Prince george's birth boosts support for monarchy

Prince george's birth boosts support for monarchy

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ComRes interviewed 2,005 British adults online between 24 and 25 July 2013. Figures were weighted to be representative of all British adults. Confidence in the future of the British monarchy


is at an all-time high, an opinion poll shows on Sunday. Three-quarters of people believe that the newborn Prince George will one day accede to the throne to which he is third in line, the


ComRes survey for The Sunday Telegraph found. Just 9 per cent of those questioned think that he will not become king because Britain will have become a republic - whereas a poll in 2011


found that a quarter of people expected a republic to emerge within 50 years. Even among 18 to 24-year-olds, the age group most likely to hold republican views, today's poll shows a


solid 69 per cent believe that Prince George will one day become king. The survey also highlights the rising popularity of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, particularly among the young.


They, along with Prince Harry, are the three most popular members of the Royal family behind the Queen. Support for the monarchy is the same level as the record set in opinion polls last


summer when Britain was celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the hosting of the Olympics. ComRes interviewed 2,005 British adults online between 24 and 25 July 2013. Figures were


weighted to be representative of all British adults.