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The Royal House of Windsor: A Royal Look Back

Her Majesty Queen Lara-Leigh

Queen consort to His Majesty King Edward I Mother to His Majesty King Edward II

Royal Traditions

The royal family has many Christmas traditions, and one of the most famous is their annual walk from their Christmas celebrations at Beaverdam in Brindleton Bay to the nearby Mt. Table Chapel for the Christmas morning service - a tradition started by King Edward I and Queen Lara-Leigh in 1900. The tradition continued until King George I was crowned in 1992, as he preferred Christmas at Sumpterson in Henford.

Every New Year, King Edward and Queen Lara-Leigh would give gifts to the poor. The event took place in the Riding School at Windsor Castle until 1917 and gifts included: meat, bread, coal and blankets. Through the Royal Foundation, the royal family continues to highlight and volunteer at several charities for the less-fortunate during the Christmas season.

Family

Their Majesty’s had three children, Prince Edward (later Edward II); Amelia, Princess Royal; and Prince Albert, Duke of Hastings.

Prince Edward was only ten months old when his sister, Princess Amelia, was born. The pair shared a close bond, and also shared a tutor until Prince Edward was age 14. Prince Albert was born four years after Amelia.

The trio lived during the glorious Edwardian reign of the monarchy, witnessing Windenburgs regal transformation by their parents. They were also the first royal children to be born in, and reside at, Buckingsim Palace.

Jewels of the Crown

Queen Lara-Leigh is widely responsible for expanding the Jewels of the Crown, having received the massive Hammond Bequest - a jewelry collection bequeathed to her by Mrs. Hammond in 1932. Her Majesty also retrieved more of the jewels owned by Queen Lucille that were lost during the 1802 flood of Beaverdam Castle; most were retrieved by Albert II.

Over time, people have accused the queen of being a kleptomaniac. Reports say that when she would visit other residences or antique shops, she would closely admire an object (usually ranging from jewelry, antiques, Fabergé eggs, and miniatures) and would make it very clear that she was interested in receiving it as a gift or purchasing it. Other reports also say that aristocratic families would hide their prized possessions when the queen would visit. Her Majesty then started to show up places unannounced in order to get around this.

While it is easy to accuse her of being a kleptomaniac, her behaviors do not necessarily match the definition of kleptomania. Kleptomania is when a person has the urge to steal items of little to no value. Queen Lara-Leigh would go after expensive items, many believe, in order to expand the royal collection.

Legacy

Edward I passed away at the age of 74, two years after her son, Prince Edward, married Princess Zarah. Queen Lara-Leigh's son ascended the throne as Edward II after just turning 24 years of age.

Never feeling prepared for the throne, he relied heavily on his mother, Lara-Leigh, the new Queen Mother. Their closeness caused tension between her and Queen Zarah. The two Queens later became close until her death in 1962 at the age of 95.

Edward I and Queen Lara-Leigh created a lasting royal legacy, along with acquiring much of the regalia, traditions, and jewels the Royal Family is known for today.

During their reign, Windenburg experienced its longest period of stability showcasing the nation as a Sims world super power.

A Royal Look Back Collection

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The Royal House of Windsor: A Royal Look Back

Edward I, King of Windenburg and Brindleton Bay

REIGN: 1888 - 1941

The King who modernized the monarchy.

Prince Edward Charles was a regal figure who was never meant to be King. Second son of Albert II and Queen Adaline, Edward grew up in the shadows of his older brother, William, which offered him the opportunity to have a wider education and see more of the world outside of the palace.

The reign of Edward I is one of the most definitive periods in modern Windenburg history. It was during his 53-year reign that the monarchy gained the stability it so greatly needed after the short reign and abdication of his brother, William I (who attracted a great deal of scandal), and the reign of his father, Albert II, who while greatly respected by his sims, his 58-year reign was tarred by his illness in the final decade of his reign. It was also during his reign that Windenburg became the richest and most powerful nation on Sims Earth. The Windenburg Empire greatly expanded, with Edward II becoming the first (and only) Emperor of Simdia in his own right.

Queen Adaline with her sons, Windsor Vineyard

Edward and his brothers spent their childhood at Windsor Castle. After their mother died, the trio split their teenage years between Windsor Castle in Windenburg and Beaverdam in Brindleton Bay. 

pictured above (L to R) Albert II, Prince William (later Edward I), Prince Phillip, Prince Edward (later Edward I), Windsor Castle

Their father, Albert II, was always off to war, and during their teen years were largely in the care of palace staff. Their aunts, Catherine, Princess Royal and the Duchess of Newsoms became second mothers and tried to care for them as much as possible.

pictured above (L to R) the Earl of Ponovo, the Prince of Brindleton Bay, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, Albert II, and The Princess Royal.

During a state visit to Niregia with his father, Prince Edward met the equally young Princess Lara-Leigh. The two began to court shortly thereafter. The pair were betrothed 3 months later, Lara moved to Windenburg eight months later and the couple immediately married. 

On their wedding day, 9 Mar 1883, Albert II bestowed upon Edward the dukedom of Kent.

The (then) Duke and Duchess of Kent

Upon the death of his father, his older brother William became King. Less than two years later, William abdicated the throne in order to wed his divorced fiancé; a union parliament denied.

Coronation of Edward I and Queen Lara-Leigh

When Edward I and Queen Lara-Leigh’s reign began in 1888, the monarchy was in desperate need of saving. Bringing many of the royal customs and traditions from Nigeria to Windenburg, the Queen became instrumental in changing the image of the royal family. After years of chaos and debt following his brothers abdication, Queen Lara helped Edward I push the monarchy into the 19th century. Her Majesty helped foster the relationship between Edward I and his cousin, Princess Grace, who was wife of airplane inventor Burchette Gates Sr.

pictured above (L to R) Burchette Gates Sr., Edward I, Burchette Gates Jr. cir. 1930, Buckingsim Palace

Edward I and Gate's relationship gave Windenburg the opportunity to be the first country with an international airport, opening it up for international travel, import and export.

pictured above (L to R) Amelia, Princess Royal, Edward I, Prince Albert, Prince Edward (later Edward II) cir. 1932, Buckingsim Palace

Their Majesty’s had three children, Prince Edward Charles (later Edward II); Amelia, Princess Royal; and Prince Albert, Duke of Hastings. Tragedy struck in 1937 when the Duke of Hastings, who had just recently wed, died after falling off his horse at Beaverdam. Edward I took his son's death very hard and his healthy quickly deteriorated.

Following a custom he maintained throughout his reign, Edward spent the Christmas of 1940 at Beaverdam. Rheumatism in his legs had rendered him partially disabled, and his eyesight was clouded by cataracts. After returning to Buckingsim Palace, through early February, he wrote in his personal journals he felt "weak and unwell", and by mid-April he was described by his person physician as "drowsy [...] dazed, [and] confused." His Majesty died aged 73 on 18 May 1941, at half past seven in the evening, in the presence of his eldest son, Edward Charles, and wife Queen Lara-Leigh. Edward Charles immediately succeeded as Edward II.

A Royal Look Back Collection