I heard the royal palace has no air conditioning. I wouldn't want to be a royal with no air conditioning.

It would feel very un-American

I'm with Rona, A/C trumps Royals. Too many rules; I am not good at rules. Too much pomp and circumstance. Brought to you by "Queenie"

My mother was fascinated by the Royals. They have a pretty good deal and I believe Pippa wants in with Harry.

The Royal Family is so dysfunctional, they are so entertaining! But, think of all the public funds expended on the Royals that we could put to good use elsewhere...oh I forgot, our government will just squander that also!

That was me , posting as anonymous, wasn't signed in

Having lived in London (school and work), I can attest that it doesn't feel very different from living in a republic. Sure, the Queen and her family are out and about, cutting ribbons, making appearances, etc., but largely that's for the tourists.

What I find fascinating is that the English constitution isn't a document as ours is. Rather, it is derived from English Common Law, precedents and tradition. In addition, the Prime Minister is simply the head of the party which has a majority of votes in the House of Commons-- separation of powers between the legislature and the executive therefore doesn't exist.

So the systems are quite different from each other. But somehow despite the fact that we take different roads, we seem to get to the same place more or less.

Being royalty? Bah! That's well beyond my needs. I'd settle for being a Lord and having a footman.

Not a fan of royalty and it costs so much to maintain it