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The coronation of King Charles takes place in less than two weeks, with Prince William, Catherine and Prince Harry among those attending while Meghan stays in the US. 

To gauge the public mood ahead of the event, Panorama commissioned a YouGov opinion poll which has suggested public opinion about the British Royal Family is changing.

The results suggest broad support for keeping the monarchy, with 58% preferring it to an elected head of state – which was supported by 26%.

But the results found less than a third of 18 to 24-year-olds in the UK want the monarchy to continue.

It also found that almost half of those asked who were from ethnic minority backgrounds believe the Royal Family has a problem with race and diversity.

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  1. @Hinata.Sakaguchi

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    lack of Diversity? they are the Most diversed Family i know. They were Germans. descended from Scots,French and scandanavia!

  2. @wanglifeisshortalwaysremem8181

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    shi t

  3. @spacedeustcheusa3480

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    The question is the King is the family of error or to error says the years

  4. @gaybriellookingland6756

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    King George V and Queen Mary uplifted ppl during World War 1,and during World pandemics…

    King George VI and Queen Consort Elizabeth uplifted ppl during the depression and World War 2…

    Queen Elizabeth II brought comfort,balanced stability and hope during the covid pandemic…

    Charles and Camilla however,are uplifting role models,for homewreckers

    William and Kate will be a return to the Monarchies Uplifting the Nation days…

  5. @denisemccauley3784

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    Why would anyone respect or support these liars hypocrites and adulterers whose only aim is to secure their privileged and wealthy lifestyles

  6. @mikiutpost

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    Israel is not a peacceaper in the understanding of libanon u are not ether in words

