Imperial House name change announced
Emperor Jonathan I and Empress Hannah have announced their creation of a new imperial dynastic house to mark the one year anniversary of their marriage. In an Imperial Edict issued earlier today, His Imperial Majesty announced the foundation of the House of Austen-Buchanan, a cadet branch within the wider House of Austen. This is the branch of the dynasty to which the Emperor, Empress, and any future children will belong. Emperor Father Terry is head of the official Austenasian branch of the House of Austen, although the family also has two “British branches” descended from Terry’s great-uncles. Jonathan I and Empress Hannah were married in two ceremonies in November last year, with their legal wedding taking place on November 5th. This date was from thenceforth designated a public holiday as the Imperial Wedding Anniversary, with today’s one year anniversary therefore being the first time it has been celebrated. The imperial couple soon after moved to the Diplomatic Residence, and in August this year went on honeymoon to the Isle of Wight. A video was released this morning documenting an expedition of the Imperial Geographical Society they undertook while on the island. The Emperor and Empress have also used this first anniversary to announce the creation of a new order of merit, with twenty two people being given this award to acknowledge their help with the Emperor and Empress’ wedding last year. This new award, the Imperial Matrimonial Order, can be awarded at the discretion of the Monarch to those to whom they wish to give special thanks for their role in assisting with a wedding of any member of the Imperial Family.
Emperor and Empress return from honeymoon
Emperor Jonathan I and Empress Hannah yesterday returned from a belated honeymoon on the Isle of Wight. The imperial couple, who were wed in November last year, travelled to the Isle of Wight on the evening of Tuesday 22nd and arrived back in the afternoon of Saturday 26th. The Emperor and Empress visited several sites of historical and cultural importance to the island, including Osborne House and Farringford House – the former residences respectively of Queen Victoria and her poet laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson – as well as the Needles, a famous landmark comprised of three stacks of chalk. Many of the couple’s excursions were done on behalf of the Imperial Geographical Society at the request of Empress Hannah, making a three-day-long IGS expedition (only the second to have lasted more than a day) part of their time away.