Royal Family Poll

Technical details

• MORI interviewed 1,003 British adults aged 18+
• Interviews were conducted by telephone on 10-12 April 2001
• Results are based on all respondents unless otherwise stated
• Data are weighted to the known population profile
• An '*' indicates a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
• Where percentages do not add up to exactly 100% this may be due to computer rounding, the exclusion of "don't knows" or to multiple answers
• Poll conducted by MORI on behalf of The Daily Mail

QV1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow? [If undecided or refused at Q1] QV2 Which party are you most inclined to support?

Conservative	29%
Labour	53%
Liberal Democrats	12%
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist (SNP/Plaid Cymru)	3%
Green Party	1%
Democratic/UKIP/Referendum Party	1%
Other	1%
Would not vote	10%
Undecided	9%
Refused	6%

Q1 If there were a referendum on the issue, would you favour Britain becoming a republic or remaining a monarchy?

Q2 And which of the following statements is closest to your own view? Base: All who would favour Britain becoming a republic (186)

Q3 And which one of the following statements comes closest to your own view? Base: All who would favour Britain remaining a monarchy (719)

Q4 Now thinking about how the Monarchy might develop in the twenty-first century... Which 2 or 3 of these do you think are the most important aspects of the Monarch's job?

Q5 Do you think Sophie Rhys-Jones (the Countess of Wessex) was right or wrong to resign from her job at a Public Relations company?

Q6 Do you think that Prince Edward should or should not continue to have a job outside of his duties as a member of the Royal Family? Q7 And do you think that Sophie Rhys-Jones (the Countess of Wessex) should or should not continue to have a job outside of her duties as a member of the Royal Family?

Q8 If Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones (the Countess of Wessex) continue to have jobs, do you think they should or should not receive money from the privy purse? They currently receive £140,000.

Q8a It has been suggested by some Members of Parliament that a Register of Royal Interests should be set up, so that the Royal Family's business interests are publicly known. Do you support or oppose this idea?

Q9 How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones (the Countess of Wessex) are unfairly using their positions as members of the Royal Family to help their own businesses.

Q10 Generally speaking, do you think that Prince Charles or Tony Blair is most in tune with the views of the British public?

Q11 Thinking about [the following issues] do you think that Prince Charles or Tony Blair is most in tune with the views of the British public?

Q12 Assuming Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles stay together, do you think they should get married or continue their relationship outside marriage?

Q13 If Prince Charles were to marry Camilla Parker-Bowles, do you think he should still be allowed to become King, or not?

Q14 And do you think Camilla should become Queen by his side?