King and Queen with upstart included in the ceremony (8)
I believe the answer is:
grandeur
'the ceremony' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'king and queen with upstart included' is the wordplay.
'king' becomes 'gr' (short for Georgius Rex, King George in Latin).
'queen' becomes 'ER' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'upstart' becomes 'u' (start of the word 'up').
'included' is an insertion indicator.
'and'+'er'='ander'
'ander' enclosing 'u' is 'andeur'.
'gr'+'andeur'='GRANDEUR'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for grandeur that I've seen before include "Splendour; high rank" , "state" , "Majesty (God's, Hopkins)" , "Splendour, impressiveness" , "Greatness, perhaps ironic" .)