The empire, as it once had been, came to a formal close in the 1960s, yet its unhappy legacy is ever-present in today’s world, in the institutions and mentality of the British state. The pomp and expensive absurdity of the Royal Family is one such permanent reminder of the imperial past. Medals such as the OBE, the Order of the British Empire, are still handed out and gratefully received.

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