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Empress Mary visits Fort William
Three day informal trip goes unmarked in Luthori
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
August 25, 5641


Her Imperial Majesty takes in the Sights in Luthori's Capital

Her Imperial Majesty, Empress Mary I Ananto, visited the Empire of Luthori this week ahead of her September wedding. The informal visit lasted for three days, and consisted mainly of a meeting with the staff of the Kalistani Embassy in Fort William and then sight seeing in the capital. She was greeted at the airport by the Lord Ambassador, his Excellency Joseph Alvarez, who had recently taken up the post in the Artanian Capital, but no Luthorian officials were present for the visit.

Once there, the Empress made a stop at the Embassy to greet the diplomatic staff, and to see operations in the Embassy. She then visited the Consulate downstairs in the Embassy, and was provided with a tour guide for the City.

While in Fort William, she travelled without any significant security or official staff present. According to the Embassy, this was what the Empress preferred, saying that she just wanted to blend in to the population. According the Embassy spokespeople, she went through most of her day visiting landmarks, sampling food and drink from the Artanian city, and taking in a live music event. "For the most part, nobody recognized the Empress in Fort William," said Ms. Diane Connelly, of the Anantonese Embassy. "She was apparently stopped on the street by some older women who mistook her for an actress, but when she introduced herself as Mary Ananto, the women politely but abruptly ended the conversation out of incredulity."

The Empress also took a tour of the countryside. "For this, Her Imperial Majesty was advised to rent a car, but she decided to take a bus instead." The Bus was on a regular route, and travelled to a nearby town and then back again. "It was an eventless trip through the countryside, but Her Imperial Majesty loved the jaunt nonetheless."

On the third day, She stopped by the embassy one last time and said good bye to the Embassy staff and then returned on a commercial flight via Lodamun to Kalistan. In Lodamun, she was greeted by a small group of people who were very cordial and polite to her, and reportedly still referred to her as Madame while she waited for her flight out to Kaliburg. She landed in Kalistan at 8:45 local where she was greeted by personal security and escorted back to Cliff House.

"Her Imperial Majesty said she wanted to make a trip to Luthori just because," said Connelly. "The Lodamun issue is still fresh for her and her wedding is coming up very soon, and it seemed like she just wanted to get away." The Spokeswoman reported that her favorite part of the trip was in getting to know the people of Luthori and listening to live music. "The Empress is a great admirer of Luthorian music in general, and it was a real treat for her to get to see some in person."

@LaModa