Jacobean Cildania (5321 - 5369)

[Wu Han]

↳  Princess-Consort Konċetta and Grand Prince Ġakbu Maria speaking with a survivor of the Qart Qildar car bombing shortly after mass

Grand Prince expresses "shock, grief, and profound sadness" after Qart Qildar synagogue attack
31 August 5331
In first Sovereign Message to the Council of Deputies, His Serene Highness thanks police, first-responders, and pledges "solidarity" with Cildanian Yeudi community following terror attack at the Sacred Follower Erial Synagogue.

Qart Qildar: Grand Prince Ġakbu Maria sent his first Sovereign Message to the Council of Deputies this morning to express his "shock" and "grief" following the car bomb attack against the Sacred Follower Erial Synagogue in Qart Qildar yesterday. In the message, read by the Speaker of the Council, His Serene Highness described the bombing as a "terror attack against... the Cildanian Yeudi community." His Serene Highness also thanked police officers and first-responders for their service, and pledged to utilize funding from the soon-to-be created Grand Prince's Foundation to contribute to reconstruction efforts, calling upon others to make similar charitable efforts.

Following the reading of the Grand Prince's Sovereign Message, His Serene Highness and Princess-Consort Konċetta attended an Apostolic mass to pray for the victims. Subsequently, the Grand Prince and Princess-Consort met with survivors of the bombing, as well as various prominent Yeudi community leaders.

The Regulating Nobility Act of 5323 defines the role of the Grand Prince as to "reign, but not govern." As such, His Serene Highness is prohibited from engaging in political affairs or campaigning. Nevertheless, it is clear that the latest escalation in anti-yeudish violence has deeply impacted the Grand Prince, such that he has resolved to take whatever actions are constitutionally available for him to express his denunciation of such violence.

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Originally posted by Wu Han on 13 Jul 2023.