FILE - In this Sunday, March 12, 2017 file photo, Saudi King Salman walks upon his arrival at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo. While the announcement on Thursday, May 4, 2017 of Britain’s Prince Philip’s plan to retire in the fall came as a surprise, for some of the world’s royal families easing out of the public eye is seen as a normal way of ending their public service and handing the reins to a new generation. For others, being a royal really is a job for life. When Saudi King Abdullah died at age 90 in 2015, his then 79-year-old successor Salman had only been crown prince for two and a half years, having outlived brothers ahead of him in line. Within a matter of months, King Salman surprised many in the kingdom by replacing his designated successor with the country’s powerful interior minister and installing his own young son as second-in-line to the throne, bypassing more-experienced royals. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, file)
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