The Role of the British Monarchy, Popularity and Future discussion part 2

[Curryong]

Yes, I'll take a look, Thankyou.

[PrincessOfPeace]

Six in ten Britons have a positive view of King Charles III after nearly two years on the throne, although William and Kate remain Britain's most popular royals

% with a positive view of...

Prince William: 75%
Catherine, Princess of Wales: 74%
Princess Anne: 71%
King Charles: 63%
Prince Edward: 53%
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh: 52%
Camilla, Queen Consort: 49%
Princess Beatrice: 39%
Princess Eugenie: 38%
Prince Harry: 30%
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex: 23%
Prince Andrew: 5%

YouGov: https://t.co/j5cPdNzGgf

[PrincessOfPeace]

[PrincessOfPeace]

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[Curryong]

Why is this trolling  article by the Telegraph before the Invictus Games begin being presented here in letters ten feet high, in contrast to others?

Plus

Well, if they are only celebrities then it's about time polls like YouGov and others stopped putting them (and the Yorks etc) on their four times a year popularity polls of the BRF. Not to mention dead royals like the late Queen. Is her ghost going to be around for the next twenty years?

Having said that, I don't consider Ipsos polling as accurate as YouGov. And the facts are, whether a section of the public consider the Sussexes celebrities or not, they are and remain the son and daughter in law of King Charles of GB and Harry certainly will be an King's son then only brother until his dying day.

[PrincessOfPeace]

[Curryong]

Well, let's take a more detailed look at some aspects of this latest YouGov poll, (Feb 2025j shall we?

First of all the view of under 30s towards Prince Harry and Meghan from this very survey..

'Do all Britons see the royal family the same way?

For most of the senior royals, there are sizeable generational differences in how they are viewed, with older Britons tending to have more favourable opinions than younger Britons. For instance, the 91% of over 65s with a positive opinion of Princess Anne is roughly double the 45% of 18-24 year olds who see her similarly.

Harry and Meghan are the two main exceptions to this rule. Nearly half of 18-24 year olds (48%) have a positive opinion of Prince Harry, compared to just one in six over 65s (18%), while 36% of 18-24 year olds see Meghan favourably, relative to only 10% of over 65s.

In fact, among 18-24 year olds, Harry is one of the most popular royals, only slightly less favourably viewed than Prince William (55% have a positive view) and Catherine, Princess of Wales (53%). He is also seen noticeably more positively than King Charles (33%) or Camilla, Queen Consort (20%).'

My take on that....

That it lines up with other polling undertaken by YouGov in the last decade or more, namely a much less deferential view of the BRF and of the British monarchy as a whole by younger Britons, with a sizeable portion of young respondents looking favourably upon a republic (much like their Australian counterparts of the same age bracket).

Naturally many people over 65 have a much more reverential attitude towards royals. However, the attitudes and views learned forty to fifty years ago towards such hereditary principles will soon be receding into the distant past.
And good riddance say many! 

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