London – With Diana back in the news for season five of The Crown, research institute YouGov decided to include the princess’s name in its quarterly poll measuring the popularity of members of the royal family, and the result was one. surprise: half a quarter of a century after his death, he still holds the upper hand among the British.
The result comes in a moment of crisis for the royal family, on the eve of the Netflix release of the Harry & Meghan documentary, in which the princess’s youngest son attacks the monarchy, which has left its mark on the monarchy and media manipulation. The life of the Princess of Wales.
According to research done before the Harry & Megan trailers were released, Diana’s legacy remains strong and she is still more popular than her now-king ex-husband and the institution of monarchy itself.
On Tuesday, Charles’ unpopularity was once again revealed when a man threw an egg at the king while visiting the town of Luton, near London.
It’s an ethnically diverse district and the action follows an incident of racism at Buckingham Palace last week that resulted in the dismissal of one of Queen Elizabeth’s most loyal friends and now Queen Consort Camilla.
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While King received an egg (which he did not reach), Harry and Meghan received a human rights award from the Robert F. Kennedy Foundation in New York this Tuesday (6).
The reason could not be more troubling for the royal family: the courage to defy racism and oppression in the royal family.
Camilla and Diana
Despite regaining British admiration after her marriage to Charles and her prudent behavior ever since, Camilla is still far from her ex’s popularity.
Seven out of ten Britons (72%) have a positive opinion of Princess Diana, including 34% of those with a “very positive” opinion. The Queen Consort is liked by 52%, including only 14% of those who say they’re very fond of her.
In contrast, two-thirds (67%) have a positive view of King Charles, while 60% have a positive view of the institution of monarchy in general.
Only a quarter (25%) have a “very” positive opinion of Charles, and only 20% say the same about the monarchy.
The interviews took place November 8-10, shortly after the start of the new season of the Netflix series, which was criticized by monarchists and even friends of Buckingham Palace.
Critics, including former Prime Minister John Major, denied the veracity of parts of the show and demanded that Netflix put in a disclaimer that it was fiction.
The most embarrassing passage is the visit to the Prime Minister, where the then Prince of Wales will speak openly about the need for his mother’s abdication as a way to modernize the monarchy.
Diana, who died in a car crash in Paris in 1987, is portrayed in The Crown as a sufferer working at the hands of an insensitive husband and cheating on her throughout their marriage. This may have influenced the positive opinion identified by the survey.
One of the episodes shows the explosive interview the Princess of Wales gave to the BBC’s Panorama programme, in which she openly refers to her ex-husband’s relationship with current queen wife Camilla Parker-Bowles.
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Despite the complaints, all the moves surrounding the Panorama interview – Diana was duped by journalist Martin Bashir, who persuaded her to speak up using false documents suggesting she was being watched – have been amply documented by the press, and the series faithfully portrays them. reported at the time.
Princess Diana is admired by young people half a century after her death
According to YouGov, while Princess Diana’s ratings are overwhelmingly positive across all age groups, people 65 and older are more likely to have a negative opinion of her (26%). This rate drops to 13% for people aged 25-49 and to 9% for people aged 18-25.
The rate of people between the ages of 25 and 49 thinking positively about Princess Diana is 79%. Some have the memory of the death of the princess who moved the country.
They were also impressed by the following scenes: the last months of his life, when he was strongly preoccupied with social causes.
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King Charles’ endorsement is second only to Diana’s endorsement among older age groups, particularly those over 65.
Diana’s eldest son remains the most popular
In a comparison that does not include Queen Elizabeth or Prince Philip, both of whom have died, Prince William remains the most popular member of the royal family, with 81% of respondents commenting positively on him (including 45% very positive”).
Kate, who currently holds the title of Diana’s Princess of Wales, isn’t far behind at 75%. Either way, these numbers were largely unchanged from the previous survey at the end of September.
Charles’s ratings are now stable, with little difference between the new poll and September’s, though they rose after he became king.
Prince Harry’s popularity, on the other hand, fell slightly after rising 15 points following the death of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth.
Only four out of ten (39%) had a positive opinion of the Duke of Sussex, down six points from September. The number of those who gave negative opinions increased at the same rate and reached 52% in this period.
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, remains less popular than her husband at just 28%, unchanged from September.
Again, according to the YouGov poll, no one can surpass Prince Andrew’s popularity. These impressions may change after the screening of the Harry & Meghan documentary, which deals with sensitive issues for a significant portion of the British population: elitism and racism.
Only 6% had a positive opinion of Andrew, while 85% had an unpopular opinion (including 67% of those who had a “very negative” opinion of him).
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source: Noticias
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