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Princess Margaret passes away
Former Top Spy loses battle with ALS
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
September 20, 5680


Her Highness, the Late Princess Margaret Ananto-DeLaurentis, in 5676

Her Highness, Princess Margaret-Carolina Nicolette Ananto-DeLaurentis, 67, of Dulnerstaad, has lost her battle with ALS. The disease, which is a progressive degenerative disorder that slowly takes away motor function of the body and slowly leads to vital organs shutting down, has no cure. The Princess has been fighting the disease for the last two and a half years, and finally requested compassionate end of life care from her personal doctors.

"The Princess was experiencing significant difficult breathing in the last couple months," said Lady Helen Ananto-Reynolds, speaking for House Ananto. "After consultation with her family and her doctors, she decided that her quality of life was now going to only be worse and decided that it was time. Her Doctors agreed that her prognosis had significantly decreased over the last three months, and that end of life from the disease was less than two months away, and so she wanted it over."

Over her life, Princess Margaret was seen Her Highness, the Princess of the Empire, Mary Ananto-DeLaurentis' closest advisor. After graduating and earning her PhD, Lady Margaret took up a position as director of the IBSI, where she was in a position to provide intelligence and advice directly to the Empress. She was a key figure during the Second Kundrati War, and assisted in maintaining the high level of intelligence gathering and analysis.

As the role of the Empire shifted to a Seleyan focus, the Princess continued to give the Empress information and advice that ultimately strengthened ties with Egelion, Valruzia, Dolgava, Hutori, and Xsampa. After she retired from office more than a decade and a half ago, she took up the role of doting aunt, and shared her love of surfing with her nephew and niece. She also remained in Kaliburg Society, and helped her sister patronize the arts in Kalistan.

The Princess was diagnosed with ALS during the summer of 5678, and was being treated at her home in Dulnerstaad. She spent her time with her husband and children, but Princess of the Empire Mary Ananto-DeLaurentis also visited on a weekly, and practically relocated to Dulnerstaad this summer. She was a life long fan of the Kaliburg Black Bears, and was able to attend the season opener in Kaliburg this year. During end of life care, she was visited by both the Emperor and the Empress, who sat with the family. The Princess passed away at 8:37pm Kaliburg time. She is survived by her Sister, the Princess of the Empire, her Husband, Matthew Westmoreland, her children Prince Nathan and Princess Allison, 5 grandchildren, her Nephew His Imperial Majesty Fredrick IV Ananto, her niece Princess Nicolette Ananto-Collins and several great nieces and nephews. She will be taken to Eveari to be interred in the Ananto Mosoleum.

May Her Highness, Princess Margaret rest in peace.

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