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There will be an heir
Imperial Doctor Confirm that the Empress is with child
Eveari, Grand Duchy of Ananto
January 31, 5475


Empress visiting sick children at Kaliburg Children's Hospital last month

Her Imperial Majesty's Personal Physician, Dr. Margaret Ball-Stuart, confirmed to the Press this week that the Empress and Prince Consort are now officially expecting in a child. "Her Imperial Majesty, Empress Elizabeth is expecting," said Dr. Ball last night, in a brief public statement. "Following routine medical examination, the Empress was found to be 16 weeks into her pregnancy. The pregnancy is progressing on pace, the Empress is healthy and except for bouts of morning sickness, is feeling strong and is keeping a positive mental attitude. Both The Empress and the Prince Consort are very happy to be expecting their first child, and will receive excellent health care throughout the entirety of the pregnancy, especially due to the increased risk to health of both mom and baby given the Empress' age."

Crown watchers, who have been waiting for this news for almost a year, were reportedly overjoyed to hear that an heir is on the way. "I think the Empress is keeping her family matters very close to the vest," said royal gossip columnist Blake Roberts. "She usually doesn't share a lot of news about her personal life, so this announcement coming so close to the actual event is guaranteed to set us all positively buzzing looking for whatever details we can get. This is what is so exciting about this Empress! She always just keeps us all on our toes and wanting more!" Others speculated on whether the child would be a boy or girl, and what its name could possibly be.

"We are already seeing sports book betting on the sex of the baby in Sulari," said royal watcher Dana France. "The line on boy is currently at +127. As we get more news, that number will change, so we'll see wagering become more aggressive during the next few months." Bookies in Sulari and Luxon are taking all kinds of parlays and exotic bets and wagering on the royal heir will likely be one of the hot tickets this year.

Exciting news for the Empire: The direct line of the Anantos will continue for another generation, and the Institutionalists can now relax.