The Royal Family makes a profit for the British government. Removing them would be a long-term loss. A better solution is for the British government to actually give a shit about the poor, but they don't.
Palace of Versailles draws more tourists than the Royal Family in the UK.
France has not had a royal family for some time.
Perhaps I am dense, but how? Do you see the royal family as a positive branding exercise or something, inspiring people to work harder?
The royal family owns a lot of land and they let the state use it for free. Of course you could take that land from then when you dethrone them, but since we respect property rights of billionaires we probably wouldn't.
They’re not billionaires in a liquid sense. Read in the bbc or guardian that the current pm (sunak) was wealthier than the queen. And people on HN love to talk about some billionaires…
They don't make a profit and they don't give a shit. Britain's biggest recipients of state benefits and they still don't pay inheritance tax.