Coronation and Wedding of Thumim V and Saga of Tynam

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The Coronation and Wedding of Thumim V and Saga of Tynam (Packilvanian: luKhronifiya nadine luZajwamiya aThumim muSaank nadine Saga aTaynaam) was a two-day event that took place from 23 January 2023 and 24 January 2023. The wedding cerenomy took place on 23 January 2023 at the Temple of the Authority in Bingol while the coronation ceremony took place at the Temple of the Restoration in Adrien, Ashura.

Background

Saga, Duchess of Tynam and Crown Prince of Packilvania, Prince Thumim, started dating in 2021 after meeting at the Cryria-Packilvanian Business Summit in Gezer, Packilvania. It was a precursor event to the signing of the Commercial Cooperation Partnership between Packilvania and the Member States of the League of Novaris. Saga and Thumim were discovered to be romantically linked after attending the coronation of Emira Scheherazade of Sayyed. Prince Thumim ascended to the position of the Sultan of Packilvania on the proclamation and acceptance by the Council of State of his abdication on 24 December 2023 and became Thumim V. To celebrate and commemorate his accession as well as his marriage to Saga, it was decided to hold the coronation and wedding close to each other. The Imperial Court announced that former Sultana of Packilvania, Mebri, would be organising both occasions.

Events

The events were split across two days, with the wedding taking place on 23 January, and coronation on 24 January. Saga of Tynam arived on 2 January and subsequently made several appearances in Bingol, while guests and foreign dignitaries began to arrive over the course of the week leading up to the wedding.

January 23

Most of the wedding events were held at Bingol's Temple of the Authority on 23 January. the Temple was opened at 9:00 AM for guests, and the streets of the capital were packed despite traffic control measures implemented by the local authorities. The Imperial family made its planned entrance at 11:20 AM, and the Sultan's own convoy soon followed. The bridal party was escorted by a 300-strong ceremonial cavalry guard of the Packilvanian Army. According to official numbers released by Packilvanian state media, over forty-five thousand individuals were present in the Temple and its courtyard. This included an unprecedented number of foreigners and non-believers.

While all attendees were required to conform to a practice of ablution and certain dress protocols while in the Temple, several guests became the source of some controversy. Among them were Emira Scheherazade of Sayyed and Shaman Iriko of Kuduk, whose respective styles of dress drew attention. The gender identity of Viktor Dotseth of Nystatiszna similarly became a cause for comment, and all three were redacted from the official state broadcasts that were streaming the scene worldwide.

The beginning of the ceremonies was announced by the Lord President of the Privy Council, and opening prayers were led by the Temple's Chief Imam. The main wedding services were conducted by Supreme Magister Tawak VII. A second, private ceremony of religious conversion was held after the wedding with the presence of only the two families.

While broadcasting cameras had been turned away for the second ceremony, the scene gained a brief media notoriety in Saga's native Cryria, where the far-right news website Drakenlya was raided by the Cryrian Säkerhetspolisen in the middle of its live commentary, purportedly after issuing death threats against members of the House of Tynam. Sounds of the raid laid over the live filler broadcast of the Temple courtyard quickly went viral.

The wedding ceremony was followed by a royal procession through the streets of the capital back to the Sultana's Palace. In addition to guests and the two families, the parade involved some forty-thousand service personnel and included escorts of cavalry and elephants before concluding with a thirty-minute long show held by the air display team of the Packilvanian Air Force.

List of foreign dignitaries

The foreign dignitaries who were in attendance were as follows:

Country Represented	Name of Representative	Comment
Aikthudr'zhur	Queen Halein of House Ny'thudr'zhan
Älemsi Negdel	Speaker Torbiashi Tuyuideger	Governor Zamira of Gazny Khot and others attended separately as friends and family of Saga Tynam
Alksearia	Queen Dorothea
Astela	Minister of Foreign Affairs Icilo Messa, Minister of Industries Iona Reo
Cryria	Queen Ulrika II of the House of Leidensen, Ambassador Adrian Lindskog	Lady Svea Widfross attended separately as a friend of Saga Tynam
Kæra'zna	Kaera General Representative to the International Forum Ryz'alf Tsøka'fla
Kuduk	Shaman Iriko
Mirhaime	Lewydh Alane Gersi
Musetszna	Arch-Priness Ny’Hjøran LuPaasan, Prince Consort Ulahid a-Luwadeen Bedon
Sayyed	Emira Scheherazade Al Sayyed
Serramal	President Manjit Rahar
Tretrid	King Ælfric III, Prime Minister Eoforwine Æthelstanson