Royal Order 2026-002 (Order on the Koruship)

BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE KORA, and in accordance with the Constitution of the Kingdom of Vistaria, this Royal Order is enacted to provide for the Koruship, its titles and styles, the granting of royal titles and dignities, the Royal Household, and the customs and institutions of the Koruship.

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Section 1- The Koruship

1. The Koruship is the institution of the Koru and represents the person, office, dignity and continuity of the Koru.
2. The Koruship shall apply in relation to:
   1. the Kingdom of Vistaria;
   2. the Commonwealth of Lorc’h; and
   3. the Hokorian State.
3. The Koruship shall be common to those states while respecting their respective sovereignty, constitutional status and relationship with one another.
4. The Koruship shall consist of:

1. the Koru;
2. the spouse or partner of the Koru, where recognised by the Koru; and
3. the offices and institutions established to support the Koru.

2. No other person shall become part of the Koruship by reason of family relationship, succession, title or honour.
3. The Koru shall be the head of the Koruship.
4. The Koru shall determine the organisation, customs, ceremonies, symbols and other affairs of the Koruship.
5. The existence of the Koruship shall not merge the governments, laws, citizenship, territory or institutions of the states to which it applies.

Section 2- The Koru

1. The sovereign Head of State shall hold the office of Koru.
2. The following forms of the title may be used:
   1. Koro, with the style His Majesty;
   2. Kora, with the style Her Majesty; and
   3. Koru, with the style Their Majesty.
3. The holder of the office may use whichever form of the title is appropriate to them.
4. Koro, Kora and Koru are interchangeable forms of the same title and office.
5. Any reference in law, a Royal Order, official instrument or other document to the Koro, Kora or Koru shall be interpreted as a reference to the Koru and shall have the same legal meaning.
6. No distinction in power, authority, status or precedence shall arise from the form of title used.
7. The Koru may adopt additional titles and styles.

Section 3- The Consort

1. The Koru may recognise their spouse or partner as the Royal Consort.
2. The Royal Consort shall form part of the Koruship.
3. The Koru may grant the Royal Consort a title and style.
4. The Royal Consort may undertake official, diplomatic, charitable or ceremonial duties where authorised by the Koru.
5. The position of Royal Consort shall not by itself grant any constitutional, governmental or political power.
6. The Koru may determine the precedence, duties and ceremonial position of the Royal Consort.
7. Recognition as Royal Consort may be withdrawn by the Koru.

Section 4- Royal Titles

1. The Koru shall have the exclusive authority to create and grant royal titles and dignities under the Koruship.
2. The Koru may grant the title of Prince or Princess to any person.
3. A person may be granted:
   1. the title of Prince or Princess of Vistaria;
   2. the title of Prince or Princess of Lorc’h;
   3. the title of Prince or Princess of Hokoria;
   4. the title of Prince or Princess of a constituent Nation, region, city, town or other place; or
   5. another territorial or non-territorial title determined by the Koru.
4. A territorial title may take the form Prince of [Place] or Princess of [Place].
5. The Koru may establish an equivalent neutral title by Royal Order.
6. A person holding the title of Prince or Princess shall ordinarily hold the style:

1. His Royal Highness;
2. Her Royal Highness; or
3. Their Royal Highness.

2. The Koru may grant a different style or provide that no style shall accompany a title.
3. The grant of a royal title shall not by itself:

1. grant governmental authority;
2. grant ownership of any territory;
3. grant a right to govern the place named in the title;
4. alter the constitutional status of any territory; or
5. grant a right of succession to the Koruship.

Section 5- Other Titles and Dignities

2. The Koru may create and grant other royal, noble, ceremonial or honorary titles and dignities.
3. A title or dignity may:

1. be personal or territorial;
2. be granted for life or for a specified period;
3. be hereditary where expressly provided;
4. carry a style or form of address; and
5. be subject to conditions determined by the Koru.

2. No title shall be hereditary unless expressly declared to be hereditary in the instrument granting it.
3. The Koru may determine the manner in which a hereditary title passes to a successor.
4. The Koru may create orders of honour, decorations, medals and other forms of royal recognition.
5. A title, dignity or honour shall not grant public authority unless that authority is separately granted by law.

Section 6- Grant of Titles

1. A title, dignity or honour under this Order shall be granted by the Koru.
2. A grant may specify:
   1. the name of the recipient;
   2. the title or dignity granted;
   3. the style and form of address;
   4. any territorial designation;
   5. its place in the order of precedence;
   6. whether it is hereditary;
   7. any conditions attached to the grant; and
   8. any other matter the Koru considers appropriate.
3. A grant may be made by:

1. Royal Order;
2. Letters Patent;
3. Royal Warrant; or
4. another royal instrument recognised by the Koru.

2. A grant shall take effect on the date specified in the instrument or, where no date is specified, when the instrument is issued.
3. The Koru may maintain a register of titles, dignities and honours granted under the Koruship.

