I like the Royal Family. Yes, it makes no logical sense - but that's the point. We're logical as far as we need to be (having an elected head of government who actually runs the country), but that addition of whimsy. It's like republican mathematics compared to royalist music; the former is logical, beautiful perhaps, but dull, earnest, and leads to the head of your country being hated by half the population. The former, however, is a hell of a lot more fun. The cost argument is irrelevant - the President of the US costs 20 times as much as the Royal Family, and the French President about three times us much (I wouldn't be surprised if the British Prime Minister costs more than the Royal Family). The "democracy" argument falls flat due to the fact that the majority of British people, according to every opinion poll I have seen, favour the Royal Family - which rather makes abolishing them strike me as being anti-democratic.
The Royal's add a hint of dignity to the otherwise undignified world of politics, and a sense of wonder. Using my Royalist Music versus Republican Maths, well I'd rather listen to some music than a man spouting quadratic equations.
The Royal's add a hint of dignity to the otherwise undignified world of politics, and a sense of wonder. Using my Royalist Music versus Republican Maths, well I'd rather listen to some music than a man spouting quadratic equations.