Inauguration of Ellory I (Joan of What?)

On 5 May 1946,  was inaugurated as , the 7th. The first such ceremony in Cygnian history, it was attended by an estimated 260,000 people on the South Front of in.

Various events were included in the inaugural program, including military parades, the enthronement, a state banquet, an inaugural ball, and an inaugural prayer service.

Administered by President of the Senate Gordon Brown, the imperial oath was taken by Ellory I, in keeping with Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the Imperial Constitution. Ellory I was sworn in with his left hand on a newly-printed copy of the Imperial Constitution.