englia and those more pragmatically driven to commercial ties, such as communist Xsampa. 

Emperor William and Empress Victoria will first begin their tour by visiting New Englia. Currently, in Luthori, there is a large segment of New Englian immigrants forming a non-negligible foreigner group, according to the latest statistics, around 800.000 Luthorians consider themselves to be “New Englian” by descent or birth. This large group unfortunately plays a large role in contributing in low-paying jobs, such as many immigrant communities in Luthori.  

The Luthorian Emperor and Empress will be meeting with state officials at the beginning of the visit, Emperor William will hold a speech focusing around Luthori-New Englia bilateral ties following the infamous “Legion of Dove” intervention in the country’s civil war in the 5630s. This mercenary group, funded by the IFIA, helped the New Englian Federal Gov’t to clear out rebel groups in the country’s civil war in the 5630s.  

While Emperor William’s visit might be well-received by Inglian communities, Kilani communities, still shaped by their opposition to Luthorian colonial rule during this colonial era remain apprehensive of the visit.  

Some argue that the Emperor should “apologise formally” for Luthori’s role in the colonial partition and subjugation of the Dovani continent. The Palace refused to leave an official statement on that matter.  

The Emperor and Empress will then visit the nation of Bianjie, with whom Luthori maintains cordial diplomatic relations, the Emperor’s visit comes following the New Verhamese civil war, during which Bianjie’s agreement to the hosting of Luthorian troops for a limited period proved paramount in the following embassy rescue operation.  

Emperor William and his wife will notoriously meet with Khan Nilhuma, visit military installations that served the Luthorians during their operation and visit numerous parts of Bianjie’s institutions, such as the College of Dovani or other beautiful locations during his stay. 

As a former Luthorian colony, the matter of apologies for colonisation also comes up in mind when considering this visit.  

Emperor William XI will then visit New Verham, where he’ll meet with state officials, visit the rebuilt Luthorian embassy and meet the troops who remained in New Verham to ensure security near the embassy. Around 30 Marines remains stationed in New Verham to this day to secure the perimeter, as the Luthorian government continues to classify New Verham as an “dangerous nation”. 

The Luthorian monarch will conclude his visit in Xsampa – where the Emperor will, as with Bianjie, meet with Xsampan state official, pay his respects to the fallen of the nuclear strike on Metz-Leonid in 5600. The monarch will also visit two monstaries during his visit – aiming at “learning more” about Daenist cultural and religious customs, in opposition to standard Luthorian Hosianism. 

Emperor William XI will be travelling during 17 days in total (3 days in New Englia, 5 days in Bianjie, 4 days in New Verham and 5 days in Xsampa). During which, the continuity of the Luthorian state will be provided by the Privy Council under the Prince of Orange. 

Prime Minister Seddon’s office remarked that Emperor William’s visit was aimed at primairly “building trust” between Luthori and these Dovani states following “years of shared history and collaboration throughout these last few years”. The Prime Minister surprisingly didn’t reject the notion of colonial “apologies” during this visit, saying that “the monarch apologising for Luthorian crimes isn’t something new, at all, besides it’s been 3.000 years since the last Luthorian troops left the continent following the signature of the Treaty of Port Morgan. But it’s up to His Majesty’s discretion to value the usefulness of such apologies to include them in a speech”