According to a poll, King Charles saw a huge wave of support following Britain’s new monarch, Queen Elizabeth, but some who mourn his mother’s death warn that he should follow his example and stand behind his views.
A YouGov poll for the Times found that support for Charles, 73, has increased significantly since he became king, compared to polls conducted earlier this year. There was a similar surge of support from Queen consort Camilla.
According to a survey released on Tuesday, 63% now think he’ll be a good king, up 24 percentage points since March, compared to 31% six months ago, while 15% believe he’ll do a bad job.
Having waited longer than any heir to become king, Charles has taken a part for himself, speaking on topics like climate change, architecture and alternative medicine.
According to critics, she intervened in political matters that were not important to the royal, unlike her mother, who hid her personal views and never gave interviews during her 70-year reign.
But advocates say some of his views were visionary and called for action on the environment and sustainability decades before they became frontline issues for governments.
Since becoming king, he has repeatedly said that he will follow his mother’s example, and in his first televised address to the nation he said that because he is king, his role will not be what it used to be.
“Of course my life will change as I take on my new responsibilities,” she said. “I will no longer be able to devote so much of my time and energy to charities and issues that I care about so much.”
Many gathered at the gloomy ceremonies following Elizabeth’s death and spoke warmly of the new monarch, with loud cries of “God bless the King” as it seemed.
But while expressions of grief and words of praise for Elizabeth were almost universally exaggerated, there were occasional voices of doubt about Charles.
And despite the rise in Charles’ approval rates, the survey that tracks long-term sentiment towards royalty also showed the proportion of people who thought the monarchy was very important or very important on record.
In recent years, these polls have repeatedly shown a growing generational divide, with young people far less supportive or simply ambivalent about the monarchy.
Tuesday’s YouGov poll found that 62% of respondents support the institution, while 21% oppose it, and that number hasn’t changed drastically since Charles took over.
This is a reflection of how support has dwindled in recent years during a time of family turmoil.
“Therefore, it seems that the successes and problems of the royal family have influenced how much people value the institution,” British research scientist John Curtice wrote in an article for The Conversation.
source: Noticias
