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Official Statement from the Royal Household Directorate

At the command of His Royal Highness, Grand Duke Reginald Leopold I the funeral for the slain Crown Prince will be held in Hamptonshire City within three days' time. The Grand Duke would like to invite all those who have expressed their sympathy to the Royal Family and Government of Hamptonshire.

Dignitaries will be asked to arrive at least twelve hours ahead of time to allow participation in the "Royal Funeral Rites". Attending Heads of State and Government will also be asked to participate in the Funeral Procession from Hampton Palace down the Avenue of Tears to the National Cathedral. As per request of the Royal Family the funeral service will be a Roman Catholic funeral mass.

Any delegates wishing to give a short eulogy are requested to state their intentions when asking for permission to attend the funeral. All delegates will be flown into Prince Elector Fredrick IV RAFB and then will be transported via helicopter to Hampton Palace.

We thank you in advance, and May God Bless the Grand Duchy of Hamptonshire


Signed,
Walter Jefferies
Director, Royal Household Directorate


[OOC: The funeral thread will open up tomorrow at about 4:00pm PDT. Just RP that you're already there. Once there it will be a sort of reception to console the Royal Family and to talk with other attendies. The Funeral Process and the Funeral itself will begin Friday evening/night PDT.

Official Statement from The Proletariat Commonwealth of The Island of Rose:

Save me us two seats, we're coming.
-President Sergei Ilyanov of The Island of Rose
-First Lady Diane Ilyanov of The Island of Rose

((OOC: Bah, can we pretend they're there and they're being helicoptered?))

From: The USN State Department
To: Government of Hamptonshire
Subject: Funeral Attendance

President Mills and the head of the USN State Department would like to attaend the funeral. Both men would like to bring their wives with them.

Official Statement from the Royal Household Directorate

His Royal Highness is honored by your interest, President Sergei. He thanks you for your kind words regarding this matter.

Walter Jefferies
Director, Royal Household Directorate



[OOC: Forgot I still had that in there. I wrote it up earlier this morning and just now had time to post it.]

From: The USN State Department
To: Government of Hamptonshire
Subject: Funeral Attendance

President Mills and the head of the USN State Department would like to attaend the funeral. Both men would like to bring their wives with them.

To: USN State Department
From: Royal Household Directorate
Subject: Re: Funeral Attendance

We will welcome both President Mills, the head of your State Departement, and their wives.

I have been asked to relay that the Imperial Family will be in attendance and that they shall arrive by way of SST at the designated airbase at the designated time.

Sincerely,
Asiya Saleh,
Duchees Alexandria,
Director of Foreign Services

I wish to attend the services of the good, late Crown Prince, if possible.
President Peter Fern

To: Asiya Saleh, Duchees Alexandria, Director of Foreign Services
From: Royal Household Directorate
Subject: Re: Funeral Attendance

The Grand Duke extends his warmest regards and deepest thanks to the Imperial Family of Scandavian States. The Grand Duke's personal transport helicopter will be made available for the Imperial Family's flight into Hamptonshire City.


To: President Peter Fern, Halibris
From: Royal Household Directorate
Subject: Re: Funeral Attendance

We would welcome your attendence of the Funeral and participation in the Funeral Procession.


[OOC: No one wants to eulogize the Crown Prince?]

[OOC: I think I might. Do you have any more info on him?]

Official Statement from The Proletariat Commonwealth of The Island of Rose:

I'd be honored if you let me do the eulogy.
-President Sergei Ilyanov of The Island of Rose

((OOC: Bleh, happy :P))

Grand Duke Kos and his Fiancée would like to attend this service. He knows the relationship between our two nations is still young, but feels a duty to attend.

The Grand Duke's Office
Apollina

To: President Sergei Ilyanov
From: Princess Patricia Anne Cessar
Subject: Eulogy

My uncle and thank you for your kind offer. Once the Royal Household Directorate has worked out the details, I'll inform you of your speaking position.

