What can kings do? The question is far from idle. There is a kind of code that regulates the relationship between the head of the royal family and the head of government in monarchical states. The relationship between the new monarch and the new Prime Minister of Great Britain did not work out right away: they are very different - an ascetic, noble, highly moral king and one who knows no remorse or moral restrictions politician. The king finds himself in a web of blackmail, forgery, and surveillance, skillfully woven by the prime minister. Their confrontation gives rise to a sharp modern intrigue, which involves parliament, television, the press, public opinion, and which Alexandre Dumas himself could envy.