With 2022 Princess Hailey Palmer, left, and 2023 Princess Paige Govia, right, looking on, the newly crowned 2023 Rhody Queen Melody Douglas accepts the cloak of office from 2022 Princess Hailey Hirschel during the coronation at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Sunday.
With 2022 Princess Hailey Palmer, left, and 2023 Princess Paige Govia, right, looking on, the newly crowned 2023 Rhody Queen Melody Douglas accepts the cloak of office from 2022 Princess Hailey Hirschel during a coronation at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)