King Richard II

Their Majesties King Richard II and Queen Amber of Aldovia pose for an official portrait.

### Born

26 November 1988 (Disputed)
26 November 1990 (Disputed)
27 November 1990 (Disputed)

### Occupation

* King of Aldovia \*Prince of Aldovia (Formerly)

### Father

King Richard I of Aldovia (Adoptive)
Theodore Ward (Biological)

### Mother

Queen Helena of Aldovia (Adoptive)
Marilynn Terry (Biological)

### Styles

* His Majesty \*His Royal Highness (formerly)

**Richard II** (Richard Bevan Charlton) is the King of Aldovia. He is married to Queen Amber, and they have one daughter, Princess Elleri.

## Adoption

Richard's biological parents were Marilynn Terry and Theodore Ward. He was registered at birth as Stephen Ward. On the 28th November 1990, he was adopted by King Richard I and Queen Helena Charlton. The adoption took place through Esmond Adoption Center. However, the adoption was kept a secret from him (and the general public) until it was revealed on the day of his planned coronation in 2017, following documents being uncovered by journalist Amber Moore (whom he later went on to marry).

## Date of Birth

The actual date of Richard's birth is unclear. Many documents were falsified by the royal family following the adoption and different dates were used on each. Possible dates include 26th November 1988, 26th November 1990 or 27th November 1990.

## Succession Crisis and Coronation

Richard was set to succeed his adoptive father, King Richard I, but rumors suggested the prince would not take the throne before the interregnum expired. At this time, the prince's parentage was a closely-held secret, perhaps known only to Queen Helena and others directly involved at the time of the adoption. The Prince himself was unaware, along with members of the extended royal family and high government circles.

The truth of Richard's parentage was uncovered by American journalist, Amber Moore, who was masquerading as the royal tutor for Princess Emily. Inside the royal hunting lodge, Moore discovered documents indicating that Prince Richard was the adopted, not biological, son of King Richard I. This sparked a succession crisis when Moore's notes and documents (including a certificate adoption) were stolen and used by Count Simon Duxbury and Baroness Sophia Taylor to prevent the coronation of Prince Richard at the Christmas Eve Ball. This scandal also resulted in the unmasking of Amber Moore, who was attending the ball as the special guest of Prince Richard.

Moore was in the process of returning to the United States when a phone call she placed to her father, Rudy Moore, helped her decipher the hidden meaning of a secret poem written by King Richard I, which was found inside of a hand-carved acorn Christmas tree ornament. He had intended to give it to Queen Helena in-person as a Christmas gift before he died, but unfortunately the secret poem within was left unfound. Amber interrupted the coronation of Count Simon in the Aldovian houses of parliament and revealed that the late king had left a proclamation designating Prince Richard as his rightful heir. This secured the succession, and Richard was crowned on Christmas Day, 2017.

## Marriage

Following Richard's coronation, Amber Moore returned to New York City, where she was unable to convince the editor of Beat Now to publish her story. Instead, she began a personal blog called *Amber's Blog* where she outlined the story of how she infiltrated the palace and became acquainted with then Prince Richard during her undercover investigations. On New Year's Eve, Richard himself appeared outside Rudy's Diner and asked Moore to marry him. Amber protested that this was a mistake, citing her career, her father's ties to New York City, and the short duration of their mutual acquaintance. The King reiterated his certainty, and Amber then accepted his proposal.

The royal marriage took place in an ecclesiastical ceremony on Christmas Day in 2018. The wedding was designed by Sahil Mattu. Music included the Romance d'amour for guitar and the traditional bridal march from A Midsummer Night's Dream.

## Reign

Richard's early reign was marked by turbulence surrounding the New Aldovia Initiative and the subsequent arrest of Lord Leopold Plumtree. He also amended the Aldovian line of succession to include female dynasts. A further crisis emerged during the 2019 theft of the Centennial Treaty with Penglia. The royal family narrowly avoided resuming the Aldovian-Penglian War and immediately thereafter celebrated the birth of Princess Elleri on Christmas Day, the second anniversary of The King's coronation and first anniversary of his marriage to Queen Amber.

## Trivia

* Though she was instrumental in securing the succession of Richard II, Amber Moore was not actually present at the moment of his coronation, having quietly left the houses of parliament as the ceremony continued to return to the United States.