[snoringbear]

"Royals serve a purpose as a non-partisan head of state. The Royals generate a lot of tourist revenue for the UK. They operate at a net profit and are self funded and take no money from the British government. They are also on record that they serve at the pleasure of the British people and would abdicate if requested to do so. Personally, I'm ambivalent about the whole thing. I do like Kate Middleton though, kinda hot 😜 Lol!

[jjotto]

If the UK royals were disestablished today, it would take several generations before they weren’t featured tabloid material.

There a plenty of people around with aristocratic blood of some kind, and any of them who are rich or glamorous are still tabloid material despite lack of any connection to government.