It is true that both countries rule more through their parliaments and that the monarchs are little more than cultural figureheads. And that is decidedly different from how my country is situated. The Nevermind family has had an unbroken line of ruling for over a thousand years because we have always done our best for the people and refused to focus solely on power building.

[Hey, school is important. Now she can put that knowledge to use.]

However, that is not to say that we don't have a council of advisors that gets elected by the people. They are just as respected as the kings and queens in power.