Queen Sarah Jane

Chapter Four: A Meeting

"I would like to ask for a moment of silence in memory of our beloved Queen and the Royal family," that was how the meeting began. Jordan Samuels sat beside his father and a friend of his. Jordan didn't care who else was in this meeting or for what reason they was there as long as he got the chance to speak

(Four hour in the meeting)

"The throne is empty," a man with white hair and a black suit was saying. "Prince Harry who had been the only survivor of the attack died last night, there is no one to take the throne. Ladies and Gentlemen I ask you this: who will protect this country?...."

"Does it matter if whoever takes the throne is born out of wedlock?" Jordan asked before the man could continue. Many turn to look at him. Jordan was nervous and having all eyes on him made him even more nervous. Taking a deep breath he continued, "Like Mr. Willard has said "the throne is empty" and right now this country is vulnerable to an attack"

"it may be true that this country at the moment is vulnerable to an attack, but can't go around putting any one we want on the throne just because we feel like it," said a woman in a black dress.

Jordan saw that many people in the meeting were nodding their heads in agreement and few were whispering with the person next to them.

"I'm not saying to just let anyone take the throne," Jordan told the woman and every one the meeting." what I'm trying to say is this: would it be possible for a bastard child of a king or queen to take the throne?

A man with a red tie "Throughout history kings and queens have taken lovers and some have had children with them. It is because of this reason that a law exists that prevents any of their bastards," there was a bit of hatred in the word bastard, "to take the throne."

"We must have this in mind, sir, that when that law was created they didn't have our technology. Back then they couldn't go to their lovers and say "hey I think you were cheating on me, I demand to have a paternity test be done on the kind to prove whether is mine or not"

"Mr. Samuels." said Mr. Willard whom Jordan had interrupted earlier, "I'm curious to know as to why you are asking such questions?"

Jordan looked at his father, Seeley, and his father nodded. He took a deep breath," as some of you might remember or might know that in the late 1940's early 1950's rumors were going around that queen Elizabeth's father, King George VI, was having an affair I have talked with people who used to work in the palace during these two decades: maids. Cooks, butlers, gardeners, and every one of them have said that these rumors are true they have also said that woman whose last name was Smith was believed to have given birth to his majesty child." Ladies and gentlemen if a paternity test is done and is revealed that said that child is biologically the daughter of the kings George IV will she be able to take the throne?"

"Mr. Samuels," said the man with the red tie, "I probably did not make myself cleared when I said that there's a law against a bastard taking the throne. Why do you keep insisting on it.?"

"Well then Mr. Fredrick, tell me: when the reigning monarch dies who takes the throne?" Jordan asked the man with the red tie.

"Their first born child, most preferably the first son."

"What if the reigning Monarch doesn't have an heir, let's say that their children died, then what?"

"The throne goes to the monarchs' next kin." Mr. Fredrick answered.

"Mr. Samuels," said a judge that was seating beside the prime minister "would you please get to the point."

"Well… you see your Honor, for generations we didn't have to worry who would take the throne because had always had an heir: children, cousins, aunts, and uncles…that is until now. Something like this had never happened before so we don't know what to do. We thought that as long as we had an heir we didn't need to worry, never taking the time to stop and think. Because we fail to think to prepare for something like this that our country is paying the price: riots are breaking out, crime is record high, and the police are having trouble keeping the public safe. There are rumors of war the people are scared for their lives, ladies and gentlemen. I believe that maybe just maybe with someone on the throne the country will feel safe again.

Few days later:

A family of eight was about to seat down for dinner when the phone rang, Seeley Samuels who was closest went to answered it.

"Samuels's residence…. Oh hello Prime Minister…we're fine thank you… yes, he's here… o.k. let me get him. Jordan it's for you. The Prime Minister."

Taking the phone Jordan went to his office only to come back half an hour later with a big grin on his face.

"What did the Prime Minister want, honey?" Marina Samuels asked her husband.

"They want me to look for Mrs. Smith. When I find her they want a paternity test to be done. Dad, if this woman truly is the daughter of the king then we'll have a new Queen by New Years!"

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