[MR] A Question of Protocol

[keilyn at comcast.net]

I would say it's up to Their Excellencies.  In some cases, Their Excellencies may want to do it, in some cases they may not (if they've got too much else to keep track of, etc.)  I would suggest that they decide soon which way they're doing it and be consistent so that their decision isn't perceived as a political thing.

Usually there's a little bit of networking in the room as people determine who is highest rank, so letting a couple of local senior peers know TE's preference is a Good Thing - it keeps people from being confused or hurt.

Keilyn


-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "mweymark" <mweymark at carolina.rr.com> 

> ok for years I thought the speech just magically happened! 
> 
> Who knew there was a protocol here??? 
> 
> It wasn't until I stepped up as Their Excellencies head retainer that I 
> learned this little morsel of information. There needs to be a book! Or 
> maybe there IS a book...is there a book??? 
> 
> As I was told (I'm sensing a theme here) the highest OP by date sitting 
> feast makes the toast. I was never informed that Their Excellencies were in 
> that mix. So what you are saying is that IN Sacred Stone Their Excellencies 
> should be doing the Feast toast to their Majesties? 
> 
> Caterine 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Duane Moore" 
> To: "Derrick Solomon" ; 
> 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 9:08 AM 
> Subject: Re: [MR] A Question of Protocol 
> 
> 
> > 
> > 
> > --- Derrick Solomon wrote: 
> > 
> > > > well, this weekend TE 
> > > of the hosting barony 
> > > opened the toasting by toasting their majesties. as 
> > > quests of honor at 
> > > high table this seemed wrong to me (not bad, just 
> > > not right) and it was 
> > > completely different then every feast i have been to 
> > > in the past. 
> > > 
> > > somewhere in between all of our ideas is the right 
> > > one. 
> > 
> > The same thing happened to me this past weekend Your 
> > Grace. The local baronage (in theory the highest by 
> > precedence in thier lands and in this case, both 
> > bestowed peers as well) toasted the Monarchs and Thier 
> > heirs. There was a long pause and I stepped forward 
> > and toasted TE as well as is the custom. (Forgetting 
> > in my post-fighting haze that there was at least one 
> > long standing peer there before me. I didn't mean to 
> > bone that up I just had forgot.) 
> > 
> > It isn't wrong to have the local baronage toast the 
> > crown but it does seem a little weird to me. I guess 
> > it might come from them doing feast's with mostly new 
> > folks and there not being any peers there (or enough 
> > peers in the room to make the toast). 
> > 
> > Like standing when the King and Queen stand it is a 
> > courtesy that needs to be continiously taught for the 
> > new folks to adopt it. 
> > 
> > byram 
> > 
> > byram 
> > 
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