23 AUG 3304
Federal news channels have announced that the wedding of Princess Aisling Duval and Ambassador Jordan Rochester has been cancelled.
The statement came from Congress member Isolde Rochester:
“The planned wedding between my son Jordan Rochester and Her Imperial Highness will no longer take place. We have contacted everyone involved with the event and closed down all related projects.”
The announcement follows anti-slavery campaigner Jarl Toredo’s confession that he and Aisling Duval were romantically involved for several months. Toredo also claimed that the planned marriage was purely a political matter.
The cancellation was confirmed by the Imperial Palace on Emerald, but there has been no direct response from Princess Duval or Ambassador Rochester.
Political journalist Cassia Carvalho of The Imperial Herald commented:
“The fact that this news comes from Isolde Rochester gives weight to Jarl Toredo’s claims. If the marriage was a political scheme, that may explain why the Rochester family matriarch is the one to call it off, no longer trusting Princess Duval to play her part. Or perhaps this is simply the reaction of a mother, enraged at her future daughter-in-law’s infidelity.”
“Had the marriage taken place, would it have initiated an era of Federal-Imperial cooperation, or triggered a new wave of conflict? It seems we will never know.”
23 AUG 3304
This report presents the latest data on starports experiencing technical issues as a result of Thargoid Sensor related interference.
The following starports are currently closed:
Chiang Port, Gero Kiaku
Suri Gateway, Vesuvit
Scott Station, HIP 93685
Salgari Enterprise, Mawa
Wakata Port, Wandjera
Bruce Enterprise, Kabiku
Kubasov Station, HIP 90112
McDonald Platform, Hamlet's Harmony
Thirsk Enterprise, Montet
The following starports continue to experience technical issues:
Weber Dock, Meene
Meanwhile, the following starports are on the brink of closure:
Crown Plant, Mudrama Kaze
Crown Terminal, LHS 355
Evans Platform, HIP 18305
Fort Lawrence, Exioce
Fox Base, Parja
Fraknoi Holdings, Parja
Gaultier de Varennes' Folly, HIP 13269
Grimwood Ring, HIP 94863
Hague Port, Osci
Heng Dock, Samontundji
Herrington Gateway, 45 Tauri
Lave Station, Lave
Lichtenberg Dock, 3 Corvi
MacLeod Hub, Naunin
McAllaster Port, HR 6680
Miller Terminal, Exioce
Parmitano Terminal, Nu Tauri
Porges Horizons, G 250-34
PRE Research Base, HIP 17225
Ross Orbital, Ratemere
Seddon Gateway, Montet
Tanner Ring, Sokond
Wang Platform, Parja