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ARTICLE XIII - Succession of the Crown in the Absence of the Sovereign

• XIII-100 In such case as the Sovereign or Consort shall be unable to fulfill the duties of the Crown, the other shall fulfill all the duties of the Crown until the successor is crowned at the customary time of Coronation.

• XIII-200 In such case as both the Sovereign and the Consort shall be unable to fulfill the duties of the Crown, the Tanist and Tanist's Consort shall be proclaimed Sovereign and Consort, respectively, and shall fulfill all the duties of sovereign and consort until the customary time of Coronation. At this time, the Tanist shall be crowned Sovereign by the Premier Peer of the Realm who has beforehand been Sovereign, according to the customs of the Middle Kingdom. The Tanist's Consort shall then be crowned Consort according to the customs of the Middle Kingdom.

• XIII-300 In such case as there shall be no Tanist or Tanist's Consort, a Crown Tournament shall be held under the supervision of the Sovereign, according to the laws and customs of the Middle Kingdom.

• XIII-301 In such case as the Tanist or Tanist's Consort shall be unable to fulfill his or her duties, the one who is able shall fulfill all the duties of the Tanist and Tanist's Consort until the customary time of Coronation at which time he or she shall be crowned Sovereign according to the customs of the Middle Kingdom.

• XIII-400 In such case as both the Sovereign and the Consort shall be unable to fulfill the duties of the Crown, and there is neither Tanist or Tanist's Consort, the Dragon Herald, as voice of the Crown, shall proclaim a Regent. Said Regent shall be the Coronet of the Senior territorial principality in the Middle Kingdom. A Crown Tournament shall be held under the supervision of the Earl Marshal, according to the laws and customs of the Middle Kingdom, as soon as is possible. The victor in the Crown Lists shall be immediately crowned Sovereign by the Regent, according to the customs of the Middle Kingdom. The victor's consort shall then be immediately crowned Consort according to the customs of the Middle Kingdom. The new Crown shall hold a Crown Tournament as soon as it can be announced in the Pale to choose a Tanist and Tanist's Consort to be crowned at the customary time of Coronation.

• XIII-401 In the event there shall be no senior territorial principality, the Dragon Herald shall proclaim as Regent the Sovereign and/or Consort which most recently reigned and is able to serve.