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Originally Posted by lostalex

Then why do they exist? They do have power over the people. If they don't then what is their purpose?

They're little more than a tourist attraction. It's absurd really to keep up such an archaic tradition when a Presidential Republic would allow proper representation of the people, but it's a tradition that's in for the long haul really. The majority of people over here love the Royals too much to see them go.