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I never understood the whole 'the royals bring tourism to the country' argument. When I go to London, I see Buckingham Palace, not the Queen. That, and actual interesting royal appearances in London only occur maybe once or twice a year, so surely there would be no point in visiting London on the other 363 days of the year then?
Buckingham palace and all those sights wouldnt exist if england never had a royal family.
Right, but the point is it's historic. True monarchs lived there, not just figureheads.

And it's pretty.
Yeah ur right about that. I still think at least a big part of the attraction is the fact that some form of a monarchy still exists here. Not for me mind you.