I would like to personally convey may gratitude to you and your nation as well as my feeling of utter relief that your Ambassador attending the event in Glyn was unharmed.



To: The Grand Duke's Office, Apollina
From: Royal Household Directorate
Subject: Re: Attendance

This funeral is not a time for deciding who has stood by Hamptonshire in the past, it is about who stands with Hamptonshire now in its time of mourning. The Royal Family would be honored by your presence.

To: Grand Duchy of Hamptonshire
Attn: Royal Household Directorate
From: Office of the Prime Minister, Government of Pacitalia
Subject: Attendance

It would be shameful for a representation from Pacitalia not to attend. The Prime Minister wishes personally to attend this ceremony to reflect on the amazing life of the Crown Prince. If you could please reserve one seat for him.

Legate Conara, Legate Parn and Legate Ocelot would be interested in attending the funeral. We send our condolences.

If needed Cardassian Marines can provide security


Signed,
Gul Dukat II
Supreme Leader of The Union of Cardassia Minor.

the sultana mehrunnisa and her current suitor would like to attend the funeral.

Laurel Suliman Director of Social Standards

Sultanate of Mehrunnisa

To: Royal Household Directorate, Hamptonshire
From: Lord Angvers, Lord High Chamberlain, His Majesty's Chancellery (HINMC), UKIN
Subject: Condolences

Your Royal Highness,

His Isselmerian and Nielander Majesty King Robert VI wishes to offer his condolences to Your Royal Highness on the loss of the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince Henry, and the Prime Minister, Oliver Yardmouth, offer their most sincere sympathies, and wish to attend the ceremonies.

Our most sincere regrets,

Lord Angvers
Lord High Chamberlain
HINMC
UKIN

We would be honored if you would allow a delegation from Psov to attend the event.

[i]President Hanelis and his wife would be most honoured to attend the funeral ceremonies. We send our condolences, and request that a seat may be reserved for us.

To: President Sergei Ilyanvo
From:The grand duke of Fantasha

The king wishes me to tell you thank you for the kind invitation and that he will be among those attending the funarel with the royal revenue accompaning him

signed
Grand Duke
Scratavies

Official Statement from the Autocratic Collective

Please let it be known that the Autocratic Collective of Majesto sends its condolences to the people and government of Hamptonshire. The Crown Prince was very close with the Most Supreme Dictator and his death is a deep blow to all of us as he was a great man with a large heart. Although Majesto is in turmoil as we attempt to find these terrorists who committed this massacre, I wish to attend the funeral of the Crown Prince on behalf of Majesto. I ask that you reserve two seats for me though - one for myself and one in the name of the Most Supreme Dictator.

If at all possible, I would like to eulogize the Crown Prince as he was a man that all Majestoians, especially the MSD, held close to his heart.

-- Gregory Quentin, Lesser Dictator of Glyn, Chief Administrator of Majesto

To: Office of the Prime Minister, Government of Pacitalia
From: Royal Household Directorate
Subject: RE:Attendance

The Prime Minister of Pacitalia is welcome to attend the funeral services.



To: Gul Dukat II; the Grand duke of Fantasha; Laurel Suliman
From: Royal Household Directorate
Subject: RE:Attendance

The Royal Household Directorate regretfully has to turn down your offers to attend the Crown Prince's Funeral. Our nations currently do not have established diplomatic ties. While the Grand Duchy of Hamptonshire would always like to forge new relations with new nations to do so a funeral for a slain hero would be disrespection.

Thank you for your interest.



To: Lord Angvers, Lord High Chamberlain, His Majesty's Chancellery (HINMC), UKIN
From: Royal Household Directorate
Subject: RE:Attendance

His Royal Highness extends his deepest thanks to Your Isselmerian and Nielander Majesty. The Crown Prince Henry and Prime Minister Oliver Yardmouth will be welcome to attend the funeral ceremonies.



To: Psov
From: Royal Household Directorate
Subject: RE:Attendance

Psov will be welcomed to send a delegation to attend the funeral.



