Monarchy Poll, 10-11 September 1997

• MORI interviewed 805 adults aged 18+ across Great Britain.
• Interviews were conducted by telephone on 10-11 September 1997.
• Data are weighted to the profile of Great Britain.
• An asterisk (*) denotes a figure between zero and 0.5%.

Q1 On balance, do you think Britain would be better off or worse off if the monarchy was abolished, or do you think it would make no difference?

Better off	11%
Worse off	45%
Make no difference	39%
Don't know	5%

Q2 Would you say the death of Diana and the events since her death have made you feel ...

... more charitable towards others	42%
... less charitable towards others	1%
... or has it made no difference to the way that you feel	56%
Don't know	1%

Q3 And has it made you ...

... more proud to be British?	31%
... less proud to be British?	2%
... or has it made no difference to the way you feel?	65%
Don't know	2%

Q4 And has it made you ...

... more confident that Charles would make a good king	13%
... less confident that Charles would make a good king	29%
... or has it made no difference to the way that you feel	54%
Don't know	4%

Q5 And since the death of Princess Diana, would you say your overall impression of each of the following has become more favourable, less favourable, or has it made no difference to the way that you feel?

Q6 How upset would you say you feel now about Princess Diana's death? Would you describe yourself as ...

... very upset?	27%
... fairly upset?	42%
... not very upset?	22%
... not upset at all?	9%
Don't know	*%

Q7 Why do you say that you feel upset about Diana's death? Base: All very / fairly upset by Princess Diana's death (546)

She was a good person / did good work	42%
It was a shocking/terrible accident	26%
Death of a young person	23%
Will be a loss to the charities she worked for	19%
Death of a mother/felt sorry for her sons	14%
Death of an important national figure	12%
Regarded her as a friend/feel a personal loss	6%
She published/worked on issues I care about	6%
Blow for the Royal Family	2%
Moved by the funeral	1%
Other	9%
Don't know	2%

Q8 Which of the following people do you think has shown themselves to be most in tune with the feelings of the British People?

Q9 And which of the following people do you think is most likely to ensure that Diana's life is commemorated in the most appropriate way?

Q10 And who do you think should take the leading role in decisions about how Prince William and Prince Harry should be brought up?

Q11 Do you think the Queen should abdicate at some stage, or should she remain Queen as long as possible?

Abdicate	27%
Remain Queen	65%
Don't know	8%

Q12 Do you think Prince Charles should or should not give up his right to be the next monarch in favour of his eldest son, Prince William?

Should	42%
Should not	47%
Don't know	11%

Technical details

MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 805 adults aged 18+ across Great Britain. Interviews were conducted by telephone on 10-11 September 1997. Data were weighted to match the profile of Great Britain. All figures are in percentages. Where percentages do not sum to 100, this may be due to multiple responses, the exclusion of don't knows or computer rounding. An asterisk (*) denotes a figure between zero and 0.5%.