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Queen:
Rosa Katarina Elizabeth Alexandra, Her
Royal Highness
Queen Rosa (52)
King Consort:
Thaddeus Giacomo Matthias, His
Royal Highness
King Thaddeus (53)
-DPrincess:
Mirabella Rosa Helen Katarina, Her
Royal Highness Crown
Princess Mirabella "
Mira" (33)
--DH:
Arthur Edmund Owen, His
Grace Duke Arthur of Anlaw (33)
---DD:
Anna Rosa Katarina Nicole, Her Highness
Princess Anna (13)
---DS:
Edmund Thaddeus Percival Matthias, His Highness
Prince Edmund (10)
---DD:
Marina Helen Emmeline Bridget, Her Higness
Princess Marina (7)
---DD:
Jocelyn Mary Tatiana Sara, Her Highness
Princess Jocelyn "
Joss" (4)
---DS:
Zachary Arthur Stephen Owen, His Highness
Prince Zachary (nb)
-DPrince:
Gabriel Thaddeus Alexander Bertram, His
Royal Highness
Prince Gabriel "
Gabe" (31)
--DW:
Delia Irene, Her
Royal Highness
Princess Delia (31)
---DS:
Jeremy Alexander William Thaddeus, His Highness
Prince Jeremy, "
Jem" (13)
---DS:
Nathaniel Gabriel Hector Remus, His Highness
Prince Nathaniel, "
Nate" (12)
---DD:
Persephone Adriana Maria Danae, Her Highness
Princess Persephone "Seph" (6)
-DPrincess:
Lilia Magdalena Tamara Danielle, Her
Royal Highness
Princess Lilia "
Lily" (29)
--DH:
Christopher Xavier Wyatt, His Highness
Prince Christopher, "
Chris" (29)
---DD:
Elizabeth Nichola Lily Matilda, Her Highness
Princess Elizabeth (10)
---DD:
Seraphina Catherine Aria Aurora, Her Highness
Princess Seraphina (8)
---DS:
Adam Christopher Thaddeus Michael, His Highness
Prince Adam (4)
---DD/DS:
Magdalena Rosabelle
Bianca Flora, Her Highness
Princess Magdalena /
Thomas Xavier Wyatt George, His Highness
Prince Thomas (nb)
-DPrincess:
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Violetta Grace, Her
Royal Highness
Princess Gwendolyn "
Gwen" (28)
--DH:
Callum Benedict Michael, Lord
Callum of Stonebridge (27)
---DS/DD:
Justin Callum Remus, His Highness
Prince Justin /
Fiona Alessandra Theresa, Her Highness
Princess Fiona (9)
---DD:
Melinda Rebecca Olivia, Her Highness
Princess Melinda (4)
---DS:
Peter Henry John, His Highness
Prince Peter (2)
-DPrince:
Remus Walter Gilbert Fionn, His
Royal Highness
Prince Remus (28)
--DW:
Susanna Katherine Louise, Her Highness
Princess Susanna (28)
---DD:
Theodora Alexandra Gwendolyn Rose, Her Highness
Princess Theodora "
Theo" (12)
---DS:
Oliver Nicholas Remus Matthias, His Highness
Prince Oliver (10)
---DD/DD:
Caroline Viviana Lilia Suzanne, Her Highenss
Princess Caroline /
Hermione Katherine Victoria Jane, Her Highness
Princess Hermione (6)
-DPrince:
Nicholas Edmund Giacomo Oliver, His
Royal Highness
Prince Nicholas "
Nico" (23)
--DW:
Isabelle Clarisse Adele, Her Highness
Princess Isabelle (24)
---DS:
Charles Nicholas Giacomo, His Highness
Prince Charles (4)
---DS:
Sebastian Victor George, His Highness
Prince Sebastian (1)
---DD:
Annabelle Rosalie Jeanette, Her Highness
Princess Gabrielle (nb)
-DPrincess:
Viviana Iris Julianna Adele, Her
Royal Highness
Princess Viviana "Viva" (20)
--DH:
Rashid Amir Qasim, His Highness
Prince Rashid of Jamaad and Tayel (21)
---DD:
Julianna Fatima Amity, Her Highness
Princess Julianna (3)
---DD:
Natalia Amira Verity, Her Highness
Princess Natalia (nb)
Of the
Royal House of Gilain, of the kingdom of Tayel.