  7. @philipjameskalavritinos2470

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    ALLEGEDLY: "I NEVER HAD, AS MUCH FUN, AS I DID, WITH THE SAINT JOHN' S VOLLEY, OF MY LAST MILLENNIUM' GIRLFRIEND, J. E., WITH MY GOOD INTENTIONS OUTLOOKS……"BUTS; BUTTS; YETS; NYETS": THE OVERHEAD, IN THE AGE OF DESPOTIC REGIMES, WHICH, VOLITION RENAISSANCE EFFORT CATHOLICS' STYLE, ABSOLUTELY, DOWNED MY ONCE UPON "A" TIME MINOR AGE RICH LIFE, OUT, OF THE 1960s, INTO NEW MILLENIUM INDIGENCY, "A" DICTIONARY WORD, TO WHICH, THE DESPOTIC RIVALS REGIMES GAIN FAULTY GLORY, IN ASSERTING THEY HAVE, IN COMPARE& CONTRAST, TO: "MY NEW LIFE WITH JESUS CHRIST; MY GOOD WORKS WITH FAITH" REALIZABLE RESIDUAL OWNER' S EQUITY, BESTED MY LIFE, ESPECIALLY, AFTER I MADE MY WRITINGS, OVER 27 STRAIGHT YEARS, OVER 100,000s: "UNEDITED; ESTIMATED": PAGES: "TO PETITION GOVERNMENT, AND, CHURCH, FOR REDRESS OF MY GRIEVANCES", WHICH, RESULTED, IN THE NIL WHITES' OUTCOMES, AFTER I WAS DEPRIVATED, BETWEEN THE YEARS: "2,000 A. D. THROUGH 2012 A. D.", UNTIL MY IMPLIED AUNT, NOW DECEASED, GAINED THE COURAGE, TO RESPOND,,,,,,QUITE DIFFERENT, THAN THE PUFFED UP, IMPLIED 911 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY VOLITION, WHICH, GREW, UPON: "ABDUCTING; SLAUGHTERING": "MY RICH PARENTS, IN THE BETHESDA, MARYLAND JAIL, AS: "CRUEL; UNUSUAL": PUNISHMENTS, TO PILLAGE: "KEEP; RULE": ARE STILL RAMPANT, AMONG VOLITIONING GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES……WELL CRACK THE BETHESDA LIGHT CIRCLE, TO COMPLIMENT THE CITY LIGHTS, WASHINGTON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MEDIA. JOHNS AT COVERT WAR, OF COURSE, LED, VIA, THE BEST JOUSTER, POPE JOHN, AS SURVIVAL OF THE FITTRST REIGNS IN, NO PUN INTENDED, BENIGN RACETRACK GAMBLERS……"CANCERINGS": IS STILL THE CATHOLIC MODUS OPERENDI WORD, AS EASY, TO AFFLICT, AT FLICKS, WITH MINUTE VOLLEYS, OF "POWDERS". OVER, AT THE DESPOTIC LITTLE FLOWER CATHOLIC CHURCH REGIME I HESITATED, WITH JEST, BEFORE THEIR "BOWL OF WATER", WHICH, RESEMBLED TOILET WATER, TO POLLUTE THE CONGREGATIONS' FOREHEADS……NOW, MY CREATOR: "CREW; GOD" RECUSED MY LIFE, ON MY GOOD INTENTIONS, WHICH, MET THE VOLITIONING SAINT JOHN' S JOHN RICHTER BAD INTENTIONS, WHOM, GOT JEALOUS, OVER HIS RIVAL BROTHER' S FEMALES' HAVINGS,,,,,,OBVIOUS, TO MY LIFETIME, THE ASIANS' LOGIC, FIRSTBORNS COME, FIRSTBORNS RECEIVE, AS MUCH, AS THEY CAN GROPE. NOTWITHSTANDINGS: "GREEKS, "GRAPES"" ARE OUT, IN THE VOLITIONING "DE' MOCK' RACES", NO PUN INTENDED, DEMOCRACY' S CALL, OF: "DUTIES; JUSTICES", AS OUT, VIA, VOTER BASES GROWTH SUPPORT FACTORS, PLEDGED, TO POLITICIANS……"FAULT", THE VOLITIONING "GOVERNMENT JOHNS EMPLOYEES", ABSOLUTELY, FAILED, TO DEFEND THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL, IN JANUARY,,,,,,LET THE NON MOOT FACTS REIGN……THE BAD INTENTIONS JOHN RICHTER VOLITIONIST FLARED MURDEROUS, AFTER MY DAD MADE HIS "FAMILY IS FINE" LAST: "RESORT; RESORT": THE FULL CONDOMINIUM UNIT HE OWNED, AT THE PREDOMINATED, VIA, BISHOP MACNAMARA DRUGGINGS, NORTH OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES, WITH I WITNESSED VACATIONED MY HOUSEHOLD,,,,,,ALL BED ASSIGNED, ESPECIALLY, THE SOFA BED……THE DESPOTIC BAD INTENTIONS JOHN RICHTER REGIME CAME HERE, TO VOLITION THE SAINT JOHN' S CHURCH, TO MURDER MY HOUSEHOLD……I HAVE NIL EXPECTATIONS, THAT THE VOLITIONING SAINT JOHN' S REGIME SHALL DO THE RIGHT THING, TO ABIDE, VIA, THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS…… INSTEAD, THE VOLITIONING SAINT JOHN' S REGIME DESPOTS, TO GROW THE DOMINANT MALES' OFFSPRING, NEAR THE UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, CAPITAL,,,,,,NO SURPRISE, AS, IN THE AGE OF DESPOTIC REGIMES, TO WHICH, BYZANTIUM RULED THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE, OVER 1,000 STRAIGHT YEARS, THE VOLITIONING HAIL UP OTHERS' MAKES ARE RAMPANT, COMPLIMENTED, WITH PERPETUAL CAREERS FOR CORRUPTIONS, ESPECIALLY, "THE MURDERS: DAD WAS MURDERED, WITH "A" FORCED HEART ATTACK; MOM WAS MURDERED, WITH FORCED CANCER; THE IMPLIED RIVAL BROTHERS WERE MURDERED, WITHOUT EFFECTIVE NOTICE, TO MY LIFE, OF THE IMPLIED RIVAL BROTHERS PILLAGINGS, AGAINST, NO PUN INTENDED, ""A"' GAIN' ST", MY LIFETIME……I, BEING FORCED DOWN TRODDEN, VIA, THE DESPOTIC JOHN RICHTER, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, BLACKS' UNDERWORLD REGIME, VIA: "FREQUENT; STALKED": POLLUTERS, AT MY BRAIN……..GOT IT: "AS THE SCORES INCREASE, AGAINST, NO PUN INTENDED, "”A"' GAIN' ST" MY TRUE GROWTH SUPPORT FACTORS, AS I EÀRNESTLY TRY, TO MAINTAIN MY DECLARED NEUTRALITY, PLEASE AVOID VOLITIONING, WITH THE DESPOTIC JOHN RICHTER, HARVARD UNIVERSITY REGIMES,,,,,,AS I HAVE PROVEN SUCCESSES, IN ÇONTACTING MY EUROPEAN UNDERWORLD, TO DESTROY THESE DESPOTIC BREAKERS OF WARS' PEACE AGREEMENTS REGIME…… THANK YOU……GOT IT: "HOW MUCH MORE WILL THE DESPOTIC JOHN RICHTER HARVARD UNIVERSITY BLACKS' UNDERWORLD REGIME GENOCIDE TO CONQUER CASTLES, ESPECIALLY, AFTER THE WORLD WAR TWO AGE, OF "QATARRA DEPRESSION DESERT MAKINGS", WHICH, ANNIHILATED THE GREAT BRITAIN PRINCEDOMS' PURCHASES, IN THE MIDDLE EAST, NOW, CALLED: "ISRAEL", NO PUN INTENDED, "IS' REAL"?????? THUS, LOGICALLY THE REAL WORLD WAR TWO DESERT MAKING MIGHT(S) REIGN, NO PUN INTENDED, NUCLEAR FALLOUT DEBRIS, OVER THE GREAT BRITAIN PRINCEDOMS, WHICH, ONÇE UPON "A" TIME OWNED THE "ISRAEL" REAL ESTATE, THEN: "BUTS; BUTTS; YETS; NYETS": AS THE FAMOUS ITALIAN WRITER NOTED, REAL ESTATE ONCE LOST IS NEVER FORGOTTEN, TO WHICH I ASK: "DOES THE DUE PROCESS REAL ESTATE RIGHTS, ON THE NOW NAMED: "ISRAEL" BELONG, TO THE OLD GREAT BRITAIN PRINCEDOMS' BLOODLINES, AND OR, THE UNITED KINGDOM, GREAT BRITAIN, PRINCEDOMS' REALM IS THE QUESTION?????? THE PRINCES ARE DECEASED, LONG LIVE THE PRINCES!!!!!!"

