[ANSTHRLD] heraldic news

[tmcd at panix.com]

"Haines, Paul" <PHA at allseas.com> wrote:
> that during the reign of HM Ulsted

AND Queen Cateau

> the usual court ending of
> "Vivat Rex! Vivat Regina! Vivat Ansteorra!" is to be replaced with
> "Long live the King!  Long live the Queen!  Long live Ansteorra!"

Just curious: was there any reason given for translating it?
Not that it matters what language it's done in, or even that there is
a fixed closing or what it is.  I'm just curious about any reasons
given.

Daniel (people keep not using the English-style pronunciation, which
is "vye-vat"?) de Lincolia
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