They're a great fuckin source of Income, especially the British one. The monarchy bring in so much tourism, especially from the States, funnily enough. They pay more money back into the country than they receive via taxes, money earned from their private estates goes back into the government. Elizabeth II has given more money to Charity than any other British Monarch in history, and one of the most charitable people in the globe. Plus, our monarchy represents an incredibly rich culture and history. In terms of actual governance, they're born and bred to run a country and know that if they fuck up bad, there will never be a monarchy in the country again, which isn't good for the Monarch is it?

And I'm British.