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?

	%
Republic	19
Monarchy	70
Would not vote	3
Don't know	8

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

	%
Britain should become a republic with the Queen replaced by a president chosen by parliament	19
Britain should become a republic with the Queen replaced by a president elected by the public	67
Neither of these	11
Other	2
Don't know	1

 

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

	%
The monarchy's role should remain broadly unchanged	30
The monarchy should be modernised to reflect changes in British life	65
Neither of these	3
Other	1
Don't know	1

 

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?

	%
Promoting the interests of Britain abroad	55
Working with charities	43
Attracting tourism	34
Being head of the Commonwealth	23
Speaking out on important issues	20
Attending events and functions across the country	19
Being head of the Church of England	13
Other	2
Don't know	5

 

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?

	%
Right to resign job	43
Wrong to resign job	37
Don't know	20

 

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?

	Prince Edward %	Sophie Rhys-Jones %
Should	80	81
Should not	13	13
Don't know	7	6

 

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.

	%
Should receive money from privy purse	24
Should not receive money from privy purse	70
Don't know	6

 

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?

	%
Strongly support	38
Tend to support	30
Neither support nor oppose	6
Tend to oppose	11
Strongly oppose	12
Don't know	3

 

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.

	%
Strongly agree	25
Tend to agree	23
Neither agree nor disagree	13
Tend to disagree	17
Strongly disagree	13
Don't know	9

 

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

	%
Prince Charles	30
Tony Blair	44
Neither	21
Don't know	5

 

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?

	Countryside and Farming	GM Foods	Fox hunting with hounds	European Army
	%	%	%	%
Prince Charles	57	52	29	15
Tony Blair	26	25	45	42
Neither	11	9	14	15
Don't know	6	14	12	28

 

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

	%
Get married	47
Continue relationship outside marriage	28
Don't know	25

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

	%
Should	64
Should not	30
Don't know	6

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

	%
Yes	27
No	67
Don't know	6