Do Kings and Queens outrank Presidents and Prime Ministers?

[LadyGabrielle]

I tend to agree that the Monarchs outrank Presidents, Prime ministers etc. A President is elected to his or her position whereas Monarchs are in their position due to the bloodline. Presidents etc, are only in their positions a short time compared to Monarchs who hold their positions until death or until they are unable to rule any longer in which case the heir takes over. Its all in the blood, in my opinion.

[radin87]

Yes, monarch outrank the President / Prime Minister.
It is because, the position of King and Queen can be only be passed within the royal bloodline. It is true that nowadays most of monarch only holds as a ceremonial figure, but mos of the monarch has something that the politician doesn't have.
Loyalty. Sometimes, the subject of monarch is ready to fight/die for them.

[PrinceOfCanada]

Um, sorry, no.

Heads of State, whether the position is elected, inherited, or taken by force, have (nominally) the exact same precedence. However, since someone has to walk in first (or whatever), it's generally the longest-serving. That will generally mean, of course, that monarchs will end up appearing as though they have higher precedence, but for example Fidel Castro would have come before many currently-serving monarchs prior to his stepping down.