For what it's worth, I, as an outsider, see the Royal family, particularly the Queen, as a focal point for the people of the UK. Sure they stumble, and act like humans sometimes, but, they still represent "John Bull" What do we have? GEORGE F******G BUSH! I've never had much use for the royal family, but, when the Queen directed her band to play our national anthem right after 9/11, my opinion of her changed to quite a degree. I still choke up at the thought.