05-06-2026, 09:23 PM
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House Ananto prepares for Transition
Lady Ananto-McLinn to hand over reigns to Princess Jennifer Ananto-Rosenfeld
Luxon, Grand Duchy of Ananto
August 15, 5731
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The Current and Future Directors of House Ananto in Luxon
Her Highness, Princess Melanie Ananto-McLinn has decided to retire from her office at House Ananto, after her relatively brief tenure. "i have asked His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor if retirement from this post was an option anytime soon. He asked me to remain at the Director position until Her Highness, the Princess Jennifer Ananto-Rosenfeld can complete her final year of school in Luxon. Lady Ananto-Rosenfeld has been interning at House Ananto while she is attending college here, and is expected to graduate with a bachelor's degree in finance and business administration. She is here training to replace me, so I am aiming for June of 5732 for retirement."
The Princess, once the Chancellor of the Empire, has been at the helm of House Ananto for just under 6 years, said that her time at House Ananto has been very humbling. "Here I not only manage the public schedules of the Royal Family, but am also responsible for overseeing all of the assets of the Anantos. The numbers are staggering. Combined with assets held by Miramar, the Royal Family is worth more than 1.6 trillion Imperial Pesos, and they pay more in taxes every year on that wealth than some nations take in in revenue. Most of their liquid assets are in Miramar holdings, which account for most of the family's annual earnings, while their fixed assets are in property and the rather sizeable gem and metals horde that lives on the Ananto Estate in Eveari. The Crown Jewels collection is theirs as well, and some of those pieces are priceless. Before I took this job, I didn't fully know the extent of the amount of their wealth: It is kind of overwhelming to even think about, so I have been doing my best to prepare the Princess for what she will take up when I depart."
In honor of her long service to the Royal Family, Lady Ananto has already been promoted into the Ananto family through formal adoption by Her Highness, Princess of the Empire Carolina Ananto-Connor. She was also conferred the title of Baroness of Luxon, making the town and its immediately adjacent territories her demesne for life. But earlier this month, the Emperor stripped his sister, Princess Jennifer Ananto-Rosenfeld of the title Countess of Luxon, naming her to the County of Green, which went vacant following the death of Lady Allison Ananto-Westmoreland. The Emperor formally decreed that the County of Luxon shall go to Princess Melanie Ananto-McLinn. The National Assembly agreed to the transfer of the title in Ananto, citing it as the Emperor's prerogative to dispense titles within Ananto as he sees fit, though maintained their ban on Lady Ananto-McLinn returning to her own original County of Lucid, and maintaining the ban on her holding offices of public trust. The Emperor is currently in talks with the Lord Mayor of Kaliburg-Port Davon, Lord Christopher James, to lift the prohibition on Lady Melanie in Kaliburg.
"Lady Melanie Ananto-McLinn may have technically violated the law in Kaliburg," said Princess Jennifer Ananto-Rosenfeld, speaking to the Kaliburg City Government on behalf of lifting the ban last June. "She does not deny this, and as a matter of fact, plead no contest to the charges against her. But she has more than served her sentence. She has been shunned throughout this entire nation by everyone except my mother, and my family. She was stripped of her rights and privileges which were granted to her originally by the Duke of Suldanor, and then by the voters of this nation, and which should have been hers by virtue of her noble birth and descent from Emperors and Empresses of the 4th Dynasty anyway. And we have shown our faith in her by adopting her into our family, as a sister to my mother, and as an aunt to myself. I call upon you, members of the City Council, do the right thing and allow her to have the full rights of any citizen. She has paid for her crimes, and has been fully restored to all aspects of her citizenship but this one thing." The Lord Mayor expects to issue a verdict on the question in September.
When asked what she wants to do after retirement, she said she has been invited to stay with Princess of the Empire Carolina for a while. "Her Highness strove the entire time to make me her friend," she says with a laugh. "She wore me down. I really enjoy my time in Eveari and am always very happy to welcome her and the Prince Consort to my home when they come to visit. The fondness for her has only grown over the past few years, and I would say now, that she is probably my best friend. So yes, I am going to go stay with her for a few months and enjoy having nothing to do." After that, she says, she may become a tourist and visit places in the world she has always wanted to go. "I doubt even the most interesting things in the world could possibly compare to the most mundane things in my own nation, but I am at least willing to give it a shot." She said she will definitely try to visit Athosia and Gaduridos on her trip. "I will be a private citizen then, not representing anyone but myself. Hopefully this will not cause problems for anyone."
Upon retirement, Lady Ananto-McLinn will be eligible for a pension from the Royal Family fund. "This was determined by Lady Christina and the Empress--it was completely out of my hands. Initially some on the Board complained that I should not get a pension from the Royal Fund, due to my situation and the fact that I was born Alvarez and not Ananto, but Lady Christina said then that the rule was that pensions go to every member of the Royal Family, and she stood by the decision almost more vocally than any other person, even threatening to surrender her own pension so it could go to me. Christina said either I was an Ananto, and was entitled to all the rights and privileges of being an Ananto, or I was not, and the Empress had decided that question when she adopted me, so the matter was settled, and the board relented. I could never have imagined an Ananto standing up for me like that, and it really endeared me to this family who I had misjudged for so long."
