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[[File:Queen Ladonia.png|thumb|Official portrait of Queen Carolyn]] | [[File:Queen Ladonia.png|thumb|Official portrait of Queen Carolyn]] | ||
Her '''Majesty the Queen Carolyn''' is the Head of State of the [[Royal Republic of Ladonia]], a [[micronation]] based in Sweden. She was elected by the Cabinet of Ministers and proclaimed Queen on 2 June 2011, the Ladonian National Day. Her coronation took place at Nimis in September 2011. | Her '''Majesty the Queen Carolyn''' is the Head of State of the [[Royal Republic of Ladonia]], a [[micronation]] based in Sweden. She was elected by the Cabinet of Ministers and proclaimed Queen on 2 June 2011, the Ladonian National Day. Her coronation took place at Nimis in September 2011. | ||
In 2023, Queen Carolyn was inducted into the [[Micronational Hall of Excellence]]. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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During [[MicroCon 2019]] in Hamilton, Ontario, the Queen was invested as a Dame of the [[Order of the Orca]], being only the second non-[[Westarctica]]n to receive the honor. | During [[MicroCon 2019]] in Hamilton, Ontario, the Queen was invested as a Dame of the [[Order of the Orca]], being only the second non-[[Westarctica]]n to receive the honor. | ||
On 2 November 2021, Queen Carolyn was present to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Westarctica at a small event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Here, she was invested as a Dame Grand Commander in the [[Order of the Snowflake]]. | On 2 November 2021, Queen Carolyn was present to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Westarctica at a small event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Here, she was invested as a Dame Grand Commander in the [[Order of the Snowflake]]. She has the distinction of being the only person to rise through every rank of knighthood in the Order of the Snowflake, having been first invested as a dame in 2015 and finally becoming a Dame Grand Cross at [[MicroCon 2023]]. | ||
==Honors and awards== | ==Honors and awards== | ||
*{{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Dame Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Snowflake]] | *{{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Dame Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Snowflake]] | ||
*{{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Stranger Dame in the [[Illustrious Antarctic Order of the Orca]] | *{{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Stranger Dame in the [[Illustrious Antarctic Order of the Orca]] | ||
*{{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Dame in the [[Order of the Polar Cross]] | |||
*{{flagiconstart|Kingdom of Kolios Flag.png}} Knight Commander in the [[Most Honorable Order of Kolios]] | *{{flagiconstart|Kingdom of Kolios Flag.png}} Knight Commander in the [[Most Honorable Order of Kolios]] | ||
*{{flagiconstart|Flag of Ladonia.png}} Sovereign of the Order of the Hesperides | *{{flagiconstart|Flag of Ladonia.png}} Sovereign of the Order of the Hesperides |