Im not sure if all the current reigning monarchs would be on the throne had the people of their country been allowed to elect a member from the reigning dynasty for the job.
Yes, many of those few monarchists as well as VE's own sister Gabriella were happy to support the more reserved Aosta camp following VE's later scandals. For monarchists who had long been willing to overlook VE's crimes, it was “adherence to dynastic principles” which eventually provided cover for their defection: The belated revelations regarding late King Umberto's stance on the matter of his son's marriage seem to have finally tipped the scale against supporting the clownish senior branch.
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