I was watching a documentary. A king of England soon after the foreigners conquered them in 1066 was on a foreign trip. His son, the next king was with him. His son was hard partier, and had a fast ship. He, his friends, the crew, were very drunk partying. It was night. The King had sailed. The son decided to catch up, and ordered the drunk crew to row fast. They did, and hit a big well-known rock.
As both the shore and the King's ship could hear, they drowned, screaming. The future of England was changed by a drunk driving accident.
Ended up, the daughter was made the heir by the king instead, for the first time ever for a woman to rule in Europe; but a nephew, who was supposed to be on the boat but had got off to pee and missed it, decided he should be the king, and they fought. Weak leaders led to the kings having to give up their power beginning the weak monarchs they have today.
Alcohol, perhaps the reason the queen today has to put up with Boris Johnson and can't chop off his head, though, ironically, alcohol could well be the reason she would do it anyway. Good thing she drinks moderately. Don't drink and execute. Except perhaps for Boris Johnson.