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Has anyone watched The Crown on Netflix? It provides a lot of background that I was unaware of.

I think there is a fundamental conflict between the need to uphold tradition and impartiality and yet be accessible to and understanding of the "common" people.

The queen has obviously struggled with this conflict and it's easy to criticise but who could do it better?

I think some traditions are very important, others not so much and the Royal family are an integral part of that. My own feeling is that when the queen goes, it will be down hill for them from that point forward and within a generation, the Royal family will become completely irrelevant.