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MickeysPal wrote: HarryPotterRules1 wrote: Or, you know, it could be like Descendants - all the realms are united and they still have their monarchs, etc, but they directly answer to Regina, so if one offends the other, SHE has to get inolved and sort it out. That makes sense! I can't believe I didn't think of that before. Except in this universe, it's Regina who's in charge instead of Ben.

The thing is though, Descendants clearly states that Ben is the sole ruler of Auradon. There are other royals, like Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty and Snow White, but I don't think they have any royal powers. Snow White is a news reporter in Auradon, not a queen as far as I know. Ben's also king of the Isle of the Lost, even though it seems like it should be Maleficent or the Evil Queen.

I don't know if the United Realms is similar in that Regina rules everything or individual royals stiil rule their kingdoms, but answer to Regina. In Descendants, the kingdoms unified into the "United States of Auradon". Each kingdom still exists, but under a federal system with King Beast and his dynasty chosen to be their leaders.

The realms elected Regina to be the "federal" Queen of UR. The former royals may now just act as types of governors for their kingdoms, keeping their titles, but Regina has final say.

Though UR seems far too compact for kingdoms to exist anymore. They royals might keep their castles, but now have no real power outside of their own castles, hence why they elected a federal leader.