Queen Margaret

*(Not to be confused with Margaret, Queen Consort of Belgravia)*

**Margaret Catherine Clare Delacourt** is Queen regnant of Montenaro. She is married to Kevin Richards.

## Queen Margaret

Her Majesty Margaret, Queen of Montenaro on the occasion of her Christmas Day coronation at the Montenaro National Cathedral.

### Occupation

* Queen of Montenaro
* The Duchess of Montenaro (Formerly)

### Styles

* Her Majesty
* Her Royal Highness (Formerly)
* Her Grace (Formerly)
* Her Ladyship (Formerly)

## Early Life

Margaret lost both her father, The Grand Duke of Montenaro and her mother Anne, The Grand Duchess of Montenaro, at an early age.

## Education

Margaret studied European Languages, including Italian, at the University of Oxford.

## Engagement to Prince Edward

Margaret was engaged to be married to the heir apparent of Belgravia, Prince Edward. However, mere days before the wedding date, the engagement was called at the 56th International Christmas Baking Competition, where the Prince proposed to the competition's winner, Stacy De Novo.

## Attempted Coup d'état

Shortly before Margaret's Coronation, her cousin Lady Fiona Pembroke, attempted to kidnap Margaret and take her place as heir apparent. The attempted coup d'état ultimately failed, partly due to a case of mistaken identity, resulting in Princess Stacy of Belgravia being taken in Margaret's place. Margaret and Belgravia's Prince Edward led a rescue party and assisted Princess Stacy in her escape from captivity at Pembroke Estate. They then returned to Montenaro National Cathedral to stop the illegitimate coronation of Lady Fiona and unmasked Count Antonio Rossi as a co-conspirator when he unsuccessfully ordered the arrest of Margaret to prevent her from stopping Fiona's coronation. The rescue party then proceeded to Montenaro Airport to stop Kevin Richards from leaving the country.

## Marriage to Kevin Richards

Kevin Richards was sous chef to Stacy De Novo and worked with her at Stacy's Sweets and Treats in Chicago, USA. Margaret is thought to have been introduced to him by Stacy and they started dating shortly after the end of Margaret and Edward's engagement. Kevin and Margaret stopped dating after discovering she was heir to the throne of Montenaro, but they remained friends. When Kevin visited Monenaro for Maragret's coronation, the relationship was rekindled and they held an impromptu wedding at Montenaro Airport on Christmas Eve, the night before her coronation.

## Succession to the Throne of Montenaro

Margaret apparently inherited the crown of Montenaro via her late father, The Grand Duke of Montenaro, following the death of King Dennis and the abdication of [crown] Prince Howard, her cousin. A possible partial family tree of the Royal House of Montenaro is shown here, and illustrates Margaret's path to the throne in a way consistent with what is known regarding the family and succession practices typical in European monarchies.

## Coronation

Margaret was crowned Queen of Montenaro in the National Cathedral. The coronation was attended by representatives from various other countries, including Queen Caroline, Prince Edward and Princess Stacy of Belgravia and King Richard, Queen Amber and Princess Elleri of Aldovia.

## Titles, Styles, and Arms

Prior to her accession to the throne, Margaret is known as The Duchess of Montenaro, and is variously styled as "Her Grace" or "Lady Margaret." Her late father is identified as The Grand Duke of Montenaro, but Margaret is never referred to as a grand duchess, indicating Montenaro may have a system of titles and styles unknown elsewhere. Her late father's grand dukedom may have been a special creation for life only (i.e, non-hereditary), precluding her inheritance of it. It is also possible that The Dukedom of Montenaro is a subsidiary title of The *Grand* Dukedom of Montenaro, and that Margaret was using it as a courtesy title. However, the definite article "The" preceding her introduction as "The Duchess of Montenaro" suggests she holds the title *suo jure.* It may also be that the grand dukedom was conferred upon her father as the son of a reigning monarch, and that Margaret was not entitled to it. The Queen Margaret Pedigree does little to answer these questions.

At a ball at the Montenaro Royal Palace preceding her coronation, Margaret is announced by her own herald as "Her Royal Highness, Lady Margaret Delacourt."

Following her coronation, she became known as Her Majesty Margaret, Queen of Montenaro.

On her succession to the throne, Margaret inherited the royal arms of Montenaro.