Lucille

Once the meet-and-greet session was concluded, Lady Buckingham and I went directly to my offices on the first floor of Molave Palace. Normally, I would have gone to our apartments and changed clothes. It wasn’t my habit of walking around the palace hallways in a gown and tiara—another common misconception. Today was different. I wanted to expedite this meeting and get to my parents.

As the door opened, the staff within stood, ...