Medieval pantomime a right embarrassment on the world stage

[Bluebirdman Of Alcathays]

The reality is that poverty exists everywhere, esp when measured by the relative poverty. Nearly every famine in the last 80 years or so has occured in s country that made a point of stressing its egalitarian values.

No one can point to any clear benefit of UK being a republic. It's just endless moans and sneering

"A clear benefit" of your choosing? If a republic or monarchy is irrelevant to economic stability then you can't use it as a criticism. We spend a lot of public money on events like today. To many of us they're pompous, patronising, condescending, infantilising, have a fantastic lack of self-awareness and maintain a baffling hierarchy. The "king" is not accountable and we can't get rid of him.

Museums, galleries, old buildings etc are seen as a benefit. So if you're going to eschew the economic question, then what cultural benefit does royalty have for the entire country (and not just your own personal taste)?