News from Coronation

[jducoeur]

Just got home from East Kingdom Coronation. For most of my friends list, the big news of the day is that msmemory received the Tyger of the East -- by some lights, the highest honor the Kingdom has to bestow. (And just for once, I actually managed to surprise her with an award.) She got a well-deserved standing ovation from the crowd present, which included several previous recipients of the honor.

Also, for those who know her, Duchess Isabella was inducted into the Order of the Pelican, to a rousing chorus of "she doesn't have one yet?". It was a very moving ceremony all around, and a fine cap to a good reign and a good Coronation...

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[ladysprite.livejournal.com]

I'm really sorry that I couldn't be there - I had planned on going, but when the stomach flu kicked in on top of the regular flu, we decided that traveling was probably not a wise idea.... :(

I wish I had been able to make it.

[jducoeur]

Sympathies. Having been through a stomach bug a couple of weeks ago, I suspect you made the right decision, but it's always frustrating to have plans cut off by stuff like that...

[baron-steffan.livejournal.com]

To say that I'm bursting with pride is close, but I think the best word is nachas, which is Yiddish for a specialized vicarious-pride-in-your-children's-own-accomplishments. English "pride" implies that I had something to do with it, and, of course, as with jducouer himself, I took a self-starter and just, er, mildly poisoned her mind in subtle ways %^).

This is a most well-deserved honor for one of the truest and strongest pillars of the realm ever.

FYI, the wording of the scroll was somewhat abbreviated due to space limitations. (I do get rather wordy). Here's the full original text:

We, Andreas III, by right of arms King of the East and Gabriella by grace and favor Queen,
unto all persons subject and alien wheresoever dispersed who may read or hear these words,

GREETING

Providence hath favored Us with the sovereignty of this fairest garden of Creation, and We have
taken upon Ourselves the burden of that charge, to punish iniquity and dishonor with the flaming sword
of firm justice, and to foster all virtues and all goodness with a liberal hand, pouring out the bounty of Our Font of Honour
as milk and honey, that, the people observing what rewards come to the virtuous and the good, they may
be induced to great works to the eternal betterment of our realm.

We see this burden as no burden at all, but Our chiefest happiness, for gazing upon Our domain we see but little to punish and much to reward, the virtuous works of Our subjects shining as a treasure of gems without number. Yet, among all these effulgent jewels, the Royal countenance is drawn particularly and especially to Our most faithful servant, Mistress Caitlin Davies, upon whose boundless wisdom and indefatigable spirit of service the very Crowns we have been privileged to wear for so short a span of days have been supported for so long a span of reigns. Considering, then, what means we may have to show to her and to Our people the great esteem we have for so faithful and tireless an exemplar, seeing what great honours have been bestowed upon her by Our most grateful predecessors, and finding even these yet inadequate to convey her worth, we raise up from Our treasure its rarest jewel, in recognition and confirmation that Mistress Caitlin Davies is a Tyger of the East.

In everlasting witness whereof, we set Our signs manual at Northpass in Our Capital of Ostgardr this 12th day of April, being the Octave of St. Derferl-Gadarn, XLII.

[cellio]

Ooh, lovely text!