The Equestrian ruling system is fairly straight-forward. The Princesses reign at the top, with their own inner hierarchy. Beneath them are the elected politicians of each area as governors, though their titles vary by the size of the city such as governor (Manehattan), mayor (Ponyville) or representative (Appleoosa). The members of the royal court like myself don’t hold any official power other than our titles, as the royal court functions as a body of influential, knowledgeable and skilled individuals that the governors and princesses may call upon to solve problems or answer questions. The solutions of the royal court are then passed to the relevant governors to implement at their discretion, though it is generally frowned upon to disregard the requested advice.