A question to those in the UK

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SciFiBoy said:

That Guy said:

Why does britian still have a royal family?

 

I thought you guys were all democratic and stuff now the Parliamentary System. What exactly does the Queen/Prince/etc. etc. do? Do they just sit there and collect public money? It seems like a drain on the economy to me.

a question i ask many of my countrymen and women, yet none of them have yet provided me with an answer that i deem acceptable.

the monarchy is antiquated, pointless, undemocratic and a waste of taxpayers money, i say were abolish the monarchy immediatley.

The Monarchy isn't a waste of taxpayers money at all.  Have you any idea the sort of trade benefits, charitable benefits and other various benefits brought to the UK each year by diplomatic missions from Royal family members?  They FAR outweigh the costs of running the royal house.

Thats before we even look at the benefits of having a united figurehead.