Why do the British "royals" all wear military uniforms?

Harry is legit. He did real stuff in the army and by all accounts really wanted zero special treatment. He’s earned the right for sure.

What I don’t get are the medals that some of the non-military royals wear. Medal for what? Tea parties? Even Hitler hated that s#it. I think he only wore one single medal on his uniform and It was for his time as a grunt solder in WWI, in the literal trenches. Obviously Hitler is a horrible person, but any and all men who were at the front during WW1 get props for that. pure hell they went through. no joke.

The Monarch is the Commander in Chief. All serving and retired military personnel give an oath to the Queen and her descendants. Not the UK government or Prime Minister.

Because the monarch is CinC, they can bestow titles and rank on their family or others they wish to patronage - which is why many of the more junior Royals wear uniform of differing types. They are Honourable Colonels of a Regiment, or equivalent in the Navy and RAF.

When you retire, you are no longer permitted to wear uniform - to do so without permission is a criminal offence in the UK. Harry for example served, retired and holds no Honoury rank, so therefore is not allowed to wear uniform,. He can continue to ear his medals for his service, just like any other Veteran.

Many Royals did see active service, and it is likely they will continue to do so. My brother served with both Princes William and Harry. I served with Harry. And the Queens Cousin was the Honoury Colonel of my Corps. Princess Anne also paid visits to my unit whilst I served. So it shows that the Royal family and military in the UK are closely entwined at all levels.

In America, we have a special class of obscenely rich parasites, but at least we elect them.

I don't know anything about foreign branches and their ribbon rack. So I'll speak about the ribbons i know of from serving and being deployed. Very few ribbons are earned during combat. But a lot of ribbons are earned "homesteading " and during peaceful times. So when I see someone with a very high ribbon rack. My immediate thought is they stayed local and chased ribbons. Image is important to them. If you walked in my house today. You wouldn't know I served. My ribbon rack was earned on integrity. And when I see public figures that never deployed to a war with a stack of ribbons. That could cover their entire chest. I realize they have a lot of money to buy them.

I agree with both of you. There is something nice about it all? keep up the pageantry. its nice. We love to watch Downton Abbey right? But it just feels weird when I hear Charles has "ascended to the throne"...and " he will be the "king of multiple countries"? Seems kind of silly on that level.

How about your draft dodger Trump?

Most of the royals have served. You don't have to still be serving to wear the uniform, that should be pretty obvious. Only working members of the royal family wear uniforms on these occasions

The royals are oligarchs and defenders of the military-industrial complex. They want to make it look like the highest level of humanity is to be a part of the establishment.

In reality, they are your oppressors, just like Biden or Trump or any defenders of the oligarch establishment.

Your opinion noted and respected.

I joined not for a job or for the (lol!) pay. OK, I was a naive 17 yr old but I was following a family tradition of naval service, there was a war on, and I was out of high school and ready to join up.

But when I was released to reserves I left my uni in a base locker and later stuck my few medals in a box for my childrens amusement. I have a white hat in my closet that I can’t remember how it survived. But all the same, at the time, it was not for a job. Not incipient hero stuff, and maybe childish patriotism by your standards, but back then the new normal chaotic, divided America was just kicking in.

exactly.

So many whiners here who don't do their research. Its pretty much automatic that royals serve.

I am not sure if they get the hardest jobs, but I know Harry was in Afghanistan, or Iraq.

And one left off. The most notorious.

Prince Andrew, the Queen's second son, served in the Royal Navy for 22 years as a helicopter pilot and instructor and then as a commander of naval ship HMS Cottesmore. He took part in the Falklands War

Agreed.

I roll my eyes every time I see the service comment about Police Officers.

I was a cop as it paid wages. I chose to join, knowing the risks associated.

Liar

I was in a NATO role serving alongside a British Artillery Regiment in the 1980s. Each member of the Royal Family is usually an "honorary Colonel" of a particular British Regiment. King Charles (Prince at the time) was the honorary Colonel of the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment which was located on the same Kaserne in Germany where I served. To be honest it does not bother me if they wear uniforms and I don't know why it would bother anyone. I met him and he seemed like a nice guy trying to boost troop morale. Aren't there about 1,000,000 more important things in the world right now to be worried about?