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Monday, August 31, 2026

Batch of Royal Decrees Issued

King Matthew has issued a batch of Royal Decrees this morning to amend previously issued decrees so formal titles could be given to them. These are:
  • RD-2026-007 ‒ amending RD-2021-001, naming it the Kingston Decree of 2021
  • RD-2026-008 ‒ amending RD-2021-002, naming it the Wrythe Convention Decree of 2021
  • RD-2026-009 ‒ amending RD-2025-002, naming it the House of Knightsford Decree of 2025
  • RD-2026-010 ‒ amending RD-2025-004, naming it the Roll of the Peerage Decree of 2025
  • RD-2026-011 ‒ amending RD-2025-010, naming it the Edgbaston Convention Decree of 2025
  • RD-2026-012 ‒ amending RD-2025-011, naming it the Montediszamble Convention Decree of 2025
  • RD-2026-013 ‒ amending RD-2025-012, naming it the Berard-Malloy Convention Decree of 2025
  • RD-2026-014 ‒ amending RD-2025-013, naming it the La Salle  Convention Decree of 2025
  • RD-2026-015 ‒ amending RD-2026-001, changing its name to the Persona Non Grata Decree of 2026 Decree of 2026
Click here to view all decrees issued (this list is continuously updated by the government).

Sunday, August 30, 2026

The Royal Herald Relaunch

After nearly four years of inactivity, The Royal Herald has finally completed its relaunch initiative. We have moved (again...) to Blogger, refreshed our logo, and simplified our website. We hope this revitalization helps our audience to be able to access the news of the Kingdom of Liahonia in a better, more effective way. So, let's dive deeper into some of the changes, shall we?

First, the move. We spent our first year on Google Sites. On January 21, 2021, we announced our plan to move to WordPress, with the hope of making our site more organized and accessible. That move was finalized on May 21 later that year. While that move was successful, the website ultimately fell into disuse, pushed to the back burner for the foreseeable future. On May 31, 2026, after nearly four years since our last article was posted, it was decided to initiate a project to relaunch our website. We chose to move to Blogger to simplify not only our look, but also our operations. And, we are still as organized and accessible as we once were, thus keeping to our mission.

Old logo
New logo

As part of our relaunch, we also gave our logo a refresh. Similar to our website, the design of the logo was simplified, while keeping to the form of the original. The text is now more defined, while our signature trumpet has been trimmed down to a clearer shape. We have also begun using color to help engage our audience. Red and yellow, and the science behind them as attention seekers, have been studied for centuries. These two colors, just as they are in our logo, will be used in our branding to bring people in, to captivate them, and then inspire them to come back.

We hope these revitalization efforts will help people become more connected with our nation's story, as we continue with our mission to "empower the informed."🎺

Sunday, October 9, 2022

King's Grandmother Passes Away

His Majesty The King’s grandmother, Lady Sharon, Duchess of Brookhaven, passed away on Thursday, October 6th at the age of 81, according to a statement released by the Royal Communications Office.

Sharon in 2020.

Sharon received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education at Brigham Young University, which she used to teach third grade as a young adult. She was an accomplished vocal soloist, talented teacher, and gifted pianist for over sixty years. Under the direction of John R. Halliday, she toured Europe as the premier vocal soloist for the Brigham Young University Madrigal Singers. In her community, she sang the soprano solo for Handel’s Messiah with a full chorus and orchestra multiple times, including for the Mission Santa Clara de Asis at Santa Clara University.

As a valiant member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sharon’s life was one of service. She served as an ordinance worker in the Seattle Washington Temple for nearly 20 years.

Additionally, she served in the Relief Society Presidency and as the Primary President. For many years, Sharon blessed the lives of numerous people as the Primary Chorister and Ward Choir Director. She loved children and led many children’s choirs in church, school, and the community during her lifetime.

Sharon’s passion for Mozart and classical music brought many blessings into her life. She also found great joy in doing genealogy work for deceased loved ones beyond the veil. Her labors of love furnished many names for temple ordinance work. Heavenly Father blessed Sharon with many gifts, which she generously shared with everyone around her.

