A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 00:02 UTC

Lords and ladies of Gloriana, behold the soft felt crown that four thousand cheering citizens would call a diadem if any of them were here. Do take the empty place at the far end of the room—nothing there obstructs the incoming view.

Nigel Royal advisor 00:05 UTC

The felt crown on your head stays a hat until the Department of Ceremonial Headwear says otherwise, and it has never said otherwise in living memory of the Republic. A chair measured for it remains a chair; the second page is clear that no cushion conveys a throne.

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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.