For some people, apparently, this just means handing out the awards. Well, everyone's definition of such behavior is bound to vary.
Difficulty comes when groups of people expect diametrically opposed behavior from their royalty.
I don't think Atlantia has gotten to this state, but there have been troublesome rumblings from time to time. If they rule because we believe, how hard it must be to to rule a group whose collective belief is not internally consistent.