After the separation of the two offices, the position of Astronomer Royal has been largely honorary, though he remains available to advise the Sovereign on astronomical and related scientific matters, and the office is of great prestige.
Nakon što se razdvojilo dva ureda, mjesto kraljevskog astronoma je počasno, iako je ostao pristupačnim vladaru po pitanju astronomskih i srodnih znanstvenih tema, a samo to mjesto je vrlo prestižno.