Quote Originally Posted by spmetla
I'm not a British taxpayer but imagine that spending all that money on training and equiping someone to be an officer in the army just to send them home is stupid.
In most kingdoms, giving the royals officer training is part of their education as royals, just like they go to harvard etc. They're there because of tradition, not because they plan on going to war. Remember, they're usually the commander in chief, would look rather ridiculous to have a four-star general who has never seen a gun before....