I always thought that was weird too. I am not from the UK, but how I understand it is that the royal family has no real power (just wealth which gives them influence) and the people of England for the most part adore this.

It's like their claim to fame. The people of UK love the royal family just because of the attention it brings (obviously not everyone in the UK feels this way) for the most part.

Totally unrelated comment I was really just provided a joke for some hope.