Quote Originally Posted by Ash View Post
Sure. Most of the Plantagenets, for a start. But since then power has at least in theory moved a few rungs down the ladder. They are a vestigial tail - though currently a popular one. At some point they'll be scene for what they are. Baby-eating lizards.
And half the Hanoverians.

The institution is immensely popular, with the William and Harry's generation having done an awful lot to shore up that popularity. Charles is never going to be loved in the way HMTQ is, but he'll be tolerated - and he won't be around that long.