But the danger for the Saudi royal family, analysts said, was that the growing ranks of domestic opponents to the monarchy would adopt the violent tactics of Al Qaeda, or look to its members for leadership.
(She won't reveal the identity of the company's principal owner, who she said lives in London, and when asked if it was true that he was a member of the Saudi Arabian royal family, as industry analysts speculate, she said: "I don't think so. I could be wrong, but I've never met him. I've never spoken to him". She said she deals with his representatives).
Marc Roche, the esteemed French analyst of the royals, wanted to set the record straight on William's so-called modernity, saying: "He speaks no foreign language, has little interest in world affairs and his entourage is essentially made up of aristocrats.
For many years, Saudi analysts say, the royal family has denied that there was any problem with the creeping fanaticism that allowed every aspect of society -- education, the press, women's rights and more -- to be judged using an intemperate religious yardstick.
Heading lower was Royal Mail, down 11p to 561p after analyst Robin Byde at Cantor Fitzgerald began coverage of the group with a sell recommendation and target price of 500p.
"We aren't talking about someone carrying semi-automatic weapons; we are talking about someone who was carrying a sealed IED," Steve Park, a security analyst and former diplomatic and royal protection officer, told VICE News.
Saudi Arabia has more than 25% of the world's known oil reserves and analysts say the health of the royal family and a possible power vacuum in the country could have global implications.
ROYAL CARIBBEAN'S long-term debt, at $5.5 billion, worries some analysts.
Analysts have been forecasting the demise of the Saudi royal family for decades.
So analysts expect that the religious discourse can shift only if the royal family singles it out as a problem requiring a radical solution.
