The royal wedding of King Tommen Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell unfolds on the steps of the Great Sept of Baelor, as the couple is escorted up the grand staircase toward the Great Sept of Baelor for their wedding ceremony.
The Scene Breakdown
The Downgrade of Cersei Lannister
With Margaery becoming the new Queen beside King Tommen, Cersei is moved out of her position as Queen Regent and reduced to Queen Mother within the royal court.
The Catalyst for Radical Alliances
Escorted up the grand staircase amid public celebration, Margaery becomes the new Queen beside King Tommen. Her growing influence over the young king places Cersei outside the primary sphere of influence within the court.
It is this displacement at the Great Sept steps that directly leads to Cersei’s next political move, where she later seeks out the High Sparrow.
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