I think it’s worth asking what even is the monarchy? You’ll find your answer right there. They’re landlords. Extracting ground rent from some of the most valua

I think it’s worth asking what even is the monarchy? You’ll find your answer right there. They’re landlords. Extracting ground rent from some of the most valuable land on the planet for generations, which has made that family a supranational entity even as nation states rise around it. It always comes back to land. It has since the advent of agriculture: he who owns the land owns everything.