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(Original stated he was unpopular. This wasn't completely accurate because just about a majority of people like him. However, there's a massive age divide so it will probably be true in a few years. Edited to include statistics showing how he will not be very liked in future) Tag: Visual edit |
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{{Infobox politician|name=Charles Windsor|image_size=200|birth_date=14 November 1948|birth_place=London, [[England]], [[United Kingdom]]|image=Charles Windsor.png}} | {{Infobox politician|name=Charles Windsor|image_size=200|birth_date=14 November 1948|birth_place=London, [[England]], [[United Kingdom]]|image=Charles Windsor.png}} | ||
'''Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor''', officially '''Charles III,''' is the current King of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|United Kingdom]] taking over from his mother, [[Elizabeth II Windsor]] after her death on 8 September 2022. As | '''Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor''', officially '''Charles III,''' is the current King of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|United Kingdom]] taking over from his mother, [[Elizabeth II Windsor]] after her death on 8 September 2022. As more and more British people prefer a republic, his popularity is shrinking<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=YouGov|year=2022|title=YouGov Jubilee Trackers (GB)|title-url=https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/gv41ilgxav/YouGov%20-%20Jubilee%20Tracker.pdf|section=Do you think Britain should continue to have a monarchy in the future, or should it be replaced with an elected | ||
head of state?}}</ref>. At least one anti-monarchist activist has been arrested during his reign.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Lowkey|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=Meet the Man Arrested for Questioning King Charles – Lowkey Talks to Symon Hill|date=2023-01-20|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/man-arrested-questioning-king-charles-lowkey-symon-hill/283304/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121160202/https://www.mintpressnews.com/man-arrested-questioning-king-charles-lowkey-symon-hill/283304/|archive-date=2023-01-21|retrieved=2023-01-23}}</ref> | |||
== Reign == | == Reign == | ||
At [[Westminster Abbey]] on 6 May 2023 Charles was coronated as King. This overly extravagant event cost the British people £250 million despite the incumbent [[Conservative and Unionist Party|Conservative]] government doing their best to squeeze the living standards of the working class whilst claiming they have no money. The King himself did not contribute a single penny to his own coronation despite having a personal wealth of £1.8 billion.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Morning Star|title=The Coronation: a profit and loss balance sheet|date=2023-05-16|url=https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/coronation-profit-and-loss-balance-sheet}}</ref> | At [[Westminster Abbey]] on 6 May 2023 Charles was coronated as King. This overly extravagant event cost the British people £250 million despite the incumbent [[Conservative and Unionist Party|Conservative]] government doing their best to squeeze the living standards of the working class whilst claiming they have no money. The King himself did not contribute a single penny to his own coronation despite having a personal wealth of £1.8 billion.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Morning Star|title=The Coronation: a profit and loss balance sheet|date=2023-05-16|url=https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/coronation-profit-and-loss-balance-sheet}}</ref> | ||
His popularity is likely to decline as young people have a negative view of him and are increasingly disillusioned with the idea of monarchy in general. In 2012 up to 72% of people aged 18-24 supported the institution, dropping to 33% in 2022.<ref name=":0" /> There is stark age divide in support for the monarchy, with only just over half of people supporting it overall and the figures for 65+ vs 18-24 being 76% vs 29%<ref>{{Citation|author=YouGov|year=2023|title=British Monarchy Poll|title-url=https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/leosln75nr/Internal_Royals_230111.pdf}}</ref>. With this in mind, his overall popularity is likely to continue to sink over time. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor, officially Charles III, is the current King of the United Kingdom taking over from his mother, Elizabeth II Windsor after her death on 8 September 2022. As more and more British people prefer a republic, his popularity is shrinking[1]. At least one anti-monarchist activist has been arrested during his reign.[2]
Reign[edit | edit source]
At Westminster Abbey on 6 May 2023 Charles was coronated as King. This overly extravagant event cost the British people £250 million despite the incumbent Conservative government doing their best to squeeze the living standards of the working class whilst claiming they have no money. The King himself did not contribute a single penny to his own coronation despite having a personal wealth of £1.8 billion.[3]
His popularity is likely to decline as young people have a negative view of him and are increasingly disillusioned with the idea of monarchy in general. In 2012 up to 72% of people aged 18-24 supported the institution, dropping to 33% in 2022.[1] There is stark age divide in support for the monarchy, with only just over half of people supporting it overall and the figures for 65+ vs 18-24 being 76% vs 29%[4]. With this in mind, his overall popularity is likely to continue to sink over time.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 YouGov (2022). YouGov Jubilee Trackers (GB).
- ↑ Lowkey (2023-01-20). "Meet the Man Arrested for Questioning King Charles – Lowkey Talks to Symon Hill" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2023-01-21. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ↑ "The Coronation: a profit and loss balance sheet" (2023-05-16). Morning Star.
- ↑ YouGov (2023). British Monarchy Poll.