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Princess Katherine Ascends the Throne; Long live the Empress!

January 5592

Fort William, Luthori - Since Empress Audrey announced that she would be abdicating the Throne, the Luthorian Government has been preparing for this eventuality ever since that fateful speech. Today, on January 26th, 5592, after 42 years of reign over the Luthorian Empire and the Mordusian Commonwealth. The Empress-Emerita, as she's now called, signed the final papers which would officially transfer the titles and competences of the Crown upon her eldest daughter and heir, in other words, signing the last papers which would seal her abdication from both thrones. HM the Empress was the first Luthorian monarch to abdicate her position ever since Emperor Edward IV and the title that would vested upon her due to this was unclear. A sensible proposal was to make the former Empress an "Imperial Highness" and give her the rank of "Empress-Mother" or "Empress-Emerita", but this was rejected by the Luthorian Prime Minister upon grounds that the Empress was styled as 'Imperial Majesty' once, and there was "no turning back from this style of designation."

At the end, the Empress-Emerita was styled as "Her Imperial Majesty, Audrey, the Empress-Emerita" and this title became effective on this day in 12:05 PM, when the final documents were signed. Her Majesty the Empress [Katherine] then was summoned by the Imperial Ascension Council to be formally proclaimed as Empress and Monarch of Luthori. All members of the Privy Council, Justice of the Constitutional Court, the Prime Minister and the Lord President of the Council were present with the latter organising and leading the Ceremony.

The Empress then address a few words to the crowds of dignitaries before taking her leave towards Rottingham Palace. The Empress' Coronation is planned for the 2nd of September 5592.

Quite surprising, in her official title that was read by the Lord President of the Council during the Ascension Ceremony, there was no mention of either "Beiteynu" or the "Holy Land" in any lines of her title, maybe signaling the changing of course of the House of Orange-Villayn in regards to its relationship with the Holy Land, as reports states that the House of Banmek-Sntazed's mandate to rule over the Holy Land was re-affirmed.

The first act of Her Imperial Majesty as the Head of State was to create a new title for the King of Egelion, the Dukedom of Lichfield. That title was seemingly created to "restore ties" between the House of Orange-Villayn (Armstead) and the House of Orléans-Vasser. The Letter Patent of the Sovereign to his Egelian counterpart was sent to the Luthorian Embassy in Egelion to officially announce the gifting. Details of the title were not released by the Orange Palace. Yet, it also seems that the King may be given the rank of "Commander" of the Order of the Purple Pearl.

The Luthorian Prime Minister stated that the Honours List for the Abdication of the Empress Audrey titles that would be given shortly by the Government.

@TheTimes