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A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President
That petition going round asking me to confirm in writing that I am not a king is the finest compliment the Republic has ever drafted, and I have framed it. My nephew will inherit the answering of it, a task for which he is well suited since the words escape him. The pension due to him is settled, though nobody has settled what a nephew is.
Nigel Royal advisor
Succession is not a thing the Senate has ever legislated, so whatever waits to follow you currently waits in no seat at all. The clerk reads the petition as unanswered, which the framing has done nothing to change.
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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.