#princely etiquette

[luckyricochet]

"Gloire au grand défenseur de la liberté." "Charles. De quelle taverne avez-vous été jeté aujourd'hui?" "Aucune. Mais il est encore tôt. Quand partez-vous sauver l'Amerique?" "D'un jour à l'autre, le cour m'honore d'une commission."

THÉODORE PELLERIN as GILBERT DU MOTIER, THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE

EVERY LAFAYETTE SCENE, 7/? ✧ 1x02, FRANKLIN (2024)

[kaeyachi]

Diluc comes across a portal that traps him in an AU where Mondstadt continued to keep their monarchy, and in that world, he is apparently the prince and next in line for the throne.

And YAY Crepus is alive as their king, but the next person to tell Diluc that he needed to sit up straight and use the correct utensils instead of whatever he felt like, he will start stabbing them with one of the 3 knives on the dinner table.

(it was Kaeya, and he didn't have the heart to stab him, so he's back to moping and planning a way to go back home)

[crimmsonflower]

shoutout to the writer of my favourite lawlight fic to ever exist

killing my self because I forgot to save it and they deleted the fic

[hirayaea]

I came here RUNNING to see if you’ve read the most recent lore… we get Jeremiah bits as well i shed a tear… thats all i gotta say

omg thank you for talking about this—YES I devoured the xavier stories as soon as I could, and I wanted to laugh cry bawl at the focus on jeremiah and their friendship

“Why don’t you hold it?”

“Is that what you did?”

this especially got me, like XAV GIVING FLIRTING ADVICE and jeremiah actually knowing who xav used it on omg hahaha they are bro bros truly

I will take any astria knyght trio lore and this short story delivered

the xavier introspection broke me though—“his and her little planet” was CRUEL, like all this man wanted was to elope with the love of his life pls

I’ll try to make a longer reaction post about this soon╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

thank you for your ask @srnze 💕

[rayan12sworld]

💚💜Three Letters, Six Etiquettes

by:2501987

Summary:

Wei Wuxian is prince and general to Yunmeng Jiang, serving emperor Jiang Wanyin and princess Jiang Yanli.

To bolster relations and garner support during the war, Emperor & Empress Jiang promised their only princess to Lanling Jin’s prince, before their death. After the war, Lanling Jin changes their mind – asking for the hand of Wei Wuxian to suppress Wei Wuxian, who is said to be a powerful omega and wartime general. This request breaks both Jiang Yanli and Jin Zixuan’s hearts, but they need Lanling Jin as an ally.

Wei Ying takes matters into his own hands, and sends a betrothal request to Gusu Lan.

Emperor Lan Xichen accepts on behalf of his younger brother, who is also a general and prince.

Chapter:11/11

Words:24,246

Status:Completed

[alliebirb]

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[wordsofhoneydew]

thAnkS yoU fOr thE EtiqUetTe lEsSon

[kimjunnoodle]

god could have given me normal kinks but nooooOoo i had to get that avant-garde conceptual shit that has no practical application

[cpshit]

You already know what time it is. Another way Laurent likes to annoy Nik is by:

Calling Nikandros by his full, formal title, as it would only appear in writing, out loud. Nikandros corrected him once by snapping “the only place I’d get called that is on my headstone!” This delighted Laurent to no end, and the habit stuck.

[sevenai]

silvio: hey woman today you’ll-

mc: oh hey bro.

silvio: …

mc: don’t like it do you?

[starlooove]

Sorry i will be annoying about how racist WFA is on every platform if u don’t like it ignore it cause if there’s one thing imma do it’s drag an answer out of u

[gillianthecat]

Gong Yoo is beautiful and of course I can never really object to seeing his face in the dash. But there's no reason to tag a random 2022 watch ad or whatever with #coffee prince

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Elizabeth II liked to drink a Martini before meeting guests when she was flying and always requested a particular type of mint sweet during take-off, it has emerged.

The late Queen also enjoyed following the route map while travelling.

Her flying habits are revealed in a treasure trove of memorabilia kept for decades by an air hostess who worked for British Airways for 28 years from 1970.

Elizabeth Evans, from Birmingham, served many famous travellers during her long career, among them the late Queen and Prince Philip during their 1989 tour of Singapore and Malaysia.

A collection of mementoes found in Mrs Evans’ study following her death contains confidential instructions on how to look after the royal couple.

