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I'm a Brit, we still have kings here. They have very little actual power and since they're usually aware that their position is an accident of birth, they generally try and serve the country in exchange for it (Prince William and Harry joined the Peace Corp and Army respectively). It's called "noblesse oblige", the principle that the right to rule imposes the obligation to rule well. We have a saying here: "The head that wears the crown rests uneasy". What that means is that the monarch, if they are a good monarch, may lose a lot of naptime worrying about the good of their subjects. I wonder how George is sleeping these days?
How about "George The Stubborn"?
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