The ten years have not been easy ones for the royal family of Tayel. Shortly after
Gwen's marriage, the situation with Haarlsgard became serious. The countries seemed on the brink of war. Then
Rosa had the idea of sending
Mira,
Gabe, and
Lily to spend some months in Haarlsgard on a goodwill mission. The charm of the royal children and their families pleased
King Karl, and
Lily's diplomatic gifts soothed realtions between the two kingdoms.
King Karl hinted strongly that a match between the young
Princess Viviana--not yet eleven at the time--and his own grandson
Prince Christian--already twenty-two--would go a long way to bindn their kingdoms. The royal children left Haarlsgard with no definite promises, but all determined that their baby sister would not marry the man who was almost as old as
Mira already.
The next few years were perfectly peaceful, and the family grew tremendously.
Mira and
Arthur bore three more children after
Edmund.
Marina is an adventurous girl, much like her Aunt
Gwen was at her age, and she is a better rider and runner than most of her older cousins.
Jocelyn, or
Joss as she is affectionately known, is the opposite, being very shy and preferring to stay with her family. She is very young, though, and everyone hopes she will grow out of it. Baby
Zachary was a surprise, as
Mira and
Arthur had thought that she could not have anymore children, but he was a very welcome one. He is chubby and pink and the delight of his older brothers and sisters.
Anna has grown into a very practical young adolescent, very pretty and with excellent leadership skills. Her parents already see the great queen she will become.
Edmund is like his favorite uncle, the one he was named for, sweet and loving but with his Uncle
Nico's scars and limp to remind him to temper his adventurousness.
Gabe and
Delia tried for years to have another baby after
Nate, both wanting a daughter, and had been given up for two years when
Delia became pregnant again. To their delight it was a girl, a beautiful baby daughter they named
Persephone, for
Delia's much-beloved grandmother.
Persephone was a delight to her brothers, who are very protective over her.
Jem and
Nate are very close, almost like twins, though they are very different.
Jem is already a sea-minded boy and dreams of being a sailor, while
Nate has expressed interest in joining the diplomatic service like his Aunt
Lily. Seph, as she is known, is a delightful little tomboy, always tagging after her brothers and her father. She is the very image of her mother, and likes to dress like her when it is necessary for her to dress up.
Lily and
Chris had several more children after
Elizabeth, though it always took time for them to conceive.
Elizabeth was joined by
Seraphina,
Adam, and just recently by the twins
Magdalena and
Thomas.
Elizabeth is very much like her mother, with the same stunning beauty and the same observant, passionate nature. She loves people and is very popular with the children of the palace and seems extra sensitive to them, always seeming to pick up on things no one else does. She loves to help take care of her younger cousins and siblings, and she and
Nate are already planning joining
Anna's diplomatic service together.
Seraphina, like
Elizabeth, is very sensitive and observant, but is also sensitive emotionally. She cries easily, and
Lily and
Chris are worried that life will be harder for her than it needs to be. She is a wonderful artist, and her paintings and sketches are popular in the palace.
Adam is a darling, rough-and-tumble little boy who inherited his mother's propensity for games and fun. He loves to make up games and teach them to the other children. The twins are beloved by their parents, and though too young for much personality yet
Magdalena already seems the more demanding of the two.
Gwen and
Callum lost no time after their deferred marriage, and the twins
Justin and
Fiona came barely a year later.
Justin has his mother's adventurous soul and her need to do things on his own, while
Fiona is quieter and more likely to plan things out to make sure they come to her advantage.
Gwen worried a little when this tendency first appeared in her daughter, but
Fiona's loving nature balances out any self-interest.
Justin and she are as close as
Gwen and
Remus, which warms the hearts of all their family. They waited a long time to have more children, but on purpose, as they wanted to be able to still devote themselves to the children they had and their duties as part of the royal court and children of the queen.
Melinda, a sweet and bubbly little girl who loves butterflies and flowers and anything outside, came five years after the twins. She has always preferred to be outdoors, sticking flowers in her hair and staring up at the sky and exploring. Baby
Peter is a sweet toddler who loves to follow her around, and has already developed a way with animals; not even the meanest of the stable cats scratch him.
Remus and
Susanna also had twins,
Caroline and
Hermione, and then decided their family was done.
