Why are Americans so fascinated by the UK Royal Family?

[oldhippie]

30. I'll tell you why I am .....

Since I retired a few years ago I have been using my time filling in some holes in my educational background. I am (was) primarily an engineer, but morphed over to business and finance late in my career. But I had never studied art, music, history or philosophy, so I thought I would do some independent study in those areas.

It turned out I really enjoyed studying those subjects (not so much philosophy). I have learned a lot about music and art. But what I enjoy most is reading about European history and especially historical novels of Europe and Great Britain.

Kings were kings for a reason. It wasn't always by direct line of succession, but it did tend to run within "royal" families. But kings also had to be war leaders, politicians, judges, and philosophers. There were always a handful of families that could pull these things together and be the "leaders" of their societies. And they raised their offspring to succeed them, as many did during that time.

Reading about the histories and traits of the "royal" families leads one to compare and contrast with the "leaders" of today. Comparing their politics and philosophies is an interesting pastime.

That's why I like to observe the activities of the "Royals."