The Future of the Monarchy
Poll for Central TV
- MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,838 adults aged 18+ throughout Great Britain
- Interviews were conducted face-to-face, in home, on 13-16 December 1996
- Data are weighted to the profile of the population
- The survey was conducted for Central TV
Q Looking to the future, do you think Britain will or will not have a monarchy in ten years/fifty years/one hundred years?
| |
10 years |
50 years |
100 years |
| |
% |
% |
% |
Will
|
77 |
33 |
20 |
Will not
|
19 |
48 |
56 |
| Don't know |
4 |
19 |
24 |
Trends on these questions
Q Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? "Britain no longer needs a Monarchy"
| |
% |
Agree
|
35 |
Disagree
|
60 |
| Don't know |
5 |
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?
| |
% |
Good king
|
46 |
Bad king
|
36 |
| Don't know/no opinion |
18 |
Trends on this question
Q If the Monarchy were replaced by an elected Presidential system, which if any of the people on this card would you most like to see as President?
| |
% |
| Princess Anne |
17 |
| Richard Branson |
13 |
| Prince Charles |
9 |
| Lady Thatcher |
5 |
| Princess Diana |
5 |
| Betty Boothroyd |
4 |
| Neil Kinnock |
4 |
| Sir John Harvey Jones |
4 |
| Tony Benn |
3 |
| Sir Edward Heath |
2 |
| Sir David Steel |
2 |
| Shirley Williams |
1 |
| Sir Stewart Lewis |
* |
| None of these |
24 |
Don't know
|
6 |
Q Which member of the Royal Family, if any, do you think has done the most damage to the Royal Family's reputation?
| |
% |
| The Duchess of York (Sarah Ferguson) |
40 |
| Prince Charles (The Prince of Wales) |
34 |
| Diana, Princess of Wales |
11 |
| Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
2 |
| The Queen |
1 |
| Prince Andrew (The Duke of York) |
* |
| Princess Anne (The Princess Royal) |
* |
| Prince Edward |
* |
| Other |
1 |
| None |
4 |
Don't know
|
6 |
|