On June 6th, 1964, Sharon married her eternal sweetheart, Sir Jerry, Duke of Brookhaven, in the Los Angeles California Temple for time and all eternity. Together they raised six beautiful children and spent fifty-eight wonderful years together. Their love and faithfulness to each other are unique aspects of her distinct life and testimony of Heavenly Father’s plan of salvation.

Sharon is preceded in death by her mother (1914-2007) and father (1908-1988), her eldest brother (1936-2017), and her eldest son (1965-1999).

Sharon is survived by her husband, five of their six children, twenty-four grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren, as well as four of her five brothers.

A private funeral will be held on the morning of October 13th, 2022. She will be interred later that day at a nearby cemetery.

She was loved so very much and will be deeply missed. The Royal Family requests that the public allow the family to mourn privately.🎺

“God be with you till we meet again!”
Jeremiah Eames Rankin

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Wrythe Convention Signed

His Majesty the King has, by Royal Decree, added his signature to the Wrythe Convention. By doing so, he pledges to denounce and condemn micronations and entities that engage and/or participate in fabrication and falsehoods. Ratified on September 15, 2018, the Wrythe Convention is an intermicronational treaty which condemns sockpuppeting, identity theft, and false claims within micronationalism. The treaty was initially signed by delegates from seven micronations, as well as from the Grand Unified Micronational organization. It has now been signed by eighty-six subsequent micronations since its ratification.🎺

Friday, June 25, 2021

Interim Capital Announced by Royal Decree

Today, His Majesty The King announced by Royal Decree the temporary name for the Capital city. It is called the Kingston Administrative District, or Kingston for short. Since the constitution has not yet been completed, an official Capital city hasn’t been established. With the country steadily growing, it was determined that a home base was needed for the Government of Liahonia. It is requested that all questions be addressed to the Department of Public Relations, which can be done by clicking here.🎺

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Liahonia Concludes Talks with the UCCR

Beginning on June 10, 2021, His Majesty The King began a discussion with a representative of the Union of Christian Communist Republics on the topics of social diversity and religious freedom, according to an official transcript released by the Department of Foreign Relations. The discussion was held on MicroWiki, following the department’s decision to add the UCCR to the list of Unrecognized Micronations. According to the transcript, the goal was to “persuade the UCCR to lift their restrictions on religious freedom.” This goal ultimately was not met. On June 17, it was decided to end the talks after several days without a response from the UCCR. The status of the UCCR will remain unchanged, unless they pass legislation to lift these restrictions. If this occurs, the status of recognition will go under review.🎺

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Changes Coming to the Department of Foreign Relations

According to a statement released this morning, the Minister of Foreign Relations, Rt. Hon. Sean Douangaphaivong, is going on a government approved hiatus to serve in the Mexico City Southeast Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This hiatus will be in effect until no later than June 1, 2023. Although he will be absent during this period, he will retain his title and position. An Acting Minister of Foreign Relations will be appointed in due time.🎺

Friday, May 21, 2021

We Have Moved

Our transition from Google Sites to WordPress is complete. After our first year with the old platform, it was decided that our nations’ news service would move to a more organized and accessible home. We hope you enjoy!🎺

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Government Proposes New Flags

The Government is proposing a set of new flags. This is in response to the Declaration of Reclassification released in January of last year. In the declaration, it states, “the National Standard will be redefined to better reflect the people.” Though changes to the Royal Standard were not mentioned in this document, it has been decided that it would be redesigned so the two flags would reflect upon each other. A survey has been released to gather opinions.🎺

Sunday, April 11, 2021

The King Sends Condolences to Austenasia

The Office of His Majesty The King issued an official statement this morning expressing his sympathy and condolences to the Imperial Family of Austenasia following the death of the Emperors great-uncle, Lord Geoffrey Trory, Duke of Belfast. He was 94. His Imperial Majesty has called for a state of mourning to be observed until the funeral.🎺