Sorry this is off topic in your (off) topic, but could someone from over the pond tell me what the royal family really does these days? Do they have any function in the gov't anymore? Or are they more of a reason for british tabloids to exist? I am really ignorant here so please don't take offense if you hold them dear to your heart.
Also what the heck is their family surname? All I ever hear is Queen Elizabeth this and Prince Charles that but never their last name!