[chrisseaton]

They're there with the implicit consent of the people. I think about 75% of the population are in support when polled.

What proportion of people in your country support your head of state? I guess it's less than 75%. Ours really represents most of us.

[int_19h]

The question I would ask is, is that 75% in support of monarchy in general, or the current monarch in particular?

[corford]

We'll likely find out over the next 10-20 years.

[Carpetsmoker]

It's easy to be in support of an organisation whose chief activity consists of ceremony, platitudes, and waving, rather than actually governing a country.

The effective head of state is the PM.

[chrisseaton]

Right, and this is partly the point of the monarchy.