NationStates Jolt Archive

OOC: I know I'm going verrrry fast with that whole promotion to empire stuff. Unfortunately I won't have sooo much time next week and I want to get in touch with fellow monarchies and assorted nutcases on Jolt at last.

The first post is obviously an invitation which you can accept (unless my Swiss advisor tells me to kick you out ;) ). You won't get a formal invitation part below, but rather a full text. I hope you can bear with it.

I'd like to stress that I'm determined to steer the whole scenario. It is supposed to have an emphasis of QUALITY character rping.

IC:

The legislators had truely surprised Raik III, now formally known as His Imperial Majesty Emperor Raik III. In a very astonishing stroke of patriotism and yearning for furthering the national prestige, a vast majority of the members of the Reichstag had endorsed the constitutional amendment that put the royal decree by Raik into formal law. The Reichsrat had given their nod as well. Why should they refuse it?

Apart from the formal ascension there were the requirements of pageantry and tradition. Raik III would be crowned for the second time in his life. At St. Laurentius (dynastic church) The (Lutheran) Archbishop of Erlangen would anoint and invest Raik III von Gründlach as Emperor of Erlangen-Ansbach and Peru.

The General Secretary of the Imperial Household had been charged with dispatching the invitations to the international public, i.e. foreign heads of state.
All proper leaders of foreign nations had been invited for the ceremony on Friday and would be hosted appropriately.

Grand Duchy of Taraskovya
and
Grand Ducal Dominions

Winter Palace

Rene de Montepellier, Duke of Peru
Concerning
Coronation Attendance

Your Excellency,

Due to interior matters of grave importance, the Grand Duke is, unfortunately, in the incapacity to attend the coronation of His Majesty Raik III as Emperor of Erlangen-Ansbach.

It is, thus, that His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs, High Count Ithun of Var-Gellath, shall represent the Taraskovyan realms at the event.

May the Gods you pray to watch over You and Your people,
Leonid Darnovolskiy
Secretary of the Winter Palace

OOC: The Grand Duke's niece is dead after somebody tried to kill his sister and now he has a whole conspiracy to undo. Kind of, not the right time for foreign visits :(

Private Office of the Emperor
Sankt Emmeram Castle, Erlangen
Erlangen-Ansbach

Although only one state had accepted to send representatives yet, Emperor Raik wasn't discontent at all. The whole ceremony was supposed to chiefly concern his citizens.
By this elevation the Monarchy would foster the common national pride and prestige - in fact polls showed rising approval rates. The propagandistic effect of the pending coronation and promotion already worked.

Again the new Emperor shuffled through the dossier that was soberly dubbed "Op. Sang d'Empereur", which described the schedule of the coronation and the enclosed ceremonies.

The city would be closely locked up by the newly baptised Kaiserliche Leibgarde and SEK (=SWAT) teams of the LKA. Thus nearly 100 % security for the various dignitaries would be guaranteed.

In the late morning the Imperial Family would ride in the state carriage from Sankt Emmeram Castle via a panorama route to the main Lutheran Church of Sankt Laurentius.
While most places in the church would be restricted to dignitaries - Taraskovya's Foreign Minister would get a special place next to the Chancellor and the Foreign Minister - two of the balconies would be open to members of the YMCA. The Emperor was quite fond of the organisation and provided the national association with 100 admittance cards, which they would distribute by lot.

The investiture would be performed by Dr. Johannes Friedrich, (Lutheran) Archbishop of Erlangen and chair of the Lutheran Archbishop Committee. First Raik was to receive the newly crafted imperial crown, then Mariela as Empress Consort and ultimately their children would anointed as imperial princes and princesses.
All over Erlangen and at central squares of all other cities of Erlangen-Ansbach the public would be able to watch the ceremony and the broadcast of the subsequent arrangements by "public viewing sites", i.e. large screens.

The imperial family will ride their carriage back to the castle, while the dignitaries will be brought there by comfortable limousines a little later.

In the grand hall as well as the enclosed side halls the great coronation banquet would be held. Contrary to other countries' customs, the guests would be placed at smaller and round table. Hence the Foreign Minister of Taraskovya would be granted the honour to sit right at the imperial table.

Later on the ball would be opened by the dance of the Imperial Couple.

Emperor Raik sighed self-satisfied. His staff and the government's had composed a truly well-made schedule. Unless something very bad happened, a very nice day was ahead of him and his country.