King Charles dealt blow as support for the monarchy hits record low | Royal | News
Support for the British monarchy has fallen to its lowest level in 33 years, a new poll has found. More than half (55%) of Britons want the country to become a monarchy; but this is the lowest percentage since voting for the royal family began 33 years ago.
According to the latest Ipsos poll, the results reveal stark age differences: Young people today are much less supportive of the monarchy than in the past. When voting began in 1993, popular support for the monarchy was 69%. This peaked in 2012, when eight in 10 Britons (80%) supported the monarchy. Meanwhile, almost three in ten (27%) of those surveyed want a republic.
18 percent said they don’t know.
The polling firm surveyed 1,062 British adults aged over 18 between March 5 and 11.
Younger ages appear to be less in favor of the monarchy; Only 33% of 18-34 year olds support a monarchy, while 45% want a republic.
Almost seven in 10, or 74 percent, of those over 55 support the crown, while only 14 percent want a republic.
Regarding the monarch and heir, six in 10 people said they were satisfied with the way Charles was doing his job as monarch.
But the ratings are for Queen Elizabeth II, who achieved an average satisfaction of 79% between 1992 and 2022. Lower than Elizabeth’s scores.
Prince William received a more positive response; 71 percent said they were satisfied, while 14 percent said they were dissatisfied.
Six in ten (60%) Britons still say the monarchy will play an important role in Britain’s future, while 30% disagree.
While this still shows a majority expect the Royal Family to be an important part of British life, this is slightly lower than previously recorded in 1999-2000, when an average of 67% thought the monarchy would play an important role in the future.
Gideon Skinner, Senior Director of Political Research at Ipsos UK, said: “Ipsos’s latest research into public attitudes towards the monarchy reveals an ongoing trend that the Royal Family should not ignore.
“While the majority of the country remains pro-monarchy and Republicans are outnumbered by 2:1, support for the institution is at the lowest level we have measured in 33 years.
“The monarchy still has its strengths, and King Charles and especially Prince William remain personally popular, with satisfaction ratings most politicians can only dream of.
“But to reverse this trend, it will be necessary to convince young people, in particular, that the monarchy still plays an important and meaningful role in the country’s future.”