Theo is a beautiful and serious girl with her father's tendedcy toward studiousness. She is also a beautiful singer and dancer, and recently revealed herself to be a talented actress when she performed in one of the plays
Elizabeth loves to put on for the family. She knows that she was conceived out of wedlock, and it does not bother her one bit. Her parents called her the reason they were allowed to be together, and she actually secretly feels rather special in a way, being what brought her parents' marriage about. She is a very good older sister to
Oliver, who depends on her as he lost his sight a year ago from the measles. It was a very difficult time for the family when that happened, but
Remus and
Susanna loved him just as much as ever and helped him adjust. He misses books very much, but his cousins and siblings are always very willing to read to him. He is finally regaining his independence, though his parents still insist he has help on the stairs. The twins,
Caroline and
Hermione, were at first afriad of this new brother who couldn't see, but as he was still the same as ever it passed after a few days. The twins are as identical as it is possible to be but for one thing--Hermione is and has always been a little taller than
Caroline. The two are very different, however.
Caroline is a force of nature and likes to explore and try things and push limits that sometimes drives her parents to distraction.
Hermione is quieter, preferring to read and draw and learn things. The two are fiercely protective and loyal to one another, even as such little girls, and together the two balance out.
Nico thought he would never marry, as his abdoman was very scarred, his face a bit scarred, and he walked with a limp since his accident. But to his surprise, his long-time friend and the girl he had carried a torch for since childhood boldly proposed to him. She was the daughter of an ambassador from the nearby kingdom of Celiane and had spent most of her childhood and much of her adolescence in Tayel. When she was ninetten and
Nico eighteen, she proposed to him. She didn't see scars, she said, only the friend she had loved since childhood who had brought her flowers and given her a puppy as a birthday gift and always had soemthing kind to say or do. The two married, and not long after they had a son,
Charles. He is a whirlwind of a little boy, difficult to make stay still and almost impossible for his father to catch. Already he understands that his father cannot run and play as fast as he can, and he adjust accordingly. He adores his father and wants to be just like him. A few years later
Sebastian came, a dear fat little baby who was just learning to run and speak sentences when a sister,
Annabelle, arrived. She was born small as a bird, and
Nico already calls her his little lark. They plan to wait for more children.
Viva, the sweet and slightly spoiled baby of the family, almost caused an international incident when she was sixteen. Though
Rosa and
Thaddeus had never had any intention of allowing their daughter to marry a man twelve years her elder,
King Karl sent
Prince Christian to talk of the match and arrange something.
Christian was in no way interested in the tiny--though beautiful--princess, and was quite happy with his mistress and four illegitimate children, but he would have married her had Viva not run away the night after he arrived. Knowing her parents would not wed her to such a man but wanting to put herself out of his reach forever, she ran off with her sweetheart.
Prince Rashid of Jamaad, a desert nation a few weeks journey to the south, had been visiting Tayel for some months, and the passionate Vivahad fallen whole-heartedly in love with him. He adored her as well, and the two decided to be married quietly and put themselves out of the grasp of
Christian (and
Rashid's intended, a vain and spiteful woman ten years his elder) forever. Rosaand
Thaddeus were furious that she had eloped, not only because of the possible scandel it could cause, but because it hurt that she thought she needed to.
King Carl and
Rashid's father were also livid at this perceived disrespect, and things might have turned into war if
Rosa's diplomatic skill had been less great. She sent word to
King Karl that she had intended to politely refuse the match in any case, and offered instead a gift in the form of a hefty amount of treasure to seal their friendhsip and goodwill.
King Karl was pacified, but Faroud,
Prince Rashid's father, was much harder.
Rosa sent envoys to personally apologize for the conduct of the young people, both to the king and to
Rashid's intended, and they arranged terms that were favorable enough to prevent war.
Rashid would live in Tayel, however, as his father was angry enough to not want to see him. Both daughter and new son-in-law got the hrashest tongue-lashing they had ever received about their conduct, and then the matter was dropped. The happy pair have had two beautiful daughters,
Princess Julianna and
Princess Natalia.
Julianna is a delightfully charming toddler and
Natalia is a darling baby. Their second names are after
Rashid's younger sisters, who have come for an exrended stay in Tayel. These granddaughters softened the heart of
King Faroud, and Viva and
Rashid are planning a visit once
Natalia is a little older.
Queen Rosa also recently announced that at the end of the year she will be stepping down, putting the crown on
Mira's head. Her daughter is more than ready, she says, and she and
Thaddeus are more than ready to retire and enjoy their large and still-growing family.
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