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[[File:HRH The Princess Royal visits Paisley. (10297783076).jpg|thumb|The Princess Royal meeting members of the public during a walkabout in [[Paisley, Renfrewshire]]]]
Members of the royal family support the
Each year the family "carries out over 2,000 official engagements throughout the UK and worldwide", entertaining 70,000 guests and answering 100,000 letters.<ref name=role/><ref name="indies">{{cite web |last1=Praderio |first1=Caroline |title=Here's What The Royal Family Actually Does Every Day |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/what-royal-family-actually-does-every-day-a7540436.html |website=The Independent |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref> Engagements include state funerals, national festivities, garden parties, receptions, and visits to the [[British Armed Forces|Armed Forces]].<ref name=role>{{Cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/role-royal-family|title=The role of the Royal Family|date=23 March 2016|website=The Royal Family|access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref> Many members have served in the Armed Forces themselves, including the
Annual events attended by the royal family include the [[State Opening of Parliament]], [[Trooping the Colour]], and the [[National Service of Remembrance]].<ref name="gguards"/> According to historian [[Robert Lacey]], Queen Elizabeth II once said that [[investiture]]s of the [[Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom|honours]] recipients are the most important thing she does.<ref name="Davies2"/> Besides the
[[File:Prince William and John Hall.jpg|thumb|left|Prince William with the [[John Hall (priest)|Dean of Westminster]]. Members of the royal family are members of the [[Church of England]]]]
Given the royal family's public role and activities, it is sometimes referred to by courtiers as "The Firm", a term that originated with George VI.<ref name="ogara">{{cite news |last1=O'Gara |first1=Eilish |title=Financing the firm: how the royal family make their money |url=https://www.newsweek.com/financing-firm-how-royal-family-make-their-money-328393 |access-date=13 January 2020 |work=Newsweek |date=12 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Culbertson |first1=Alix |title=Harry and Meghan: What is 'the firm' and how does the Royal Family work? |url=https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-what-is-the-firm-and-how-does-the-royal-family-work-12240948 |website=Sky News |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref> Members of the royal family are politically and commercially independent, avoiding conflict of interest with their public roles.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jack Guy, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse |title=The Firm: Britain's royal 'institution' explained |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/08/uk/royal-family-structure-explainer-scli-intl-gbr/index.html |access-date=15 November 2021 |publisher=CNN |date=4 June 2021}}</ref> The royal family are considered British [[cultural icon]]s, with young adults from abroad naming the family among a group of people who they most associated with [[British culture]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Culture, attraction and soft power|url=https://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/as-others-see-us-report.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031062218/http://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/as-others-see-us-report.pdf |archive-date=31 October 2015 |url-status=live|publisher=British Council|date=12 December 2016}}</ref> Members are expected to promote British industry.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Baker |first1=Lindsey |title=How royal women have shaped fashion |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20180424-the-meghan-effect-is-nothing-new |website=BBC |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref> Royals are typically members of the [[Church of England]], headed by the monarch. When in Scotland they attend the Church of Scotland as members and some have served as [[Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland|Lord High Commissioner to the Church of Scotland]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Booth |first1=William |title=How the Church of England has shifted on divorce, from Henry VIII to Meghan Markle |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/how-the-church-of-england-has-evolved-on-divorce-from-henry-viii-to-meghan-markle/2018/05/15/85ca3388-4d6c-11e8-85c1-9326c4511033_story.html |access-date=15 November 2021 |publisher=Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Queen, the Church and other faiths |url=https://www.royal.uk/queens-relationship-churches-england-and-scotland-and-other-faiths |website=The Royal Family |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref>
Members of the royal family are patrons for approximately 3,000 charities,<ref name="indies"/> and have also started their own nonprofit organisations.<ref name="thisisthebbc"/> The
In 2019, following the negative reactions to the "[[Prince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal]]" interview, the Duke of York was forced to resign from public roles; the retirement became permanent in 2020.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite news|first=Roya|last=Nikkhah|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prince-andrew-didn-t-think-it-was-all-over-but-it-is-now-rhg2trxb7|title=Prince Andrew didn't think it was all over, but it is now|work=[[The Times]]|date= 21 May 2020|access-date=20 July 2020}}</ref> The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (Prince Harry and Meghan Markle) [[Megxit|permanently withdrew]] from royal duties in early 2020.<ref name="BBC-final">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-56127673|title=Harry and Meghan not returning as working members of Royal Family|publisher=BBC|date=19 February 2021|accessdate=19 February 2021}}</ref> Following these departures, there is a shortage of royal family members to cover the increasing number of patronages and engagements.<ref name="Davies1"/>
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