  8. @marlincupido

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    We introduce ourselves God King Marlin Uthon Cupido and Goddin Queen Tamara Snow and God King Jesus Christ and Goddin Queendom Mara Cupido God Kindgdom Marlo Cupido all families we welcome u in Heaven welcome Queen Elizabeth and King Charles and Kings William and Charles and their Queens we welcome than in Heaven be blessed

  9. @natureallseasons

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    All your WARs in the USA and Europe were all done and plotted by Elizerbeth2, with her indian, Li Hsien Loong, with WONGs tied to Fann WONG, WONG kan Seng, NG Joo Hee, CHAN Sek keong, CHAN Wei Hong, LIN-YIH, TAN Chuan Jin, Melvin YONG Yik Chye, POH hock guan, Wayne Li of SAVILLS management office staff, and the Singapore police looting CCTVs to escorts getting them to impersonate videos, your 30 years of WAR was done and plotted by Elizerbeth2 with NG Joo Hee, and her indian in the UK, they are behind house break INS and robberies with escorts , Li Hsien Loong did it to fund Obamas presidency and all your WARS they plotted with Halimah YACOB, Masagos Zukifli, Tharman , Vivian Bala, KShanm, Tony TAN, TAN Chuan Jin from the early 90s till present, your 30 years of WAR was plotted by all of them swindling cash to themselves inside the Singapore Police, his ministers, with escorts, tied to CalCarries, -Jane Leong, Angelyn Li with WONG kan Seng, Fann WONG, the producers inside Mediacorp. They are doing it with Fann WONG, Jeanette AW tied to bank frauds, Kate Middleton and Megan Markle with all of them in drugs, prostitute trafficking and robberies inside the Singapore Police looting CCTVs. With a Malay Sadon Suraiman whose brother committed robbery. They looted out your own TAX to fund your OWN WARs, repeated it again during the pandemic. Her family is behind frauding and theft, with his family, ministers, males females inside the Singapore Police, certis involved in organized criminal activities with escorts impersonating CCTVS non stop.

