If there's one thing we Brits do well, its a bit of pomp. Oh and eyebrow-raising titles. When the Queen is getting on a barge manned by the Royal Watermen and the First Sealord you have to wonder just how big our collective ego got during the Empire years.

We're not the only place in the world with a monarchy, not even in Europe. Why are we the only ones who make such a big fuss?