In the mid 1990s, the popularity of the British monarchy reached its lowest depths in recent memory. The controversy surrounding the divorce of Princess Diana and Prince Charles left the Royal Family seeming cold and out of touch. The young Princess was, after all, referred to as “the people’s princess,” a label that implies certain members of the Royal family did not receive the people’s affection. However, the monarchy managed to retain an overall positive image though the controversy and beyond. The Queen’s popularity at its very lowest was 66%. Compare that with congress’s record low approval rating of 9%.
In recent years the Queen’s popularity has done nothing but move upward, peaking in 2012 when the Queen held an approval rating of 90%. Similar levels of support are shown for the monarchy as an institution. 66% of the country thinks it preferable to retain the monarchy instead of becoming a republic. A majority of 53% actually believes the country would be worse off if they ditched the monarchy for any other system. As you can imagine, there has been no serious movement to abolish the monarchy, and both Liberal and Conservative politicians have stated their support for retaining the Crown.
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