One step-sister has been refashioned as half of a secondary couple, and the King and Queen have been dispatched in favor of a wicked stepfather figure for the Prince.
The lead plaintiff in a politically tinged securities lawsuit against Halliburton has taken the unusual step of asking the court to replace class-action king William Lerach with equally famous litigator David Boies as lead attorney on the case.
The king and his advisers believe legislative elections in 2007 may mark another step towards democratic freedom by producing a more coherent governing majority to replace the current unwieldy six-party coalition under Mr Jettou.