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He walked over to my side and faced the women all standing next to me.
“One by one, they shall all introduce themselves—name, place of birth, age, marital status, education, experience, and why they wish to serve you and how they will do so.”
“This is normal for every royal? Or potential royal?” I was going to get my own entourage.
“Yes.”
“All right then.” I nodded and signaled for the first woman to step forward, and it hit me for the fifth time that I was in a whole new world here. Meanwhile, in my old world, I still had not called my mother.
She was going to be pissed.
Chapter 8
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“Today, we witness a historic moment. The future Queen of Ersovia will be a woman of African American descent. She will be the first African American queen to rule a European nation. Today, we have seen change by the hand of the monarchy—”
I flipped the channel.
“We are to be ruled by foreigners now—”
I flipped again.
“This is a day the world will never forget, the first black woman—”
Once more, I flipped.
“I hate to say it, my fellow citizens, but mark your calendars. Today is the day the monarchy died—”
“It is hard to understand what the crown is trying to tell us with this recent and sudden engagement. Some are saying it is far too sudden, and obviously, they must be hiding something. A pregnancy, perhaps? And before you say, ‘No, that is impossible,’ remember the prince we are dealing with. Prince Galahad has always been a playboy, and rumors of his escapades have been covered up by the palace for years—”
“The biggest question is what do the king and queen think of this American socialite—”
“Immediately, what came to mind was that she is no Grace Kelly—”
“This is a massive statement by the crown in choosing Odette Wyntor. They have stood for the equality and inclusion of all Ersovians. Proving there is strength in diversity. She is educated, beautiful, and let us be all completely honest, rich, and the rumors of the crown’s financial situation say they might be in desperate need of that hard, green, American cash—”
