@Pwnallthethings an excellent explanation of why I was quite pro-monarchy for many years. However, the inaction of the Queen over the last 5 or so years - boris lying to her, the prorogation of Parliament being allowed, the stuffing of the House of Lords, removal of the ability to vote for many thousands of people, the effective abolition of all forms of protest - led me to the realisation that they don't and won't do anything, likely for fear of being destroyed by the tories, in the same way as every thing else the tories "bring into line".
Which means, what's the actual point in keeping them around? If they won't stop illegal acts by the prime minister, then replace them with a system that *will* speak truth to power.