UN: britto08
Story: Beauty and the Beast
DH:
King Gabriel Arthur Etienne (33)
DW:
Queen Mirabelle Elodie "
Belle" (33)
DD: Crown
Princess Arianne Celine Arlette Marie (15)
--Dfiance: Lord
Leo Alexandre Laurent (15)
DD:
Princess Rosalie Jacqueline Alba Charlotte (12)
DS:
Prince Florian Philippe Boniface Rene (9)
DD:
Princess Sophie Therese Julie Adeline (7)
DD/DD:
Princess Coralie Suzanne Arielle Adélaïde /
Princess Mathilde Josette Liliane Marine (2)
DS:
Bertrand Germain Honore Gaston (nb)
Little
Bertrand was born a few weeks early on a trip of state to Germany. Their families joked, calling him a little
German, so
Gabriel and
Belle decided to give him the name
Germain, as a middle name.
Bertrand,
Honore, and
Gaston were all names
Gabriel and
Belle loved. The entire family is enchanted with little
Bertrand, even
Coralie and
Mathilde. They were never jealous, since they have always been used to sharing attention.
Not long after little
Bertrand's birth,
Gabriel and
Belle had a serious talk with one another, their advisors, and finally
Arianne and
Florian. They outlined their dilemma about succession, deciding both children were old enough to understand. After days of discussion,
Gabriel made the announcement:
Arianne would be named Crown
Princess at a grand ceremony in the summer.
Florian, to the surprise of both his parents, had never thought of himself as becoming king, and had always assumed that the crown would pass to
Arianne since she was eldest. When it was explained that traditionally he would inherit, he was actually quite upset, as he had had his heart set on becoming a sailor like his uncle
Alban. When it was explained that those dreams would probably change as he grew older and he may actually want to be king, he simply said, "I like being the younger brother. I don't want to have to be the one in charge of everything, and I never will. Let
Arianne, she's good at it." This announcement caused a great deal of excitement and some outrage at first, but the people have always loved
Princess Arianne, and she is a strong-minded girl who, as her brother said, is good at being in charge. She is excited and determined to be a good, wise, just ruler. Her parents have the utmost confidence in her.
Not long after the ceremony,
Gabriel and
Belle were bombarded with requests for
Arianne's hand. It was only to be expected; becoming heir apparent only made her a better catch. But they married for love, and they want all of their children to do the same. They were rather surprised when she came to them to tell them she had fallen in love with Lord
Leo and wanted to marry him. They like
Leo and can see he obviously loves their daughter, but they are concerned they are a little young to be making this step. They have therefore decided to allow them to be engaged, but to not allow them to marry until
Arianne is eighteen. After all, they are rather young to be becomign grandparents!