Half of Britons think that too much money was spent on the Coronation
A new survey carried out by Ipsos after the Coronation of King Charles III shows a small increase in the proportion of people that think he is doing a good job.
Our latest poll on the Royal Family and the Coronation of King Charles shows that half (50%) of Britons now think that too much money was spent on the Coronation, compared to a third (33%) that thought this prior to the Coronation. The good news for the King is that there has also been a small increase in the proportion of people that think he is doing a good job, up from 49% in April, to 54% after the Coronation in May.
Following the Coronation, 89% of people had heard at least something about the arrests of anti-monarchy protestors at the event. Among this group, four in ten (43%) felt that the Metropolitan Police acted appropriately, whilst a third said they thought it was an inappropriate response, with perceptions of appropriateness increasing with age.
Technical Note
Ipsos interviewed a representative sample of 1,000 adults aged 16-75 in Great Britain. Interviews took place on the online Omnibus 9th-10th May 2023. Data are weighted to match the profile of the population. All polls are subject to a wide range of potential sources of error.
