Sitting in the Steward's chair is still a big deal, even if it's not the vacant chair of the Kings. The Steward's chair is just as important, in my opinion, given its history and rule over Gondor.
By the way --- they do show the vacant throne of the Kings in the films. They never do a direct shot on it, I think, but it is there, above the Steward's throne.
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"Loud and clear it sounds in the valleys of the hills...and then let all the foes of Gondor flee!" -Boromir, The Fellowship of the Ring
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