A democracy that was turning into a dictatorship, just like under Allende, Chavez or Castillo.
And a monarchy isn't incompatible with a democracy.
And a monarchy isn't incompatible with a democracy.
I mean, the leader of a democratic country having a totalitarian dictator as a dear fried doesn't prove he was plotting to destroy democracy, but it's kinda suggestive. And almost inevitably, by the time you get real proof, it's going to be too late to do anything about it.