Imperial News Network

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BREAKING: Emperor Quintilus Valerii I has passed away
07:00, 10 Zechyr 1581 CE

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Telos, Drahen - The Imperial News Network station in Telos just received this message from the press secretary to the crown prince:
The Crown Prince, with the greatest sadness, has asked for the following announcement to be made immediately.

His beloved father, Emperor Quintilus Valerii I, died peacefully in his sleep this morning, at the Imperial Palace, Telos.

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UPDATE 09:30- The Imperial Palace has released the following document to all news sources. It has been reproduced below:

Official Press Release
Drahen Imperial Family

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The Emperor Quintilus Valerii I, died peacefully in his sleep today with the Crown Prince at his bedside.
He passed away at 05:27 Central Drahen Time, at the Imperial Palace in Telos. The Emperor had become increasing frail in recent weeks following a bad cough and chest infection. His condition deteriorated this morning and his doctors were called. The Drah Imperial Family asks the media and public to provide the family with time to mourn the death of the Emperor.

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UPDATE 10:00- The Office of the Protasekretis, Gallus Statius, has decreed a 7-day national period of mouring for the recently deceased Emperor, and told reporters during the daily press conference, "Emperor Valerii I was a bastion of the Imperial Republic and his death has rocked the nation. He has lead the Empire on a straight course during his entire long rein and his wisdom and statemenship will be sorely missed."

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UPDATE 11:00- The Mestran Royal Family has issued a public announcment mourning the passing of Emperor Valerii I, and has ordered flags across the Mestran Imperium to be flown at half staff. The Drah Imperial Family is a cadet branch of the Mestran Imperial Family, and both families have had very close ties to each other.