Adapt as necessary if only one person is receiving the rank.
- Herald
- Their Majesties do hereby call before them ____ and ____ , for they have greatly enriched our realm and we would honour them.
They shall present themselves.
- Sovereign
- ____ , having twice won the Crown of this our beloved realm and having twice ruled honourably as its Sovereign, We do hereby affirm you as Duke/Duchess. Will you accept this honour from our hand?
Alternative:
____ , having won the Crown of this our beloved realm and having ruled honourably as Sovereign of Drachenwald and of ____ , We do hereby affirm you as Duke/Duchess. Will you accept this honour from our hand?
- Duke/Duchess
- I will, Your Majesty.
Courtier comes forward from the Royal Escort and kneels beside the Duke/Duchess. The Sovereign stands, removes the County Coronet from recipient’s head and places it on the cushion. The Sovereign sits. Courtier stands up, bows before their Majesties and retires to the Royal Escort.
- Sovereign
- In consensus with the Peerage, make known our Royal will.
Herald reads the scroll, hands it to the Sovereign and the Sovereign hands it to Duke/Duchess.
- Consort
- ____ , having by your wisdom, grace, and virtue twice inspired your champion to win for you the Crown of this, our beloved Realm and having twice ruled as its honourable Sovereign, We do hereby affirm you as Duke/Duchess. Will you accept this honour from our hand?
Alternative
____, having by your wisom, grace and virtue twice inspired your champion to win for you the Crowns of the realms of Drachenwald and ____, and having ruled each honourably as Sovereign, We do hereby affirm you as Duke/Duchess. Will you accept this honour from our hand?
- **Duchess
- I will, Your Majesty.
Courtier comes forward from the Royal Escort and kneels beside the Duke/Duchess. The Consort stands, removes the County Coronet from the recipient’s head and places it on the cushion. The consort sits. Courtier stands up, bows before their Majesties and retires to the Royal Escort.
- Consort
- In consensus with the Peerage, let the scroll be read.
Herald reads the scroll, hands it to the Coronet and the Coronet hands it to Duke/Duchess.
- Sovereign
- Let their Graces receive the Coronets of their new rank.
Courtiers come forward from the Royal Escort, with Ducal Coronets on the cushions and kneel beside the recipients. The Crowns stand. The Crowns take the Ducal Coronets from the cushions, hold them above their Graces’ heads, and place the coronets on their Graces’ heads, as they say the following.
- The Crowns
- Be thou henceforth known as
- Sovereign
- Duke/Duchess ____ .
- Consort
- Duke/Duchess ____ .
The Crowns sit and usually make personal statements to the new Dukes/Duchesses.
If wanted:
- Duke
- Your Majesties, we would swear fealty to you.
They kneel before the Sovereigns place their hands on the Sword of State, and the Sovereigns place theirs above them.
- Herald
- Will you hold ____ and ____ your rightful Sovereigns, until the end of their lawful reign, and support their royal might and justice?
- Duke/Duchess
- I will.
- Herald
- Do you wish to give the Crown such counsel which is to the benefit of them and their Realm, and support them in upholding the laws and fulfilling their coronation oath?
- Duke/Duchess
- I do.
- Herald
- And will you keep secret such matters as the Crown wants to keep in confidence, and not divulge such secrets that could harm Their Realm?
- Duke & Duchess
- We so swear.
- Consort
- And We in turn promise to grant you, Peers of our Realm, and your households, all the rights and privileges of old, and to protect you with the Law of the Realm.
So say We ____ , Regina
- Sovereign
- And so say We ____ , Rex.
If the first reign of the outgoing Consort was as Sovereign, insert the ceremony for the Order of the Rose here. Otherwise:
Duke and Duchess stand up, bow and depart.
- Herald
- For Their Graces ____ and ____ , Vivant! Vivant! Vivant!