Royal Family Matters

Send us Fan MailIt’s 2024. The aristocracy is no longer cool. Democracy is all the rage. Well, kind of. In addition to our myriad issues in the good ole US of A, we seem to be fascinated with the British royal family. To Jen, this is like a snail having salt fantasies, but to many (ehem, Carolyn), the royal family is an institution to be admired, hated, and dissected. Join Jen and Carolyn as they do a superficial dive into the history of the British royal family and also try to answer the question-why in 2024, are we still so obsessed with what Jen views as an oppressive and antiquated institution? British Royal Family Tree - Guide to Queen Elizabeth II Windsor Family TreeAmericans left the British crown behind centuries ago. Why are they still so fascinated by royalty?The American Media’s Obsession with the British Royal Family | The New YorkerHow British colonialism killed 100 million Indians in 40 years | History | Al JazeeraBritain ‘not close to being a racially just society’, finds two-year research project | Race | The Guardianhttps://time.com/5944613/meghan-markle-oprah-racism/The monarchy wants privacy sometimes, but not all of the time, for one main reason | Royal | News | Express.co.ukThe Crown: What Really Happened on the Tragic Night of Princess Diana’s Death? | Vogue.Why are People Obsessed with the Royals-TIMEWhat constant surveillance does to your brain-VICEPsychological Impact of Being Watched-AMC DocumentaryThe denial of reality by Saul Levine