Possible Clues:

• Abandon royal dignity
• Sailor say, losing heart, getting stand down
• Sailor in charge, in time, quit
• Resign in a rage over part of police force being retired
• Give up rule
• Sailor given order, losing heart, is to give up
• A black panther maybe breaks fall, making step down
• Stand down with sailor to rearrange Edict A
• Cede power
• A bid for change -- queen finally made to give up