Princess Jennifer is reportedly very excited about taking up her position as Director of House Ananto next summer. "She will also become CEO of Miramar, a position I was denied. Both organization work well when they work together, and I am excited to see what Jennifer does with both House Ananto and Miramar. I can't imagine more competent hands to leave this organization in than hers."
The Princess, once the Chancellor of the Empire, has been at the helm of House Ananto for just under 6 years, said that her time at House Ananto has been very humbling. "Here I not only manage the public schedules of the Royal Family, but am also responsible for overseeing all of the assets of the Anantos. The numbers are staggering. Combined with assets held by Miramar, the Royal Family is worth more than 1.6 trillion Imperial Pesos, and they pay more in taxes every year on that wealth than some nations take in in revenue. Most of their liquid assets are in Miramar holdings, which account for most of the family's annual earnings, while their fixed assets are in property and the rather sizeable gem and metals horde that lives on the Ananto Estate in Eveari. The Crown Jewels collection is theirs as well, and some of those pieces are priceless. Before I took this job, I didn't fully know the extent of the amount of their wealth: It is kind of overwhelming to even think about, so I have been doing my best to prepare the Princess for what she will take up when I depart."
In honor of her long service to the Royal Family, Lady Ananto has already been promoted into the Ananto family through formal adoption by Her Highness, Princess of the Empire Carolina Ananto-Connor. She was also conferred the title of Baroness of Luxon, making the town and its immediately adjacent territories her demesne for life. But earlier this month, the Emperor stripped his sister, Princess Jennifer Ananto-Rosenfeld of the title Countess of Luxon, naming her to the County of Green, which went vacant following the death of Lady Allison Ananto-Westmoreland. The Emperor formally decreed that the County of Luxon shall go to Princess Melanie Ananto-McLinn. The National Assembly agreed to the transfer of the title in Ananto, citing it as the Emperor's prerogative to dispense titles within Ananto as he sees fit, though maintained their ban on Lady Ananto-McLinn returning to her own original County of Lucid, and maintaining the ban on her holding offices of public trust. The Emperor is currently in talks with the Lord Mayor of Kaliburg-Port Davon, Lord Christopher James, to lift the prohibition on Lady Melanie in Kaliburg.
"Lady Melanie Ananto-McLinn may have technically violated the law in Kaliburg," said Princess Jennifer Ananto-Rosenfeld, speaking to the Kaliburg City Government on behalf of lifting the ban last June. "She does not deny this, and as a matter of fact, plead no contest to the charges against her. But she has more than served her sentence. She has been shunned throughout this entire nation by everyone except my mother, and my family. She was stripped of her rights and privileges which were granted to her originally by the Duke of Suldanor, and then by the voters of this nation, and which should have been hers by virtue of her noble birth and descent from Emperors and Empresses of the 4th Dynasty anyway. And we have shown our faith in her by adopting her into our family, as a sister to my mother, and as an aunt to myself. I call upon you, members of the City Council, do the right thing and allow her to have the full rights of any citizen. She has paid for her crimes, and has been fully restored to all aspects of her citizenship but this one thing." The Lord Mayor expects to issue a verdict on the question in September.
When asked what she wants to do after retirement, she said she has been invited to stay with Princess of the Empire Carolina for a while. "Her Highness strove the entire time to make me her friend," she says with a laugh. "She wore me down. I really enjoy my time in Eveari and am always very happy to welcome her and the Prince Consort to my home when they come to visit. The fondness for her has only grown over the past few years, and I would say now, that she is probably my best friend. So yes, I am going to go stay with her for a few months and enjoy having nothing to do." After that, she says, she may become a tourist and visit places in the world she has always wanted to go. "I doubt even the most interesting things in the world could possibly compare to the most mundane things in my own nation, but I am at least willing to give it a shot." She said she will definitely try to visit Athosia and Gaduridos on her trip. "I will be a private citizen then, not representing anyone but myself. Hopefully this will not cause problems for anyone."
Upon retirement, Lady Ananto-McLinn will be eligible for a pension from the Royal Family fund. "This was determined by Lady Christina and the Empress--it was completely out of my hands. Initially some on the Board complained that I should not get a pension from the Royal Fund, due to my situation and the fact that I was born Alvarez and not Ananto, but Lady Christina said then that the rule was that pensions go to every member of the Royal Family, and she stood by the decision almost more vocally than any other person, even threatening to surrender her own pension so it could go to me. Christina said either I was an Ananto, and was entitled to all the rights and privileges of being an Ananto, or I was not, and the Empress had decided that question when she adopted me, so the matter was settled, and the board relented. I could never have imagined an Ananto standing up for me like that, and it really endeared me to this family who I had misjudged for so long."
Princess Jennifer is reportedly very excited about taking up her position as Director of House Ananto next summer. "She will also become CEO of Miramar, a position I was denied. Both organization work well when they work together, and I am excited to see what Jennifer does with both House Ananto and Miramar. I can't imagine more competent hands to leave this organization in than hers."
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