Hi, Nick,
Japan is another country that has royal family. They all *look* good and intelligent people. With their goodness and intelligence, they would be able to get along OK, if they stopped being royal. It would be much happier for them (and for us, of course). We are no longer living in the 19th century. But the royal family still exists and seems to continue to exist. What for? For whom? Puzzling…. It seems a little bit expensive to enjoy the luxury of having one.

When it comes to royal family, most people become reluctant to criticize openly in our country, maybe like in your country.