"Why Are We So Fascinated With The Royal Family?"

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From CBS Minnesota

"I think, as a country, we are fascinated with fairytales and romance in general. It’s a natural extension because that’s the way our storytelling really starts... For us, the American dream is all about social mobility and being able to have that sense of culture and refinement... It is part of the allure as well." -  Dr. Anita Thomas, a psychologist and Chief Academic Officer at St. Catherine University. 

"It gives us a wonderful sense that what happened in the 1770s is a good thing. Our interest goes back centuries to when the United States fought to leave British monarchy." - John Watkins, professor of English language and literature at the University of Minnesota. 

Good or bad, the Royal Family fascinates us in many ways.