The points of etiquette reveal that the late Queen liked a bowl of sugar-free Velamints beside her on take-off and that she should be left to doze if she was sleeping prior to landing.

She also preferred to use her own pillows, with her personal dresser advising on how to make up her bed.

Any guests joining the royals for dinner would be told what time cocktails were to be served in the royal compartment and the Queen would later be asked which wine she would like served with dinner.

“Her Majesty tends to like a Martini before her guests arrive,” the notes state.

Canapes were served with cocktails before the guests took their seats and staff were reminded that the late Queen must be served first.

One section of the notes is titled “Tips for Royal Compartment,” under which is listed: “Route map – Her Majesty enjoys looking at these.”

Members of the flight crew were told not to pass through the cabin and to restrict all noise.

The memorabilia, inherited by Mrs Evans’ niece, Jo Smallwood, is expected to fetch between £400-£600 when it goes under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers on August 20.

Charles Hanson, owner of the auctioneers, said:

“Elizabeth must have been extremely highly regarded by BA because she served some of the most important people in the world. Take that 1989 British Airways royal flight.

Her memorabilia includes confidential instructions on how to care for our late Queen and Prince Philip – right down to the sweets Her Majesty preferred on take-off.”

Velamints were launched in the US in 1977 and are said to have become president Ronald Reagan’s favourite mint.

They were dubbed “the Official Air Force 1 mint.”

Meanwhile, both the late Queen and her husband were known to be fond of a Martini, which they would typically enjoy before dinner.

In late 2021, a year before her death, it emerged that she had given up drinking on doctors’ orders.

She was said to favour a gin and Dubonnet at lunchtime, and a gin and vermouth cocktail before dinner.

Mrs Evans also crewed Concorde, the world’s first commercial supersonic airliner, which would fly at twice the speed of sound, during the 1980s and 1990s.

She kept signed menu cards and other paraphernalia relating to many of her VIP passengers, including Rod Stewart, Cliff Richard, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the late Patrick Swayze.

Mr Hanson noted that although the late Queen had flown to Singapore and Malaysia on BA, she had closely followed Concorde’s development.

“Elizabeth’s archive sweeps us back in time to the 1970s, 80s and 90s when flying on Concorde was a luxurious privilege enjoyed by the wealthy jet-set,” he added.

“Celebrities flocked to use its services and carrying royalty was the norm. Service had to be first class.”

He said of the late Queen:

“She enjoyed her first supersonic flight in 1977 and used the aircraft for state visits.

The Queen of the Skies was seen as fitting transport for the Queen of the realm."

“In 1991, Charles and Diana, then the Prince and Princess of Wales, flew supersonic during a trip to Oman and Pakistan."

“Elizabeth gathered mementoes throughout her career. Her memorabilia captures the life and times of Concorde at its height and the detail that went into luxury travel with British Airways.

No VIP wish was too small to be accommodated. Even smoking was permitted on board back then.”

Ms Smallword, 53, a retired police officer, from Solihull, West Midlands, said:

“I was aware of some of the things Elizabeth had kept from her career with BA but nothing on this scale.

She married late in life, moving to Devon and finally Hermanus, in South Africa.

The objects were found there in her study following her death at the age of 70 in 2017.

I came across them when I travelled to South Africa to arrange the funeral.

Having found this treasure trove relating to my aunt’s career and experiences with BA, especially the fantastic trips on Concorde and serving the Queen, I found it sad that none of it had seen the light of day.

I believe this collection is a little piece of history that should be shared and enjoyed by somebody.”

Mrs Evans was awarded a certificate to commemorate the time she served the royals on British Airways flights.

She also amassed signatures from the likes of Warren Beatty, Virginia Wade and Billie Jean King, which will also be sold by Hansons.

[ako-kipali]

thinking about a fantasy romance story, you know, but the mc is an old woman, and lesbian.

[baba-the-yagaa]

I FORGOT IT WAS MY DAY FOR ROYAL RUSH SO HERE YOU GO

[earl-grey-love]

I'm purely thinking of AUs lately because canon won't feed me new lore at all. The main one is a 19th century (everyone is human) AU that only features my main three + Dia, Luci and Luke. I love it so much. It doesn't really have a plot exactly, it's all interpersonal relationship dynamics and slice of life. But I eat that up every. single. time.