Was listening to a podcast the other day where someone pointed out that having a monarchy like the one in Britain actually helps prevent this kind of worship of ultra rich (often morally bankrupt) captains of industry. The monarchy can represent the nation without necessarily having to back a particular political party or agenda. And since people do seem to want that kind of figurehead, the argument was that it's better to have a British-style king/queen than to worship whichever capitalist emerges victorious at a given moment.