How does the King's status change after the end of the war is announced in the camp?

For the King, the end of the war means the end of his empire, and the people that he has been closest to start to turn on him almost immediately. The other men in the American Hut refuse to do the chores and perform the services that the King has been paying them for, and tell him that he can take care of himself from now on. Although they were happy to think of him as their friend and do what he asked when he was the most important and powerful POW in camp, with the Japanese surrender and the knowledge that they will all be going home soon they no longer have any interest in the King. Most of them resent the way that the King has treated them – remembering only when he lost his temper and became angry, and forgetting about all the good things he had done for them – and now want nothing to do with him.