King of Albania formally retained until he abdicated as Albanian monarch in 1943. Zog I was then reinstated as King (though he never returned to Albania), serving until the socialist People's Republic of Albania was established in 1946. During and after World War II, some Albanians worked for the return of King Zog; however, they were not successful. Neither Zog nor Vittorio Emanuele III had their Albanian royal titles widely acknowledged by the international community. The constitution of the Albanian Kingdom specified that, were the king to flee during war, he would abdicate any claims to the throne, including those of his descendants.
Coronation of the Thai monarch was succeeded by his only son King Vajiralongkorn whose coronation is scheduled to be held sometime after the completion of the funeral of his predecessor. The Thai language term for the coronation is "Rachaphisek" (ราชาภิเษก) or "Rajyabhisheka" (राज्याभिषेक), a Vedic term for an anointment (see "Abhisheka") of a monarch. The term preserves the fact that the anointment was once the most essential component of the ceremony. Today, however, the Thai coronation ceremony incorporates many rites including the anointment, the enthronement, the crowning, and the investiture of the monarch. The succession of a Thai king is not automatic, and was not