Public Back Royal Family Over Harry and Meghan Says New Poll

 As Buckingham Palace considers if, and how, to respond to the fairly explosive interview given by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to Oprah Winfrey over the weekend, new snap polling by YouGov suggests the public have more sympathy with royal family.

The survey conducted between the 8th and 9th March found that 36% said that their sympathies lie most with the Queen and royal family more broadly, down 2 points from when the same question was asked on 4th March.

In contrast, 22% (up 4 points) said they had more sympathy for Harry and Meghan, with 28% feeling no sympathy for either side.

32% said that they felt the Duke and Duchess have been treated fairly by the royal family, with the same proportion saying they have been treated unfairly. 36% were unsure either way.

YouGov go on to note: “Britons are under no illusion that royal life is easy either, approaching two fifths Britons (38%) think that being a Royal is both a burden and a privilege (38%). A further 23% think the role is more of a burden to its holder, however just over a quarter (28%) think being a royal is more of a privilege.”

Meanwhile, polling by Ipsos Mori has found that whilst 17% of those they questioned felt that abolishing the monarchy would make Britain’s future better, 43% said it would make it worse. 34% felt it would make little difference.

Ipsos Mori goes on to note that: “This remains largely unchanged since the question was last asked in 2018 when 46% said abolition would have a negative impact compared with 15% who believed it would be an improvement. Young people are the most indifferent (45% of 18-34 year olds think abolition would make little difference), but still more believe losing the monarchy would make things worse for Britain in the future than better (by 29% to 19%).”

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