| 1 | When George VI died, Elizabeth II succeeded to the throne. | |
| 2 | Edward I declared his infant son to be the new king of Wales. | |
| 3 | When the austere King Faisal was assassinated in 1975, the sybaritic King Fahd took power. | |
| 4 | Fourth, and perhaps most important, the backdrop to this week' s street theatre is the looming royal succession. | |
| 5 | Within weeks, al-Assad was also made a member of the regional command for the ruling Baath Party, another requirement of succession. |