Because it's part of their culture. Whether it still retains power is irrelevent in their heart. And some do still have a good amount of power. The Queen of Britain for example is the Head of State; that's a real government job that someone else would have to be doing if she wasn't.
Because your question is incorrect.
The Monarchy in Britain have far more power then the government itself.
It's very common for foreign/overseas schools to mislead their students about British Monarchy.
As stated above, the British Monarchy have more power than the British Government. They just choose not to use it.
The British parliament rules the country on behalf of the Monarch.
The Monarchy have the power to dissolve the British Parliament and British government at any time they like and rule the country themselves.
The British Monarch also has the power to:
As you may know, the death penalty is outlawed in the United Kingdom. However, the British Monarch still has the power to sentence a criminal to death if they commit treason or murder against the Crown/Monarchy. Although this power has not been used for a very, very long time.
A constitutional monarchy.
constitutional monarchy
Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy. The power lies in the government, not the royal family. See http://www.answers.com/Great%20Britain for more detail
Constitutional Monarchy. A king or a queen is the head of state.
The power of the monarchy declined over a long period of time
Limited bc their monarchy has little power
In a communistic dictatorship that is run by a little man(eg. North Korea).
A monarchy with a central government and very little power in the general population.
The source of power in a Monarchy is a royal King or queen.
The power and authority of the monarchy were replaced by the parliament.
The Monarchy in Modern England is plainly symbolic - a tourist attraction - a reminder of our past The Monarch and his/her family do not possess any political power and are simply a figurehead of Britain and the Commonwealth countries
The Glorious Revolution occurred in 1689 and was a shift of political power from the British Monarchy to Parliament. The Monarchy remains the central focus of the government, but Parliament assume much of the power of the finances and the ability to pass laws.