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re: The ROYALS: Courtiers Who Sneered @ Kate Middleton Now Bow LOW to Her
Public Want Prince William to be King When Queens' Reign Ends in Blow to Charles EXCLUSIVE: Pollsters Deltapoll interviewed 1,590 adults and found a generational divide over who should take the throne - with younger people even calling for rebel prince Harry to become king
Daily Mirror UK, 7 APR 2021.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have a positive public image (Image: PA)
The public want the Crown to bypass the Prince of Wales and be handed to Prince William when the Queen’s reign ends, a poll has revealed.
Younger people seem less aware of Prince Charles' environmental credentials (Image: UK Press via Getty Images)
The Duke of Cambridge has a 20-point lead – 47% to 27% – over his father Prince Charles in a huge blow to the heir’s *popularity despite great strides to improve his public image over the past two decades.
But younger respondents aged 18 to 24 years old want Prince Harry as king over his dad and brother.
Although more than half – 51% – believe Harry, 36, along with wife Meghan, 39, have damaged the *reputation of the monarchy.
Pollsters Deltapoll interviewed adults between March 31 and April 1.
The data, weighted to be representative of the British adult population as a whole, will come as a shock to the royal family, who launched a PR drive after Charles’s divorce in 1996 from *Princess Diana and their handling of her tragic death in 1997.
Just over 40% believe the monarch, who turns 95 on April 21, should remain in her *position until she dies.
A fifth believe she should abdicate if in good health compared to 27% declaring Britain’s longest-serving monarch should choose to abdicate if her health fails.
The generational divide is further evidenced by younger generations backing Harry and Meghan’s decision to leave the family.
Amid accusations of racism and abandonment by the Sussexes, which are yet to be proven or resolved, it is perhaps a sign that the monarchy must continue to evolve if it is to remain relevant in the modern world.
The poll numbers in full and what public was asked
The Queen's reign has been long, but all good things must come to an end
Harry and Meghan – the Duke and Duchess of Sussex – and taking everything into account, which of the following statements come closest to your own view?
They have damaged the reputation of the Royal Family - 51%
They have made no difference to the reputation of the Royal Family - 31%
Improved their reputation - 9%
Out of those who think Harry and Meghan have damaged the royals’ reputation:
4 in 10 or 36% are Millennials, aged between 24 to 40, while...
2 in 3 or 62% are Baby Boomers, aged between 57 to 75.
Which of the following statements comes closest to your own view?
The Queen should remain in her position until she dies - 41%
The Queen should choose to abdicate but only if she is not in good health - 27%
The Queen should choose to abdicate while she is still in good health - 21%
Don't know - 11%
When the Queen does leave the throne, who of the following would you prefer to see become king?
Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge - 47%
Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales - 27%
Neither - Britain should no longer have a monarchy - 18%
Don't know - 8%
But when asked who they would prefer to see as monarch after the Queen...
23% of Millennials chose Prince Harry over William or Charles...
..but few baby boomers want to see Harry on throne - 5%
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