  10. @ElaineBrookes-kt2di

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    The king needs to stop gib
    Ben in over harry and Megan

  11. @user-dc8uu4zj9t

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    Dont care for them dont give a toss about them

  12. @elizabethwinsor5140

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    I didn't vote for him!

  13. @user-tg8ns8un8k

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    Only royal arse kissers and sickophants like them

  14. @user-dm5qh7ks6d

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    Pathetic

  15. @ajitkumarthakur3829

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    A new Demon 😈 on The Throw of Sin. You mf Britishers are siner criminals of billions of murder, mutilation, rapes and loots. In this century, you will be punished for your all deeds. You preach as Saints and act as Demons. You have same wicked intentions even today. Every British is wicked 🖤 and 😈 demonic.

  16. @ocean4332

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    Эта королевская семья должна сидеть в тюрьме, а не на троне!
    Они все преступники, а не короли. Они не умеют ничего делать, это бездельники, которые живут в каменном веке, хотят убивают, хотят калечат, а хотят устраивают войны между братскими народами. А сейчас они подкупили Путина, чтобы они могли царствовать в России и СНГ.
    Я так пишу, потому что столкнулась с этой невежественной семейкой воочию, они пытались убить и искалечить меня, моего сына и внуков, потому что мы правнуки царя Николая Романова, императора Всероссийского. Я правнучка царя Николая Романова, жива и здорова, и сейчас могу рассказать, как живут эти королевские семьи, которые сидят на шее у народа, не работают, занимаются грабежом и насилием. Им мало Великобритании, они хотят править ещё и в России. Поэтому Карл подкупил Путина, чтобы он позволил им править в России, а Карл будет поддерживать войну, убийства, зверства Путина.
    Эта королевская семья вся покрыта кровью, они отказались от своего родного брата царя Николая Романова, и в 1918 году его расстреляли и сожгли все тела до неузнаваемости, потому что это был масонский ритуал, который был сделан для установления новой монархии на территории России и СНГ, этот масонский ритуал был сделан дедом Карла и его семьёй. Затем Елизавета полностью была погружена в эти масонские интриги, которые делали они постоянно друг на друга, пока она не убила Диану, тоже ритуалом масонов. Эти преступления должны быть обнародованы и должны быть закончены, а пока эти преступные короли должны быть лишены всяческих королевских титулов.

  17. @AngeliaMcfarlane-rf4yq

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    Only popular in UK only H and M popular globally 🎉🎉

  18. @peterkirby2771

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    He is not on this planet asking for 45% pay rise

  19. @HelloWorld-mv2bc

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    Most racist country in Europe
    home office abuse scam for 1 application cost £10000
    I paid 800 for 24 hours service I waited 5 months to receive same script refusal ashamed racist
    They reject any application for any reason
    Uk Home office script refusal 2023/2030
    Fées £5000 application
    Your application and human rights claim made on 22 March 2023 is refused.

    The reasons for this decision are set out on the next page.

    Yours sincerely,

    JS
    UKVI
    on behalf of the Secretary of State

    REMOVAL FROM THE UK

    You do not have to leave the UK:

    · during the time period in which you may appeal
    · if you appeal, until that appeal has been decided
    If you do not appeal you will be liable to enforced removal to Algeria. We may remove you via other countries.

    You may be detained or required to report until your removal.

    CONSEQUENCES OF ILLEGALLY STAYING IN THE UK

    If you do not intend to appeal this decision you must now leave the country. If you stay in the UK without leave:

    · You can be detained
    · You can be prosecuted, fined and imprisoned
    · You can be removed and banned from returning to the UK
    · You will not be allowed to work
    · You will not be able to rent a home
    · You will not be able to claim any benefits and can be prosecuted if you try to
    · You can be charged by the NHS for medical treatment
    · You can be denied access to a bank account
    · DVLA can prevent you from driving by taking away your driving licence

    Home office provide visa only for mafia iD they bring millions $ to uk
    Or Ukraine to fight Russisn temporary
    Or LGBT 🏳️‍🌈
    Anyone else don’t waste ur money with most racist home office in Europe

  20. @deestersvega807

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    👀💬…..Jared?

