Month: May 2014

The birthday cake presented to Her Imperial Highness. Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Caroline has celebrated her 16th birthday. Presents and cards were opened in the Imperial Residence in the morning, with the immediate Imperial Family going out for lunch in the early afternoon. The Crown Princess was presented with a birthday cake in the…

The status of Austenasian subjects has been bestowed upon some members of the Austenasian government who did not already hold it, increasing the population to 36. Subjectship was given to Dux Sir Joseph Kennedy, Governing Commissioner of New Richmond; Tribune Jacob Lewis, Governing Commissioner of Terentia; and Prince Andrew I, Governor of Corinium Terentium. These…

Westcroft Canal is now drying back up, with water no longer flowing down it. Warm weather has resulted in the water which had been flowing into the Copanese capital drying up. The flood began on 8 January earlier this year after heavy rain throughout the winter made an old source of the River Wandle flow for…

The logo of MicroWiki His Imperial Majesty Emperor Jonathan I has become the new owner of MicroWiki.org after buying it from former owner Pierre d’Égtavie. D’Égtavie, who has hosted the website since it became independent from the Wikia organisation in November 2010, announced via Facebook at the start of the month that he was “looking…

An urn containing Rose’s ashes was brought to the Imperial Residence this morning. The urn containing Rose’s ashes on a table in Bullmastiff Hall. His Imperial Majesty the Emperor himself escorted the urn to Wrythe from the veterinary clinic where Rose, pet bullmastiff of the Imperial Family, was put to sleep on 24 April after suffering…

An Imperial Decree yesterday withdrew Austenasia’s recognition of New Wessex as a sovereign state after it was learnt that the latter has “effectively collapsed”. The United Kingdom of New Wessex was founded in January 2012 as the latest in a long line of successor states of a civilisation based in Wiltshire which could trace itself…

Deforestation in Riau, Indonesia to make way for palm oil plantations. Austenasia has become the first government in the world to ban the importation and trade of palm oil. Palm oil is a vegetable oil which is produced in a way which is extremely damaging to the environment, with mass deforestation leading to huge amounts…

The expedition walks through woodland near Woldingham. The Imperial Geographical Society has conducted an expedition through woods and farmland to the south-west of the British town of Woldingham. The expedition, which was led by John of Zephyria (Officer of the Austenasian Order and father of Lord Marshal William), consisted of ten people. These included Emperor…

Recent warm weather has resulted in the flood waters partially receding from Copan. A diminished flow of water continues to enter the Secluded Place via a breach in Smoker’s Wall. The Orlian kingdom has been affected by floods since the start of the year when an old source of the River Wandle started flowing again…