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You wouldn't say the power to collect from that trust is a significant power which they have and you do not?

• hn_throwaway_99 4y ago
  I mean, I know a bunch of rich people that have set up huge trusts for their children. They also have a significant power I don't have either, so what. Obviously with royalty and nobility it is difficult to separate the personal from the public, but honestly I think the UK royal family probably does that separation better than most. And to be honest, you have lots of rich families in the US who are of the "born on third base and think they hit a home run" type. At least with the monarchy in the UK, they know that 100% of their position is due to pure hereditary luck, so at least they throw in some concept of "duty" to make the bargain palatable.
  • benwad 4y ago
    When the Queen died, she managed to avoid £200m in inheritance taxes. That's another right nobody else in the country has.