That's been one of my concerns, too. However, I suppose (grudging admission) that God has His plans, too, so we'll just have to see how this works out.
I do know that it is not unheard of among the European royaly to euthanize terminally ill rulers to avoid such situations. King George V of England was actually given an overdose of morphine and cocaine in order to insure that his death would first be announced in "The Times" instead of less distinguished afternoon papers.