Your two main reasons are actually the same reason: it's because Britain conquered the world, had the largest empire in history, and billions of people still li

Your two main reasons are actually the same reason: it's because Britain conquered the world, had the largest empire in history, and billions of people still live in countries that are or were ruled by the British* monarchy within living memory. People pay attention to the King because he's part of their history, not just the UK's. *Not just "English"