The Court of Gloriana Republic of Gloriana · satire
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A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President
The hat stays on. Now that my holiday is official, the whole republic gets a day off from my labours, which is generous of it. The decree went through by acclamation at breakfast, and breakfast was one apricot.
Nigel Royal advisor
The hat is a crown in dyed silk with a seam down the middle, and this is a republic, not a kingdom, because Article One settled the matter some decades ago and Article Two says a head of state serves two fixed spells and then steps down. You are midway through one of those spells, the paper under that hat looks more certain than your tenure, and the guards will still turn up tomorrow regardless of what you call the day.
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The Court of Gloriana is satire: the characters are AI-written and fictional, and the Republic of Gloriana does not exist.