![]() ![]() "I am an advocate of republicanism, but the British version, I'm sure, would be a catastrophe!" said Curran as he sipped his drink in a pub. Yet another poll in June showed that roughly the same number (31 percent) of 18-24-year-olds wanted to see an elected head of state as those who wanted to keep the monarchy (33 percent).Īfter the death of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 96 on Thursday, social media saw a spike in the use of hashtags such as #NotMyKing, which was tweeted more than 63,000 times.īut some doubt that getting rid of the monarchy would work in a country so wedded to its traditions. It remains an open question if this shared concern for the environment can win over his younger subjects. "I think that his voice could be heard, he could have a real impact on our government and politicians," said Connor Adams, 22.Īdams is too young to have known the bitter times of the 1990s Diana break-up and insists that in recent years, King Charles has "always been a gentleman". One subject on which the new sovereign could strike a chord with younger Britons is ecology and the climate crisis - something King Charles has been passionate about for decades, long before it shot up the agenda. ![]() He conceded that King Charles has had "ups and downs" with the public over the years but insisted that he actually had a "remarkable" record helping hundreds of thousands of vulnerable young people through his charity The Prince's Trust. "Of course, as you live into your seventies, you don't have the easy appeal you have in your thirties and forties," said royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams. More recently the royal family has been knocked by accusations of racism and insensitivity levelled by King Charles' younger son Prince Harry and his wife Meghan since they split off to start a new life in the United States. "From what I've seen from his new speeches, he's not giving me the same energy that you would get from the queen," said 21-year-old Sam.Ĭharles' popularity has suffered from scandals over the decades and was hit hard by his acrimonious split from ex-wife Diana, who died in a car crash in 1997. In a poll published by YouGov in May, only 29 percent of 18-24-year-olds said they thought Charles would do a good job as king.Ī popularity ranking of royals put Charles in lowly 12th among millennials - far below Queen Elizabeth in the first place and the glamour of Kate and her husband Prince William, Charles' eldest son, in second and third.Ī fresh poll in the wake of Queen Elizabeth's death saw King Charles' approval rating among Britons rise sharply - but not everyone was too impressed by his first days on the job. The yawning age gap is hardly expected to endear him to his younger subjects. He answered, “Yes, absolutely,” but was then asked, “And you were?” and said, “Yes, until it became irretrievably broken down, us both having tried.Around the table, Lucy, 29, was far more categorical in her desire to see King Charles as the last monarch.Īt 73, King Charles became the oldest sovereign to ascend to the throne in British history after the end of his mother's record-breaking seven-decade reign. The interview was conducted at Charles’s estate at Highgrove, where he was asked directly if he was “faithful and honorable” when he married Diana. ![]() Two years after their separation in 1992, Charles went ahead and did a TV interview in June 1994 confirming that he’d been unfaithful to Diana. The NYT also mentioned “unconfirmed reports” that said Charles was “closer to Camilla Parker Bowles, an old girlfriend, than to his wife” and that Princess Diana had “a long and intimate conversation with an unnamed man who called her ‘Squidgy’ and said he loved her.” Charles Eventually Admitted His Infidelity ![]() When news of the split broke, the New York Timesnoted that the palace made background remarks to reporters and “took pains” to emphasize there was no “third party” involved. Diana and Charles in May 1992, several months before their separation. ![]()
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