Overview
- An Ipsos survey of 1,062 British adults in March 2026 found 55% want Britain to remain a monarchy, the lowest reading since the firm began regular polling in 1993.
- Ipsos says comparisons with earlier waves should be treated with caution because it changed from telephone quota sampling to a probability-based online panel in June 2025.
- The decline is concentrated among young adults, with only 33% of 18–34-year-olds now supporting the monarchy compared with about 74% in 2013.
- Personal ratings remain stronger than institutional support: roughly 60% approve of King Charles’s performance and about 71% approve of the Prince of Wales.
- The survey was published shortly after Prince Andrew’s reported arrest, and observers say the result could force the royal household to try to win younger voters or face a slow shift toward republican views.