What if Charles Vyner Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, did not cede the Kingdom of Sarawak to the British Colonial Office after WWII? His nephew and heir, Anthony Brooke, was against cession of the colony and the move was extremely unpopular with the locals and the majority of the native members of the Council Negri, the Parliament of Sarawak. The Brooke family is a curious oddity in quickly adopting the trappings of Malay monarchy. What would be the future of the Kingdom of Sarawak? Good, bad, somewhere in between?
I have a small understanding that the Brookes are viewed somewhat positively though there may be members here who are far more knowledgeable than I.