> Even Thailand is doing that now. The royals are largely symbolic and don't exercise direct political power. But there's still a strong cultural attachment. D

> Even Thailand is doing that now. The royals are largely symbolic and don't exercise direct political power. But there's still a strong cultural attachment. Don't know how biased the Economist is on this, but they've had a number of articles talking about the increasing role of the current king. An example is linked below. https://www.economist.com/briefing/2020/10/14/thailands-king-seeks-to-bring-back-absolute-monarchy https://www.economist.com/briefing/2020/10/14/thailands-king... https://web.archive.org/web/20210103234100if_/https://www.economist.com/briefing/2020/10/14/thailands-king-seeks-to-bring-back-absolute-monarchy https://web.archive.org/web/20210103234100if_/https://www.ec...