UN: britto08
Story: Beauty and the Beast
DH:
King Gabriel Arthur Etienne (26)
DW:
Queen Mirabelle Elodie "
Belle" (26)
DD:
Princess Arianne Celine Arlette Marie (8)
DD:
Princess Rosalie Jacqueline Alba Charlotte (5)
DS:
Prince Florian Philippe Boniface Rene (2)
DD:
Princess Sophie Therese Julie Adeline (nb)
When
Florian was a year old,
Gabriel and
Belle became the king and queen after
Gabriel's mother abdicated the throne. After the coronation,
Gabriel and
Belle decided that they would do something big for the people, to gain their confidence. So they instituted free public education for all children up to age fourteen and opening the university to women, whom it had been closed to for over a hundred years (a "reform" instituted by
Gabriel's great-grandfather.) These moves were greeted with great praise by most the people, especially the women who flocked to the university. In general, the young new monarchs are popular with their subjects.
A few months after they took the throne,
Belle discovered she was pregnant. Another princess was born a little over a year into her parent's reign. They named her
Sophie, a short name they both liked and thought was appropriate, since it means wisdom and she was born after her parents' education reforms.
Therese is the name of
Belle's best friend since childhood, who
Belle made her lady-in-waiting and her children's tutor.
Julie is a name
Arianne suggested, and
Adeline is one of
Gabriel's favorite names.
This message was edited 4/5/2010, 5:12 PM