To: The Zoogie People
From: Royal Household Directorate
Subject: RE:Attendance

His Royal Highness would be honored by the presence of President and Mrs. Hanelis.



To: Gregory Quentin, Lesser Dictator of Glyn, Chief Administrator of Majesto
From: Lord Phillip Rosecrans, Defense Minister
Subject: RE:Attendance

During this time of great mourning, we still hold in our hearts and utter in our prayers the Most Supreme Dictator. It is the wish of all Hamptonians for our great friend and ally to recover from his injuries. The Grand Duke, during the planning of the funeral, insisted that the MSD be given the opportunity to eulogize the Crown Prince. Since at this time the MSD is unable to attend, we shall extend every curtosy to you.



To: All Attending Nations
From: Dr. Chester Olendorf, Prime Minister
Subject: Security

We, the Government of the Grand Duchy of Hamptonshire, must state that security personnel will not be allowed within Hamptonshire City. The three hundred thousand man strong Capital Defense Corps of the Royal Army will be supplimented by an addition four hundred thousand military personnel. The normal 25-mile No Fly Zone will be extended to 50-miles. Our National Defense Network has been placed on High Alert in preparation for the funeral.

The last concern on a day of mourning should be security, the funeral will be conducted under tight protocols. Nothing will interfere with the mourning process.

To: Grand Duchy of Hamptonshire
Attn: Royal Household Directorate

Our Sorrows are with you in this mourning, and we would endeavor to attend the funeral of this fine man. Would that I would have met him in person. This truly becomes the one true regret in my life.

Vastiva itself shall observe a three day period of mourning. All businesses and federal offices shall be closed at the onset of the funeral, out of respect.

If it were a lesser personage, Vastiva would satisfy its obligations by sending official mourners, a missive, perhaps a speaker. In this tragedy, we believe no lesser gesture will do.

As such, I myself shall attend the funeral.

If it is permitted, Grand Vizier Raahmid Javani and General Riva Sola al-Din have asked to be permitted to attend, as it was their offices which are most closely tied to NATO, and through that organization, to Hamptonshire. Though I must add, I believe there is something of a sense of loss and obligation from both, and a cloud of sorrow.

Our 74SL shall have an escort of two F-136 Peregrine fighters until within range of Hamptonshire, where the escorts will be turned to land with our 2nd Fleet, remaining far out of Hamptonshire airspace out of respect.

We place ourselves entirely in your care.

In sorrows,

Namaste,

Sinjin Lefkowitz al-Din, Sultan and State of Vastiva

To: Sinjin Lefkowitz al-Din, Sultan and State of Vastiva
From: Princess Patricia Anne Cessar
Subject: RE:Attendance

The entire Royal Family* is touched by your message and with your show of unity with us in our, and our nation's, time of sorrow. The Grand Duke and I shall not forget your personal gesture. It is a great irony that the first time we shall meet shall be over the coffin of the slain Crown Prince.

Your Majesty, as you most certain are a Head of State, you will be allowed to participate in the Funeral Procession down the Avenue of Tears. According to our customs you may be accompanied by either the Head of Government or the head of your nation's military.

We thank you for your show of respect. As per Hamptonian law, at the two hundred and fifty nautical mile mark your plane will be escorted by Royal Air Force jets. If you intend to send naval vessels near Hamptonshire you must keep them either outside of the five hundred nautical mile patrol radius of the HomeFleet or your ships will be escorted by a one to one ratio by Royal Navy vessels. This has been our way for centuries and is amendend for no one.


With deepest respect,
Princess Patricia Anne Cessar, MC



[OOC: *-The Royal Family consists now of only two people, the Grand Duke and Princess Patricia.]

The camera focuses for a few seconds, then clears up. A man looks up from a desk, holding papers. He is wearing a black uniform, and has a silver star on each collar tab. A flag is hanging from the wall behind him. It is the flag of Hamptonshire, but with the word 'Freedom' stitched on in black.

