Suggestion: Ruling Couple

No image yet. Starting suggestion: [1]◊ The King and Queen of Corona from Tangled.

This trope is all about both rulers having a big part in running their kingdom...I think this is going to be exceptionally hard to show unless we can get a double pic that shows the king and queen each doing their thing. The suggestion is J2FAAC material.

edited 21st Sep '15 9:55:16 PM by Willbyr

Yeah, this is a lot more specific than the OP suggestion implies.

Been looking for suggestions, but it's darn hard finding one where one doesn't look clearly subservient to the other. Given that, I'll go with BUPKIS for now.

Examples? I found something that might work, not sure if that's the ones you've found.

The closest I found was King Leonidas and Queen Gorgo from 300, but they don't look very royal.

I checked out the RL examples. They show both rulers meeting their subjects together, but not sure how well it represents the "ruling" aspect.

[1]◊[2]◊[3]◊[4]

The first of those might just about work. An issue with these type of images is that it's obviously the King who's the primary ruler with his wife being present for formality's sake. Conversely, a powerful Queen Regnant is more often shown to be accompanied by a weaker male consort than a real equal. You basically need some form of Royals Who Actually Do Something, but as a couple (and preferably also something that doesn't overlap with Unholy Matrimony when the royal couple happens to be evil).

edited 29th Sep '15 5:36:52 AM by Morgenthaler

First? I actually think the last is more illustrative, because it shows the king and queen being involved in some sort of military discussion with other nobles. My only concern with the picture is that it's too dark.

Ah, I initially couldn't tell what was going on in 4 because of that darkness, and 1 at least had the Queen looking more proactive with her body language mirroring her husband's rather than the more passive ones in 2 and 3. So I'll say 4 > 1 > 2 and 3.

edited 29th Sep '15 6:03:28 AM by Morgenthaler

I think 7.4 works though it might require a bit of editing to make things clearer.

Here's a crowner for the suggestions. The only one left out is the OP, as it was JAFAAC.

Brightened version◊.

^ Swapped it out on the crowner, thanks.

edited 7th Oct '15 7:15:02 AM by Morgenthaler

Hooked, thanks.

Hmm, i think it's better to have the picture only show the couple, both looking equal and royal.

i'm getting the impression RL proper ruling couples are easier to find.

Queen victoria and king albert◊, not from when they lived, but looks good to me.

these two again, a painting.◊

Isabelle and Ferdinand of spain◊ looking rather equal, both wearing crowns, my personal favorite.

Nothing about those images shows that they have an equal say in decision making. The trope isn't "Royal Couple", it's "Ruling Couple".

Maybe a picture of Black Bolt and Medusa from Marvel's Inhumans? E.g. link◊

18 might work, not 16. I expect a king and his wife to be both wearing crowns, that doesn't mean that she rules. Queen Victoria's husband was Prince Albert, not King.

^^ That gives me more of a Lady Macbeth impression.

edited 10th Oct '15 2:04:24 PM by Morgenthaler

Bump for votes; three in the green.

Calling this one; can someone please put up the winner? Thanks in advance.

Caption or no?

Added the image, I've got nothing for a caption.

No consensus on a caption; locking up.