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December 3289
Announcement from the Government of the Holy Luthori Empire
This press message was released by the Government of the Holy Luthori Empire. The Holy Luthori Empire's Imperial Seal-Bearer, the Rt Hon. Peter Sandys-Carteret, has resigned after almost forty years in office, along with the majority of his cabinet.
In a statement to the Imperial Estates-General, Mr. Sandys-Carteret said:
"Mr. Speaker, honourable members, dear friends,
When, some forty years ago, in the heady days of 3288 I presented myself at the imperial palace, and was affirmed by his Most Gracious Majesty our Emperor as his Seal-Bearer, little did I know the burden of this office. Little did I realise the length of time I would serve His Majesty in this office. And little did I realise the dear friends, and esteemed rivals I would make in this period.
Mr. Speaker, I and my cabinet colleagues have now served this great Empire for forty years, and while we in our great country, are rightly suspicious of the blackguardery of Republican democracy, it would be too far a step, in the opinion of myself and my colleagues in the Cabinet, were the positions of responsibility for governing this great nation to become hereditary or held for life.
To this end, Mr. Speaker, I offered this afternoon my resignation to His Majesty, who, with the great grace, wisdom, and charity for which he is known throughout the world, was kind enough to accept it, on my behalf, and on the behalf of the many other members of the cabinet who now feel, after so long a time in office, the call of well-earned rest from their labours.
I therefore put before the house this final cabinet proposal, headed by my party's new leader, Sir Martin Hailsham, in whom, following his service in my cabinet since 3269, I have every confidence. May Almighty God continue to shower his blessings upon this house, and upon our Empire."
His successor, Sir Martin Hailsham the former Minister for Internal Affairs, said that Mr. Sandys-Carteret had been an "inspirational and visionary" Seal-Bearer, whose "sage, succinct and good-humoured advice" would be "sorely missed" by politicians of all parties.
Mr. Sandys-Carteret is said to have retired to his family home, in the uplands near the capital city of Oalapo, with his wife, Mary.Signed,
the Government of the Holy Luthori Empire
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