Have you ever thought about how much the Queen and the Royal family contributes to the nation and commonwealth? Her disbursements are much more than our living costs, electric and gas bills etc. Are you just a jealous person who cant stand the fact that some are born priviledged and some (like me) are not? I much prefer our constitutional monarchy to any of the republics you care to name. Adolph Hitler was a socialist according to the electorate. How about Africa? I'm sure most of them are sorry they elected presidents. when people start discussing abolition I always ask " do you really want to destroy such a loved and proven system of government? and what would you replace it with? an elected dictator is no solution. How boring life would be without some glamour and pagent in our lives. Celebrate history and enjoy our heritage, its not perfect but much better than most other solutions suggested. Stop being so miserable and boring, enjoy the multicultural and historic benefits of our unique Island, and smile you could have been born an Afghan woman.