The King and I

It was the King's birthday last weekend, and we all had a holiday. But isn't every day a holiday, I hear you ask. Well, that may be, but it's beside the point. What interested me was one of the posters. Being a revered icon, pictures of the King were emblazoned everywhere; every billboard celebrating with one of the dozen or so official photos. All well and good, except one of these standard images features a very sweaty King, perspiring heavily and pointing to a huge drop of sweat that dangles ominously from the end of his nose. What's that all about then?