Although there are various reports stating that King Khalid was only a figurehead during his reign, he was in fact not a figurehead, but the final decision-maker on all major policy issues during his reign. Because King Faisal established a system in which the king was the final mediator in family problems. For instance, King Khalid reduced Sudairi Seven's power concerning succession in 1977 when he was in London for treatment. Following the unsuccessful attempt of Sudairi Seven to overthrow King Khalid and to install Prince Sultan as deputy crown prince instead of Prince Abdullah he asked Crown Prince Fahd and Prince Abdullah to fully obey the existing succession plan without any change.