The powerful Saudi crown prince Muḩammad bin Salmān was not, of course, among those blamed.
The death of the king, followed by the crown prince’s decision not to immediately take the throne, could extend this uncertainty to a point where the economy plummets, along with public confidence in the generals.
The 52‐year‐old wife of crown prince Haakon, the heir to the Norwegian throne, was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018, a chronic disease that causes scarring in the lungs and leads to a reduced oxygen uptake.
Prince Ḩamzah was crown prince for five years after his father, king Ḩusayn, died in 1999.