Montwælda Empress Astrid and Emperor Consort Hugo returned from their honeymoon on the Costa Headonistika today, ahead of the official opening of parliament tomorrow. Although the ceremony is no longer required to open parliament and indeed parliamentary business has begun over the last few days since the election, the official opening of parliament is perhaps the peak of Izaakian pomp and ceremony, which culminates in the Empress Speech where Empress Astrid will outline her governments business over the next parliamentary term.
This will be the Empresses first royal occasion as Montwælda Empress, a term derived from ancient Montacian to mean Mountain Wielder and is traditionally used after the marriage of the Emperor/Empress to signifying their supremacy over their spouse who formally has the title of Emperor/Empress but wields no constitutional power.