Hello. I would like to take this moment to read a message to all of those saddened by the Crown Princes' death. We, the soldiers of the national liberation front of Hamptonshire, in the
name of the workers and all the oppressed of this imperialist country
have struck a fatal blow to the racist police state! What better revolutionary example than to let the Crown Prince perish in
the inhuman way of his own imperialist government?

We cannot claim lone responsibility for this, as the People's Soldiers for Independent Portshire also contributed to the death of that fascist!

We know you will begin your war to destroy freedom now, but be warned! We will not be sheep for your Grand Duchy! Pull the triggers and be damned!

Our founder, Aken Serpentis, died for a Free Hamptonshire. We will do the same if we must. But remember:

FREE HAMPTONSHIRE!

The camera focuses for a few seconds, then clears up. A man looks up from a desk, holding papers. He is wearing a black uniform, and has a silver star on each collar tab. A flag is hanging from the wall behind him. It is the flag of Hamptonshire, but with the word 'Freedom' stitched on in black.

Hello. I would like to take this moment to read a message to all of those saddened by the Crown Princes' death. We, the soldiers of the national liberation front of Hamptonshire, in the
name of the workers and all the oppressed of this imperialist country
have struck a fatal blow to the racist police state! What better revolutionary example than to let the Crown Prince perish in
the inhuman way of his own imperialist government?

We cannot claim lone responsibility for this, as the People's Soldiers for Independent Portshire also contributed to the death of that fascist!

We know you will begin your war to destroy freedom now, but be warned! We will not be sheep for your Grand Duchy! Pull the triggers and be damned!

Our founder, Aken Serpentis, died for a Free Hamptonshire. We will do the same if we must. But remember:

FREE HAMPTONSHIRE!


[OOC: I don't know who you are, but you are certainly not a part of the RP. Please, don't interrupt again.]

bump.

You still have time to join in.

We will also attend, in the name of Royalism.

Signed,
Emperor Alexander II of Tharra

The personal aircraft of the Emperor, and by extension his family, was a PDE-powered aircraft that vaguely resembled the Tu144, but without the odd bending nose. On this day they were flying to the Grand Duchy of Hamptonshire to attend the funeral of the late Crown Prince. The aircraft's escort, four F-125S interceptors, peeled off twenty miles before entering Hamptonshire airspace and the lone transport continued on. Another fifteen minutes and they had begun their approach onto Prince Elector Fredrick IV RAFB. When they landed they were almost immediately taken to the Grand Duke's personal helicopter, a favor which the Emperor's family appreciated greatly, and began the ride to Hamptonshire City.


[Okay, that sucked, but they're there now.]

The Funeral RPing is in the other thread found here (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=369034).

OOC: Dunno if there is still room, but...

IC:

To: The Grand Duchy of Hamptonshire, Royal Household Directorate
From: The Royal States of Tenarius, Princess Natsuki Amashi

It is a sad day in the lands of both Hamptonshire and Tenarius. If the Queen were alive, she would undoubtadly attend the funeral herself. Seeing as how she is not, I would like to request that I turn up in her stead. The Crown Prince was a good man, and although I never met him, he has done wonders in the world.

The grievings of the Royal Family of Tenarius go out to the Hamptonian people. May the Crown Prince's soul rest in peace.

Princess Natsuki Amashi
Elected Representative of the Royalist Party

OOC: Dunno if there is still room, but...

IC:

To: The Grand Duchy of Hamptonshire, Royal Household Directorate
From: The Royal States of Tenarius, Princess Natsuki Amashi

It is a sad day in the lands of both Hamptonshire and Tenarius. If the Queen were alive, she would undoubtadly attend the funeral herself. Seeing as how she is not, I would like to request that I turn up in her stead. The Crown Prince was a good man, and although I never met him, he has done wonders in the world.

The grievings of the Royal Family of Tenarius go out to the Hamptonian people. May the Crown Prince's soul rest in peace.

Princess Natsuki Amashi
Elected Representative of the Royalist Party

Don't have the time or desire to write up a proper response, so just come. You're also going to be eulogizing the Crown Prince.