Over half of Brits (51%) think the death of Queen Elizabeth II will bring a new era for the monarchy
1 year ago
The majority of women (43% female vs 29% male) of Britain think William should be King, British men favour Charles (53% vs 42%)
A recent survey conducted by DAPS Agency and Perspectus Global showed that Brits have strong but mixed feelings about the passing of the late Queen. 70% think she was devoted to her country but only 38% think she was fair and diplomatic.
21% think this will unite us as a nation and 10% think this will be the end of the Commonwealth - 17% think this signifies the beginning of the end for the royal family
70% of Brits think Harry, Charles and William will reunite - and 75% of young people want to see this happen
1 in 5 cried at the Queen’s passing and a third of Brits feel that they have lost someone they know - 70% think we should have had the day off today.
A large proportion of Brits are less influenced: 28% of Brits think the Queen's passing makes no difference to how they feel and 15% believe we should abolish the monarchy
In matters close to home, 70% of Brits said they would struggle to pay for a funeral for an elderly relative and would have no financial plan for this.
83% of Brits think the world will mourn the Queen.
For more information, or to speak to our commentators on this story as listed below, please contact firgas@dapsagency.com, mark@dapsagency.com, amber@dapsagency.com or sally@dapsagency.com - full survey details on request
Spokespeople available
Alison Jackson, artist and photographer, whose iconic look-alike images of Queen Elizabeth on the loo are arguably as well known as her official portraits. Alison grew up in Royal circles, she competed on one of Queen Elizabeth’s horses as a child. Alison can talk about Queen Elizabeth as a cultural icon and her image/how she recreated her image/style.
Dr Rachel Taylor is a neuropsychologist, podcast host and Founder of UNBroken. She can offer advice and insights on national grief, from how the brain processes it, to how different environments cause us to deal with grief in different ways. She can also talk about families and the importance of human connections, and why we should be wary of social media when dealing with grief.
Fiona Esom, Executive Director of Product Chain - Brand Owner Food Thoughts & Founder of Boosh Bone Broth, Food Thoughts is the UK’s oldest Fair Trade cocoa products and supplies Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. Fiona is able to talk about about what environmental changes King Charles or the Prince of Wales might introduce which might improve the retail landscape for sustainable food.
Karen Barrett is Founder and CEO of Unbiased.co.uk, and can talk about financial confidence and the impact of Queen Elizabeth’s passing on savings, investments and the economy. She can also offer insights about funeral planning - for grandmothers everywhere! Karen can also talk about being a working mother in a traditionally male-dominated industry. Unbiased.co.uk has helped over 10 million people find trusted financial advice.
Mark De-Lisser, presenter and choral arranger, has performed twice in front of the Queen. His community choir performed at Windsor Castle as part of the Queen’s Speech 2021 and he arranged and performed with The Kingdom Choir at the wedding of Harry and Meghan. Mark can also offer insights about singing “God Save the King” and his thoughts about whether songs such as Rule Britannia might lyrically change. Mark co-hosts “Our Dementia Choir” and regularly presents “Songs of Praise”. He has lots of insights of the role of hymns in the royal family and can also comment on sombre music, likely musc at the funeral and Queen Elizabeth’s favourite songs.
Carlton King is a former MI6 agent, former head of Special Branch Protection (now MI5) and protected Prince Charles, amongst other royals. Between 1986 and 2012 he was a Scotland Yard Special Branch, MI6 Case Officer, Head of the National Public Order Intelligence Unit's, Strategic Analysis Unit and a founder and senior officer of Scotland Yard's SO1 Specialist Protection Unit. He has insights and predictions about where levels of security might shift, and whether Scotland might seek independence under a new King. Carlton hosts a podcast called The Black Spy.
Caption line this poll was commissioned by DAPS Agency and Perspectus Global Sept 2022 and surveyed 2000 people in the UK