"The Queen or King of Torch was the monarch of the Kingdom of Torch, serving as a head of state with a Prime Minister as the head of government. In 1920 PD, when the Kingdom of Torch was founded, a vast majority of the former slaves who were its citizenry voted for a Constitutional Monarchy, with Berry Zilwicki, a Manticoran citizen and former inhabitant of the slums of Chicago, as Queen. Her personal qualities, her record in voluntarily boarding the slaver Felicity, and support from Jeremy X, W.E.B. Du Havel, Thandi Palane, and Victor Cachat were also influential. (CS1)"@en . . "Monarch of Torch"@en . . . . "The Queen or King of Torch was the monarch of the Kingdom of Torch, serving as a head of state with a Prime Minister as the head of government. In 1920 PD, when the Kingdom of Torch was founded, a vast majority of the former slaves who were its citizenry voted for a Constitutional Monarchy, with Berry Zilwicki, a Manticoran citizen and former inhabitant of the slums of Chicago, as Queen. Her personal qualities, her record in voluntarily boarding the slaver Felicity, and support from Jeremy X, W.E.B. Du Havel, Thandi Palane, and Victor Cachat were also influential. (CS1) The monarch of Torch was guarded by Lara's Own Regiment. (CS2)"@en . . .