Section 7- Use of Titles

1. A person granted a title may use that title and any associated style in accordance with the terms of the grant.
2. A person shall not represent themselves as holding a title, style, dignity or honour of the Koruship which they have not been granted.
3. The Koru may determine rules for the official use, abbreviation, translation and presentation of royal titles and styles.
4. A title may be used outside the state or territory from which its designation is derived.
5. Recognition of a title under the Koruship shall not require the title holder to hold citizenship of Vistaria, Lorc’h or Hokoria unless the grant provides otherwise.

Section 8- Suspension, Amendment and Revocation

1. The Koru may suspend, amend or revoke any title, style, dignity or honour granted under the Koruship.
2. The Koru may restore a title, style, dignity or honour which has previously been suspended or revoked.
3. The Koru may amend the conditions, territorial designation or style attached to a title.
4. The death, resignation or removal of a Koru shall not revoke a title previously granted unless:
   1. the grant provides otherwise;
   2. the title was granted only for the duration of that Koru’s reign; or
   3. the title is subsequently revoked in accordance with law.

Section 9- The Royal Household

1. The Royal Household shall consist of the offices and persons appointed to support the Koru and the Koruship.
2. The Royal Household shall be distinct from the Koruship itself.
3. The Koru may:
   1. establish, reorganise or abolish offices within the Royal Household;
   2. appoint and dismiss officers of the Royal Household;
   3. determine their titles, duties and terms;
   4. establish departments or bodies within the Royal Household; and
   5. delegate functions concerning the administration of the Royal Household.
4. Membership of the Royal Household shall not make a person part of the Koruship.
5. An office within the Royal Household shall not grant governmental authority unless that authority is separately granted by law.

Section 10- Royal Symbols

1. The Koru may establish and regulate symbols of the Koruship.
2. These may include:
   1. a Royal Standard;
   2. royal arms;
   3. seals;
   4. badges;
   5. insignia;
   6. monograms or cyphers; and
   7. other symbols associated with the Koru or Koruship.
3. The Koru may determine when and how a royal symbol may be used.
4. A symbol of the Koruship shall be distinct from the national symbols of Vistaria, Lorc’h and Hokoria unless otherwise provided.

Section 11- Precedence

1. The Koru shall hold first precedence within the Koruship.
2. The Koru may establish an order of precedence applying to:
   1. the Royal Consort;
   2. Princes and Princesses;
   3. holders of other royal titles and dignities;
   4. officers of the Royal Household; and
   5. other persons as the Koru considers appropriate.
3. Precedence under this section shall be ceremonial unless otherwise provided by law.
4. A place in the order of precedence shall not by itself grant constitutional or governmental authority.

Section 12- Succession

1. The grant or possession of a royal title shall not by itself create a right to succeed to the office of Koru.
2. Succession to the office of Koru shall be determined in accordance with the Constitution and any law governing succession.
3. A Prince, Princess, Royal Consort or other title holder shall have no greater right of succession merely because of that title.
4. Nothing in this Order shall alter any existing rule concerning succession to the office of Koru.

Section 13- Interpretation

1. In this Order:
   1. “Koru” includes the Koro, Kora and Koru;
   2. “Koruship” means the institution defined in section 1;
   3. “Royal Consort” means a spouse or partner recognised under section 3;
   4. “royal title” means a title granted by the Koru under this Order;
   5. “Royal Household” means the institution established under section 9; and
   6. “state” includes Vistaria, Lorc’h and Hokoria where the context requires.
2. A reference to a title in the masculine, feminine or neutral form shall include its corresponding forms where applicable.
3. Nothing in this Order shall be interpreted as changing the constitutional relationship between Vistaria, Lorc’h and Hokoria.

Section 14- Final provisions

1. Existing titles, styles, dignities, honours and royal appointments shall continue after this Order comes into force unless amended or revoked by the Koru.
2. The Koru may make further Royal Orders concerning:
   1. the Koruship;
   2. royal titles and styles;
   3. the Royal Household;
   4. precedence;
   5. honours and decorations;
   6. royal symbols; and
   7. ceremonial matters.
3. Where this Order conflicts with the Constitution, the Constitution shall prevail.
4. This Order may be cited as the Royal Order on the Koruship and Royal Titles.
5. This Order shall come into force immediately upon its enactment.