Eleanor

**Eleanor** (Eleanor Beatrice Margaret Rose; born 30 May 1940) is Queen of Enchantress and the Commonwealth Realms. She is currently the longest-reigning monarch of Enchantress, being in the 71st year of her reign.

Eleanor was born in Colchester Palace during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King Richard III. She was the first child of the Duke and Duchess of Wehnthor (later King Daniel and Queen Libby, The Queen Mother). Four months after her birth, her grandfather died, to which her uncle, King Richard IV, acceded to the throne. Her father acceded the throne only after year of her uncle becoming King as he abdicated in 1941, to which Princess Eleanor became the heir apparent. Being the heir, she was educated privately at home, with extra focus on politics and policy. Her parents also began to make public appearances with the princess that were appropriate for her young age, as the royal family seen that it was best for the people of Enchantress to be familiarized with their future Queen.

The health of Eleanor's father began to decline in late 1950 and only worsened, cumulating the King's death in 1951. With her father's passing, Eleanor became Queen of Enchantress and the Commonwealth Realms at just 11 years old. Until she became of mature age, her mother Queen Libby, acted as regent. Her coronation took place on May 10, 1958, 20 days short of her eighteenth birthday, and Eleanor began to undertake public duties on her own advice. In April 1965, Eleanor married Arthur and their marriage lasted 53 years until their divorce in 2018. They had four children: Princess Harriette, Princess Penelope, Prince Louis, and Princess Helena.

Other significant events that have taken place during her reign includes the celebrations of her Silver and Golden Jubilees in 1976 and 2001, respectively. Also, her Diamond and Platinum Jubilees in 2011 and 2021, respectively, in which she became the first monarch to ever celebrate these events. She has faced occasional criticism of her personal and family life, particularly in respects to her marriage to Arthur. However, Eleanor's popularity and the support of the monarchy has remained consistently high throughout her reign.

## Early Life

Eleanor was born on 30 May 1940, the first and only child of Prince Daniel, Duke of Wehnthor (later King Daniel) and his wife, Libby, Duchess of Wehnthor (later Queen Libby, The Queen Mother). Her father was the second son of King Richard III and Queen Cora. She was delivered at 16:20 p.m. of natural birth at her Colchester Palace in Armitage. The first grandchild of Richard III, her birth was greatly celebrated, and it was announced to people of Enchantress on 2 June 1950, in a public ceremony. She was given her own name of Eleanor, and was given the name Beatrice after her ancestor, the first Queen, Margaret after her great-grandmother, and Rose after her mother. She was nicknamed Ellie by her close family. She was cherished by her grandfather, Richard III, however, he died only four months after her birth.

## Heir Apparent

At birth, Eleanor was third in the line of succession to the Enchantress throne, behind her uncle, Richard, Prince of Armitage, and her father. Although her birth generated public interest, she was not expected to be queen. Richard was expected to, eventually, marry and have children of his own, who would precede Eleanor in the line of succession. With the passing of her grandfather, Eleanor became second in line to the throne behind her father as her uncle ascended to the throne as Richard IV. The following year, Richard abdicated, to be free of his expectation as King and to be with his longtime partner, Charles Dandridge. To his dismay, her father succeeded her uncle as King Daniel and Eleanor was named the heir apparent.

As the heir to the throne, Eleanor received a specialized education that would prepare to be the future queen under the supervision of her parents and grandmother, Queen Cora. Her lessons concentrated on politics, the study of policy, history, and language. Despite the majority of her childhood being devoted to her preparation to be the sovereign, Eleanor's parents tried to give their daughter a childhood filled with happy memories. However, this was proven to be challenging as her parents were extremely busy with royal duties, which were increased due to the Great War of the 40's. Moreover, Eleanor did not she her parents as much as she or they hoped for. Throughout her childhood, Eleanor accompanied her parents on public royal duties that were seen appropriate for her age. Her grandmother advised that this was a great way for the people of Enchantress to be familiarized with future queen, in which would increase her popularity and ensure she was greatly accept by the people. Eleanor's childhood was primary spent at the royal family's homes in Windshire and Langdale.