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* In [[Lloyd Alexander]]'s ''[[Prydain Chronicles|The High King]]'', Math the High King stays in the attacked city and dies.
* In ''[[World War Z]]'', Queen Elizabeth II follows her father's example (referenced below) and stays in Windsor Castle "for the duration" of the titular [[Zombie Apocalypse]]. She also lets any and all citizens into the Royal estates who are willing to help with the defense.
* In [[Ben Counter]]'s [[Warhammer
* Turgon, King of Gondolin in ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', remains in his city as it falls to the forces of Morgoth, while his son-in-law Tuor and daughter Idril lead the remnants of his people to "[[It Got Worse|safety]]".
* In Jerry Pournelle's ''Prince of Sparta'', upheld in that King Alexander leads the final charge of his palace guard vs. the revolutionary Helots. Subverted in that he was a sick old man with an entirely healthy son, who was at that point safely ensconced in the planet's military command center and running the war.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In an episode of ''[[The West Wing]]'', when it looks like there might be a terrorist attack on the White House, President Bartlet rejects the idea of going to the bunker, saying that when he got out he wouldn't be able to give orders to any of the people who weren't in the bunker and he likes doing that. Leo points out that the Secret Service can take him by force, if it comes to that; Bartlet responds that they better bring more than a couple of guys.
** There's also the early episode "The Crackpots and These Women," where Josh finds out that as the deputy chief of staff, he's one of the only people who would be protected by the NSC in the event of a nuclear attack. He's very distressed by this and in the end decides to give up the privilege, because he'd feel guilty working with his friends every day knowing that if nuclear war broke out, he'd be safe and they'd be left to fend for themselves. There are any number of smaller examples with this show, but few of them deal with the actual possibility of death.
** A more definite example is the president of [[Fictional Country|Kundu]], who is told while in the U.S. asking for AIDS money that there's been a coup in his absence, flies home anyway and is immediately shot at the airport.
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