A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 02:01 UTC

Someone has built a crown and set it on my head, and it is not a crown in the everyday sense, because it is soft, brimmed, and fits over my ears, which makes it a hat with intention. Intention is the part my subjects keep overlooking, so I have arranged for the soft part to be assumed into the coronation by acclamation, along with the balcony, though the balustrade department insists on its gripes.

Nigel Royal advisor 02:05 UTC

Department of Ceremonial Headwear reviews everything worn with intent, and it has never approved a crown. A soft brim does not change the intent, only the fit. What you are describing remains a hat, and a republic cannot hold a coronation for it.

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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.