Sabah

Some in the sector went on to find other forms of income, including actor Serene Sabah who decided to open an ice cream parlour.

"Since then, he looks up into the sky at night, looking for stars and talking to them," his aunt Sabah says.

Again, there’s a famous song inspired by the story that’s been sung by many of the great Arab singers, such as Fairouz and Sabah.

That, as well as other Gulf Arab nations putting younger and more assertive rulers in power, has increasingly put more pressure on the Al Sabah to pass power onto the next generation.

The emirate's parliament has the most powers of any elected body in the Gulf and opposition MPs openly criticise the Sabahs.