Royal Family & Monarchy

With Her Majesty the Queen's Diamond Jubilee this weekend, the British public's support for the UK remaining a monarchy is at a record high level according to our special Diamond Jubilee poll.

Ipsos and Techneos combined traditional polling, social listening and a smartphone application to provide a compelling 360-degree view Brit's experiience of the Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Half of the UK public say they are interested in the forthcoming royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton (52%) and a similar proportion are likely to watch the event (56%).

After Diana's death "the Monarchy realized that it stands or falls on public opinion" I was quoted as saying in the recent cover story in Time Magazine

Q And do you think Camilla should become Queen at his side?

Ipsos conducted research on behalf of The Sun Newspaper looking at the British public's attitudes towards the Monarchy.

Q On balance, do you think that Prince Charles will make a good king or a bad king when he comes to the throne in future?

Q Assuming they do stay together, do you think they should get married or continue their relationship outside marriage?

If the Queen retires, less than half (47%) of British adults would want to keep the monarchy as it is, according to a survey conducted by MORI. The survey — for The Marylebone Charitable Trust (the campaign for an elected head of state for Britain) — shows a third (35%) favour a scaled down monarchy, and 17% an elected head of state. One per cent say no to all these options.