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Originally Posted by This Is Not Here
I find it really sad that you attribute Britishness, our national identity and eccentricities too a family who've never experienced this and have precisely nothing to do it being present. I think you'll only realise how brilliant 'Britishness' is when you realise where it really comes from.
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It is more complicated than that. The monarchy, as a long-standing institution, play a pivotal role, even as background noise, in British identity. I may not be a patriotic american, but Uncle Sam and the bald eagle are definitely part of my identity as an American, even is solely in opposition, they still are factor. This is same with the monarchy, it is a major part of existence, whether it has any direct responsibility in this or not, millions share the common experience of the monarchy, and this is the solidifying aspect, whether in favor of, opposed to, or indifferent, the monarchy is part of British identity.