Lost kingdom: Myanmar’s forgotten royals

Lost kingdom: Myanmar’s forgotten royals – AFP, November 8, 2013
…But one episode when the military tried to enlist the royal family to help it counter communist insurgents ended the generals’ enthusiasm for the monarchy, Shah said.
Local people thronged to catch a glimpse of the family and women knelt and spread their hair on the ground for the family to walk on.
“So taken aback were the generals by the depth of public sentiment demonstrated for the royal family, that they no longer involved the family in any further campaigns,” Shah said….