Victoria was crying!
Her British Empire was fine yesterday, but she was about to become the Queen of the United Kingdom and the Queen of India, marry Brother Hope, and have a bunch of Prince Charmings and Snow Whites. How come the British Empire was gone in the blink of an eye?
If the empire is gone, can she still be the queen and empress? Now that everything is gone, can we still get married and give birth to Prince Charming and Snow White?
In addition, will the republicans in London come to Windsor Castle to capture the princess and behead her?
Victoria felt a chill on the back of her head at the thought of being beheaded. When she looked back, she saw that a side door had been pushed open at some point. The Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Marlborough, the Viscount of Melbourne and Victoria's mother Ken Mrs. Hinton and an Anglican Archbishop filed in.
These people did not come empty-handed, they all had something in their hands. The Duke of Wellington held a large purple cloak, the Duke of Marlborough held a sword, the Viscount Melbourne held a tray with an unknown document and a pen, and Lady Kensington held a Wearing a crown, the Archbishop held a hardcover Bible.
Is this going to... put on a purple robe?
Princess Victoria grew up in an imperial family since she was a child, and was born as the heir to the British Empire. Therefore, she was raised as a queen since she was a child. Of course she knew the allusion of "purple robe and body" - this incident happened... In October 1804, during the Third Anti-French Alliance War, the French government received false news that the British army was about to land in Normandy, so it decided that Napoleon, who would rule for life, would lead the army to attack. The army marched to Camp in Cergy on the outskirts of Paris. In the early morning of the next day, a large number of French officers and soldiers suddenly gathered in front of the camp where Napoleon was staying and issued a declaration asking him to rule for life and become emperor! At dawn, Napoleon got up, and senior officers from various ministries came in to see him. They all said: "France has no king, and I would like to make the ruler the emperor." Before Napoleon could say anything, someone put a purple robe on him, and then everyone paid homage and shouted long live... ...
This period of history had only passed a few years ago, and of course Victoria remembered it clearly, so when she saw the Duke of Wellington and others, she stopped crying immediately - Napoleon didn't cry back then, so she couldn't cry either, she had to act stronger!
The Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Marlborough, the Viscount Melbourne, Lady Kensington and the Anglican Archbishop William Howley had already stood in front of Victoria. The other British dignitaries in the throne room also knew that they were wearing purple robes, so they quickly gathered around and stood behind the Duke of Wellington and others.
As soon as everyone stood up, Duke Wellington and others spoke together: "Now that Emperor William is no longer here, please ask Her Royal Highness to ascend the throne in accordance with the "Act of Succession"!
People in Windsor Castle actually don't know whether Emperor William is there or not. But they knew that no one could contact Emperor William for the time being... For these rebellious officials and traitors, this was the last chance.
We must get Victoria crowned Queen of the United Kingdom before the outcome of the Battle of London is decided!
Because only when Victoria ascends the throne can she convene a parliament, appoint a prime minister, and organize a responsible cabinet according to convention... And the parliament, prime minister, responsible cabinet, and a king who rules without rule symbolize the legal system of the United Kingdom!
With this legal system, governments and armies in various places can legally loyal to the Windsor Castle regime, and only then can the Windsor Castle regime have the capital to compete with the London Commune or the emperor's court for the dominance of the United Kingdom.
Otherwise, no matter how high the reputation of the Duke of Wellington is, he would not have the right to mobilize the army. Unless he, like Cromwell, throws away the British crown and becomes the ruler of the Republic... But that is a job that will take his head off after death!
So what Duke Wellington wants to do now is still the Prime Minister of Great Britain...
Princess Victoria was familiar with Napoleon's "routine" of wearing purple robes, and she remained silent at this time.
When the Duke of Wellington saw Princess Victoria sitting still, he knew that this little girl had also read "The Chronicles of Napoleon I" and knew how to deal with the purple robe. So he strode forward with the purple cloak in hand, reached behind Victoria, shook off the purple cloak violently, and draped it on the heir to the throne of the United Kingdom.
After the purple robe is added to the body, of course all the ministers kneel down (one knee), and then the mountain shouts long live the mountain.
"Long live my king!"
"Long live the Queen of the United Kingdom!"
"God save the Queen!"
When everyone's cheers ended, Queen Victoria nodded to everyone and said: "We are not sure that His Majesty the Emperor is dead. Under such circumstances, can I legally inherit the throne of the United Kingdom?"
Viscount Melbourne immediately walked to Victoria holding his tray, knelt down on one knee, held the tray high, and said loudly: "My Majesty, this is an emergency law just passed by the upper and lower houses of Parliament, which allows the heir to the throne to Take over the throne and become the monarch of the United Kingdom when the king is absent. And you do not have to return the throne after the previous king appears... You serve as the first heir presumptive to the throne and regent when the king is unable to fulfill his responsibilities, as long as By signing this bill, you can legally become the Queen of the United Kingdom!"
Look, how legal is this usurpation of the throne? It is indeed the British Empire where the king is under the law!
But... Now that a civil war has broken out in London, how did the more than a thousand members of the upper and lower houses of the British Parliament vote? Is it possible to make up for the ticket afterwards?
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Of course Victoria would not ask this question. She only nodded and said: "Since the parliament passed the law, I should sign it and make it effective."
As she spoke, she picked up the pen in the tray and signed her name on the legal document in the tray - she signed a legal document declaring that it was legal for her to usurp the throne. This is how the king is under the law. !
However, Britain is not only a country where the king is under the law, but also a country where the monarchy is granted by God.
In order for Victoria to legally usurp the throne, she had to be recognized and crowned by Anglican Archbishop William Howley on behalf of the Anglican Church!
Of course, if the archbishop does not approve, Victoria cannot be forcibly crowned. She can only change an archbishop... The British monarch is the head of the church, so Victoria, who acts as king, can change as many bishops as she wants. bishop!
This is the benefit of religious revolution!
At this time, it was Archbishop William Howley's turn to perform. He was wearing a robe, a diadem on his head, a cross around his neck, and a Bible in his hand. He looked like he had boundless power and announced loudly: "Holy The Guild believes that it is God’s will for Princess Victoria to become the Queen of the United Kingdom. She will be the Queen blessed by God and the Queen to whom all God’s believers in the United Kingdom must be loyal!”
As he spoke, he handed the Bible, which symbolized God's will, to Victoria. Victoria held the Bible, and the Prime Minister looked at everyone solemnly, and then said in a serious tone: "Please crown me in the name of God!"
"As you command, my lord!"
The archbishop immediately took the crown from the tray held by the Duchess of Kensington - not the jewel-encrusted St. Edward's crown, but the gold crown ordered by Victoria's uncle George IV in 1820. Cast, simple shape. The archbishop held the crown in his hand, walked behind Victoria, and gently placed it on Victoria's head.
From this moment on, Princess Victoria becomes Queen Victoria!
And the British Empire... also has two kings, which is really gratifying!