  21. @deestersvega807

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    🤔💬……is it Batista bunns or Jared for my new judge?

  22. @karenpurves6168

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    If the rf lost all their wealth they would starve to death. They don't know how to do anything. The whole family is stupid including kate who likes to show her naked aas. The only smart one is Meghan. Too bad the 3 kids are being raised to be stupid.

  23. @nicolahurlstone7927

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    His disgusting wef king not my king

  24. @tobytwirl04

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    I don't believe that Charles wants this job? Wouldn't he rather be somewhere else?

  25. @user-ge5to8fp7b

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    Spongers and tax Dodgers

  26. @Melrose51653

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    18-24 year olds don't support anything beyond the end of their nose. Later in life, they will finally understand and regret what they destroyed.

  27. @InternationalStrategy

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    Terrible German family pretending to be English

  28. @jackyterrero264

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    The UK taxpayers should demand that the palaces be turned into a museum and use tourist money only for affordable apartments and the rf should be made to stand by the museum to take pictures with tourist if they live free in castles and many mansions. Why can't they pay their own darn security and private parties and events? Guess the stupid royalist are in charge supporting bunch of evil billionaires

  29. @jackyterrero264

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    This royal family are not kind like Diana this rf now bunch of evil greedy jerks

  30. @bathsalt79

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    sample size of 4600 adults. any statistician here? can we have your view please ?

  31. @shreedevupadhyaya-gc9li

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    India terrorist country

  32. @AngeliaMcfarlane-rf4yq

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    The world hate charkes and his wicked Unroyal family only unintelligent UK inbreeds grovel to them

  33. @anglosaxonmike8325

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    The Royal who?

  34. @AngeliaMcfarlane-rf4yq

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    Ghetto king and his trotting horse wife then other 2 racist monsters 🎉

  35. @AngeliaMcfarlane-rf4yq

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    Hated by the rest of the World. They are the most hated family globally 🎉

  36. @Yoda-xt8tn

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    Press like if you think they're normal.

  37. @markmarkmark1821

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    I don't believe this poll It's always on the Royalty side To convince the sheep in society to convince them they are thinking the same way as the masses

  38. @Yoda-xt8tn

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    There as popular as the smell of my dirty farts.

    😊😊😊😊😊

  39. @AngeliaMcfarlane-rf4yq

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    Crooks and non achievers

  40. @Captain.Pugwash

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    And the award for "Most successful adulterous couple" goes to.. ☺️

  41. @Exercise_as_Medicine

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    Time to go Windsor clan.. give back the land and castles that you stole from the people… 😊

  42. @AK-eu8lj

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    Not atall. Where is this poll? Absolute rubbish. Typical of BBC.

  43. @marlynnek6449

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    The truth is, the monarchy is irrelevant to most Brits. They're a tourist attraction essentially. They create fodder for the tabloid media and help raise money and bring attention to charitable causes but that's about it. If you abolished the monarchy, they'd still be VERY wealthy people. The UK will still have their history and traditions. They'll still have the castles and jewels. They just won't have to spend millions of taxpayers dollars supporting them. But they'll still have to shell out millions to maintain all the properties, unless they turn Buckingham Palace into Graceland.

  44. @symonsmith3497

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    NOT MY KING

  45. @richman1661

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    You keep listing people wanting an elected head of state. For starters you kind of have that. I say kind of because the people don’t vote on your prime minister, your cabinet elects your prime minister. The people of Britain in turn elect the cabinet. I don’t see the point in having a powerless head of state. I’m sure it won’t last another 50 years

  46. @nepalimana

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    Let’s do referendum on monarchy vs republic. All things will be clear . 😂

  47. @stephaniejordan9066

    December 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    I sense and feel and see The Kings emotional pain. May the British Royal Family Stand.

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