[allendale]

England ,like Rome, will try to live off of what once was, not what it actually has become. What is left of the native English people cannot bear to look upon the devolution and reality of their country. They prefer to gaze into and celebrate the past. Like Rome, a huge tourist industry now exists catering to the past. It is how many will make their living and keep their sanity.

[Leaning Right]

Insightful comments there. And I suppose it (at least partially) explains the native Brits’ odd fascination with the royal family. The royals must remind them of the long-gone, good old days.