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.
Prince Ḩamzah was crown prince for five years after his father, king Ḩusayn, died in 1999.