Royal experts analyze the monarchy’s damages: ‘It’s damaging its own family’ Entertainment Royal experts analyze the monarchy’s damages: ‘It’s damaging its own family’ Experts recently weighed in on the royal family’s decision to prioritize the institution over familial relationships. This claim was brought forward by Professor Jenny Hocking Professor Jenny Hocking. She was quoted telling Express, “You also get a very clear sense of the duality of monarchy, both as an institution and as a family and that’s fascinating. It succeeds institutionally only by causing a form of damage over itself as a family.”