by matkiethelioness » April 10th, 2016, 4:28 am
After re-watching Simba's Pride last scene, my opinion is that Simba and Nala will continue to reign as king and queen, and Kiara and Kovu are something like princess and prince/princess' husband/next king. The Pridelands are a polyarchy until Simba dies; all four monarchs have duties and are figures of respect among all animals. That is why at the end of the movie all four lions stand at the top of the rock and roar. When Simba dies, the Pridelands go back to be a diarchy with just Kiara and Kovu as queen and king. Nala is not a queen anymore, but is still a figure of respect until her death for her past exercise of royal functions and old age(as reaching an old age seems to be a rare thing).