Ask the United States of America what they thought of the British Monarchy in the late 18th century. Taxes on Tea leaves, lead to the American War for Independence in the 1770s.
The Monarch is the head of state under a modern democracy: the Queen or King has little or no say in the running of the government. The representative of the monarch: Governor-General can force a democratically elected Prime Minister to resign from office. Monarchs of today are nothing like the Queens and Kings of the past, they are just fancy dressed heads of state with limited powers.
No longer does a Monarch in a democratic country have a big say in the making of laws and the running of the country. A parliament is elected by the people for the people and changes based on what the people decide upon at election time. The Queen plays a role as head of state and is only for show. The Royals do get a lot of perks, security and attend functions all at tax payers expense. Commonwealth countries are former nations owned and controlled by the British Empire/Royal Family. Most of the Commonwealth nations retain the British Monarch(currently Elizabeth 2) as their Head of State.
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