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The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee: Part 2
June 2012
Simon.Atkinson@ipsos.com
Tomasz.Mludzinski@ipsos.com
Caroline.Callahan@ipsos.com

Monarchy or Republic? 2
Would you favour Britain becoming a Republic or remaining a Monarchy?
Don’t know
Republic
8% 15%
77%
Monarchy
Base: 1,016 British adults 18+, 9th-11h June 2012 Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor

Monarchy or Republic? 3
Would you favour Britain becoming a Republic or remaining a Monarchy?
80
77%
70
Monarchy
60
50 Death of
Princess
Diana Death of Jubilee
40 Queen weekend
Mother
30
18% in 1969
(Gallup) Republic
20 15%
21%
19%
10
8%
0 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Base: c. 500-1,000 GB 18+ except four polls (Dec 01, Feb 02, May 02 and Apr 04) which are all c. 1,000 GB 16+. Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor

Next monarch 4
Do you think that Prince Charles should or should not give up his right to be the next monarch in favour of
his eldest son, Prince William?
May 2012 June 2012
Don’t know Don’t know Should
Should
9% 11%
36%
40%
51%
53%
Should not
Should not
Base: 1,016 British adults 18+, 9th-11h June 2012 Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor

Next monarch 5
Do you think that Prince Charles should or should not give up his right to be the next monarch in favour of
his eldest son, Prince William?
Should Should Not Don't know
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Jan-11
Jan-94
Jan-95
Jan-96
Jan-97
Jan-98
Jan-99
Jan-00
Jan-01
Jan-02
Jan-03
Jan-04
Jan-05
Jan-06
Jan-07
Jan-08
Jan-09
Jan-10
Jan-12
Base: GB 18+, sample size c. 500 – c 1,000. Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor

Satisfaction with Royals 6
How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way … is doing his/her job as the Queen/Prince of Wales/Duke
of Cambridge
Net
satisfaction
% Dissatisfied % Satisfied
The Queen 7 90 +83
Prince Charles 13 78 +65
Prince William 5 89 +84
Base: 1,016 British adults 18+, 9th-11h June 2012 Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor

Satisfaction with the Queen 7
How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way the Queen is doing her job as Monarch?
100
90% in
90 2012
80
% Satisfied
70
60
% satisfied
50
40
30
20
% Dissatisfied 7% in
10
2012
0
Dec-92
Dec-93
Dec-94
Dec-95
Dec-96
Dec-97
Dec-98
Dec-99
Dec-00
Dec-01
Dec-02
Dec-03
Dec-04
Dec-05
Base: c. 1,000 British adults each month Source: Ipsos MORI

Satisfaction with Prince Charles 8
How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way Prince Charles is doing his job as Prince of Wales?
Satisfaction with
the Prime Minister
of the day
% Dissatisfied % Satisfied
46 42 19% 65%
August ‘97
December ‘97 29 61 27% 61%
March ‘98 32 59 28% 62%
26% 65%
August ‘98 24 63
June ‘11 13 78 58% 34%
Base: c. 1,000 British adults each month Source: Ipsos MORI

Satisfaction with leaders and the Government 9
How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way … is running the country /doing his job as Prime Minister
/Deputy Prime Minister/Leader of the Labour Party?
Net change
Net from May
satisfaction 2012
% Dissatisfied % Satisfied
David Cameron 58 34 -24 +4
Nick Clegg 63 26 -37 +2
Ed Miliband 48 35 -13 +3
The Government 66 28 -38 +3
Base: 1,016 British adults 18+, 9th - 11th June 2012 Source: Ipsos MORI Political Monitor