Maybe Kat's onto something about training the royals to do something useful. The English are known for their great affinity for pets, so perhaps the "something useful" idea might be as the "Loyal Pooper Scoopers of the Realm." Or might that be above them? I suppose I'm a bit quaint in cherishing notions that civil servants (which includes royals, in my view) really ought to be both civil and servants of the people - certainly something more than mere parasites.