Zog I of Albania use it to finance the overthrow of the Communist Enver Hoxha regime and restore Zog to the throne. It was called "Combined Forces", as Zog was aided by a combination of John Buchan's Richard Hannay, "Sapper"'s (H.C. McNeile) Bulldog Drummond, and Dornford Yates's Jonah Mansell (and the rest of Berry and Co. besides.). Smithers wrote the pastiche as a tribute to the three thriller writers of the interwar period. Zog I of Albania Zog I, King of the Albanians (, ; 8 October 18959 April 1961), born Ahmet Muhtar Zogolli, taking the surname Zogu in 1922, was the leader of
Coronation of the Thai monarch the umbrella's stem, and ending the service by the sprinkling of lustral water on the royal regalia. For the late King Rama IX the celebration usually involved a general audience, where he appeared in state seated on the throne under the nine-tiered umbrella to receive well wishes. After his death the public holiday (on 5 May) was cancelled by the government in 2017. Coronation of the Thai monarch The coronation of the Thai monarch () is a ceremony in which the King of Thailand is formally consecrated by anointment and crowning. The ceremony is divided into two main events: the