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WELCOME TO YOUR WEST BANK, GOLDEN AGE MARDI GRAS BALL CELEBRATION 2026 MARKS THE 51ST YEAR FOR THE WEST BANK.LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, SPECIAL GUESTS, MEMBERS OF THE RURAL COURT FROM THE GREAT LAND OF JEFFERSON WEST, BETTER KNOWN AS THE BEST BANK.
WELCOME TO THE ROYAL PALACE OF THE FOUR COLUMNS.
I AM YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT, LORD GARY.
I AM HERE TODAY AT THIS TIME TO PRESENT TO YOU HIS MAJESTY KING STEPHEN BROWN AND HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARIAN CORTEZ AND OUR ROYAL COURT CAPTAIN FOR 2025.
PAMELA MAY WORTH, THE KING HAS SAID, IT IS TIME FOR US TO SELECT OUR 2026 ROYAL COURT CAPTAIN FROM THE SOLID ROYAL COURT GOLD BOX WRITTEN ON GOLD LEAF PAPER.
WE WILL NOW SELECT OUR CAPTAIN FOR 2026.
CAPTAIN IS ED LA FROM THE THETA KINGDOM.
WE WERE NOW AHEAD TO PROCESSION OF THE ROYAL COURT FROM THE GREAT KINGDOM OF BELLAIRE.
I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT TO YOU PRINCE PAUL OLO AND PRINCESS EN OLO FROM THE KINGDOM OF BRIDGE CITY, PRINCE ROBERT BLAKE AND PRINCESS MARY HASAN FROM THE KINGDOM OF HARVEY.
MAY I PRESENT TO YOU PRINCE DAVID CLEMENT AND PRINCESS BONNIE PERRIN FOR THE KINGDOM OF NICHOLSON.
MAY I PRESENT TO YOU PRINCE PATRICK KECHUM? PRINCESS ISAN KETCHUM 'EM FROM THE KINGDOM OF OAKDALE.
MAY I PRESENT TO YOU PRINCE EDDIE ROBES SHOW PRINCESS MARY BURON
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FROM THE KINGDOM OF CHERRYTOWN.MAY I PRESENT TO YOU PRINCE MICHAEL SMITH AND PRINCESS GAY, EXCUSE ME, DOWRY FROM THE KINGDOM OF THETA.
MAY I PRESENT TO YOU PRINCE LEON TZA AND PRINCESS DEBRA MORRIS FROM THE KINGDOM OF WAGON, PRINCE LARRY HERWE AND PRINCESS PATRICIA HERWE.
AT THIS TIME, THE CAPTAINS WILL PASS OUT THE SOLID GOLD BOXES ON A SOLID SILVER TRAY.
THE PRINCE AND PRINCESSES WILL CHOOSE FROM THESE BOXES TO SEE.
SHE WILL BE OUR NEXT KING AND QUEEN CAPTAINS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU'RE 2026 WEST BANK, JEFFERSON PARISH, MARDI GRAS, B KING AND QUEEN, OR KING ROBERT BLAKE FROM THE BRIDGE CITY FAMILY AND QUEEN DEBORAH MORRIS FROM THE THETA FAMILY.
PLEASE HELP ME TO CONGRATULATE AND WELCOME YOUR 2026 ROYAL COURT AND WILL NOW START THE PROCESSION.