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Journal Entry 14
30. Juni 2020 Today’s press conference by the prime minister in which he announced the death of the man who tried to assassinate the king was chilling. The explanation Prime Minister Northcott provided for the prisoner’s “suicide” seemed a bit contrived. At least to me, his demeanor appeared to harden the more questions that were asked by the press. As…
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Journal Entry 13
29. Juni 2020 Around 04:00 this morning, I met Jonas inside the large car park at the palace. The king and I got into one of his most prized possessions, a Jaguar, and drove south to the royal yacht at the marina in Feldkirch. Against my better judgment, we left without Jonas’s security detail in tow. However, once we boarded…
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Journal Entry 12
27. Juni 2020 The past week has been rather busy for the palace. King Jonas made his first in-person appearance since isolating due to the epidemic. Queen Claudia ventured out into the public as well; however, her highness remained very distant from most people except for Princess Emily and their security detail. On Tuesday, Jonas visited the abandoned hotel that…
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Journal Entry 11
21. Juni 2020 Years from now, when I pick up this journal for reference, I want to remember how old my children and the king’s children were during this unpredictable year of 2020. Otto (16) and Emma (13) King Jonas’s children: Princess Emily (16), Prince Boris (14), Princess Sophie (12) and Princess Tatiana (12) It is hard to believe at…
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Journal Entry Ten
19. Juni 2020 There has not been much to journal about over the past couple of months. The virus that has affected the world is still ruling our daily lives. The daily protests in Ludwigplatz, Eberbach’s City Centre, have let up for the most part. Although with our stressed economy, I fear there will be a resurgence of protesters in…
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Journal Entry Nine
9. April 2020 It has been over three weeks since we have been in isolation at the palace. My fear of COVID-19 is finally starting to subside. The initial terror that I felt seems to fade by the day. Health experts here in Europe and the United States continue to report many of the virus-related deaths had underlying health conditions.…
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Journal Entry Eight
17. März 2020 It is closing in on midnight, and the torrential rains have not let up since they began earlier this morning. The severity of the storm, accompanied by the pandemic, has caused one of the lowest voter turn-outs that Dorstenland has seen in decades. Unfortunately, Prime Minister Northcott’s party, the NCD (Neu Christlich Demokratische Partei Dorstenlands), took 58%…
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Journal Entry Seven
16. März 2020 I am writing tonight’s journal entry in the library of the palace. My family and I were moved into the north wing of the castle by Jonas. The king did this out of concern for our safety due to the political unrest in Eberbach. The protests in Eberbach turned violent over the weekend. Ludwigplatz is almost filled…
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Journal Entry Six
13. März 2020 Prime Minister Northcott announced this afternoon an almost complete shutdown of Dorstenland starting next Wednesday, 18. March. All schools and universities are to be closed on Monday; however, the elections will go on as scheduled on Tuesday. Northcott’s administration stated that all election poll centers would require a 1.5-meter separation between voters. This evening, protesters continued to…
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Journal Entry Five
12. März 2020 I cannot even express what the last 48 hours have been like. It is almost midnight, and I am still trying to grasp the changes that are happening virtually by the minute. Yesterday, the World Health Organization announced that COVID-19 is a global pandemic. Italy announced tonight that the virus had killed 1016 people, a 23% increase…
