Luthori

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Following the dramatic resignation of Kerry Slaughter, former Kalistani ambassador to Luthori – his comments on his “meetings” with Emperor William XI left the Palace puzzled, with a statement being released following the comments from Kalistani Foreign Minister, Sir Thomas Harrey on the grounds of Mr. Slaughter’s resignation from his diplomatic mission in Luthori. 

In Kalistan, unofficial reasoning is that Mr. Slaughter resigned due to his “agreement with the Egelian estimation of the acuity of the Luthorian Monarchy” - not only did this estimation from the Iconico tabloid got a severe response from the Palace, but it also triggered the King of Egelion to formally apologise to His Majesty – in a letter later published by Egelian and Luthorian news outlets. 

For Their Majesties’ press secretary, Sir Thomas Hull – these accusations are “nothing new” and “once again demonstrate some people’s unfortunate beliefs in unfortunate pieces of lies and deceit that some try to argue is an accurate representation of a four-thousand year old institution”, he moreover stated that it was “more shocking that a foreign diplomat once in service in Luthori endorsed these claims”. 

Hull addresed some of the foreign minister’s comments – with the state official notably stating that Mr. Slaughter found the “conversations with the Emperor to be tedious to the point of insult”, the press secretary simply said that “people might have their own opinions on their reports to foreign dignitaries in the nation that they represent – unfortunately, most of the time, diplomats, even retired, refrain from using such inflammatory language – and worse, the head of the ministry of foreign affairs of such nation would also refrain from using the same tone that was used here – except if wishing to create a diplomatic incident.” 

In addition, he said that “audiences, contrary to what the Kalistani Foreign Minister’s statement might say with His Imperial Majesty are rare, an extraordinary occurence that isn’t granted on all occasions.” He also stated that official documentation states that former Ambassador Slaughter only met with His Majesty on three separate occasions – the first being following the passing of the late Emperor Richard II, where His Majesty met with foreign ambassadors who each expressed solemn solidarity with Luthori, the second during a 30-minute audience in 5703 and finally on the Official State Dinner in September 5704. Most of the other times, the Ambassador met Luthorian state officials in the government – mostly the former Foreign Secretary, Lord Stanley. 

When asked about his thoughts about Mr. Harrey’s comments about these feelings being “widespread” within Kalistan’s foreign ministry – Mr. Hull simply said that it was “disappointing” and “distasteful for a respected ministry of foreign affairs to step so low as to have false viewpoints about a nation that they had never seen, and about people they would never see.” 

This sharp tone in response to Mr. Harrey’s comments on the grounds of Mr. Slaughter’s resignation from his post in Luthori – coupled from its earlier response to the allegations from the Iconico tabloid in relation to the House of Orange-Villayn seem to point out towards a far more active Palace communication field – rather than the mostly passive Palace’s communication in relations to scandals surrounding His Late Majesty, Emperor Richard II’s reign. While the Emperor himself and his extended family remain silent on most matters, the Palace’s communication services instead repond here. 

Finally, in matters related to the letter from the Egelian monarch, published by the NLB in its 8pm news – the Palace stated that “His Imperial Majesty and Her Imperial Majesty are pleased at the kind letter from His Majesty, the King of Egelion and have expressed a shared sentiment of gratitude from the genuine letter of apology – on behalf of some rogue actors in his nation from His Majesty. Their Majesties are equally hoping to visit the Kingdom of Egelion in the near future, so as to reassure ancestral ties existing between the two royal families.” in a statement later released to the press.