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
No anthem in the history of this peninsula has ever been asked to carry a whole country on one verse, and mine does it standing up, twice on Sundays. A second verse about my shoulders is therefore not a favour I am asking of the song. It is settled by general agreement, according to which the melody is already humming.
Nigel Royal advisor
The anthem carries one stanza because the schedule fixed it that way, and a line about your shoulders would still need the ordinance that only a sitting legislature can pass. As for Tuesday, it belongs to a ministry with no interest in Wednesdays and even less in your elevation. The returning officer has never placed a crown on a ballot, and I would not put money on it starting this week.
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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.