When a king or queen sits upon the throne, you hear my name spoken; yet when gray clouds shroud a blooming meadow, you feel me splashing upon your skin. What am I?
Rain
'Rain' (water falling from clouds onto spring blooms) sounds identical to 'reign' (the rule of a monarch).
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