Harry & William get stuck in

[andy222]

Everything you have said is laughable and I'm sorry if you feel so strongly but 80% of the public are in favour of retaining the monarchy.

Where did that figure of 80% come from les?

[KeithD]

Where did that figure of 80% come from les?

Fergie's book of statistics

[KeithD]

Stats say only 18% of UK folk want a republic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republi...United_Kingdom

[SimonH]

Where did that figure of 80% come from les?

If I may 1st line of the 4th paragraph

Poll shows majority in favour of monarchy

Most people are in favour of retaining the monarchy, according to a poll released today.

But only one in three are planning to attend an event to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee, the survey for ITV1's Jonathan Dimbleby programme found.

And the majority of the 3,800 questioned thought the position of the monarchy had weakened during the Queen's 50 years on the throne.

In the poll by YouGov, 81% said the monarchy should be retained, but 41% of this group thought it needed to be reformed at the same time.

Amongst the under 30s, support was also high at 74%, but 37% of that group said it should be changed and retained.

A third (32%) said they were planning to take part in a Golden Jubilee event - which would equate to 19 million people across the country- and 10% were unsure at the time of the survey.
Some 65% of respondents thought the monarchy's position had weakened over the last 50 years, 17% said it had improved and 16% believed it was unchanged.

While most (62%) supported the Queen's decision to reign until her death, 17% said the Queen should abdicate in 10 years' time and 16% said she should abdicate now.

Meanwhile over half (56%) said having a royal family was very or quite important to national identity and 44% said it was not very important or completely unimportant.

Some 48% thought the monarchy's role in affairs of state should remain the same, 14% said it should have a bigger role, 13% a lesser role and 23% no role.

However, 56% said the lifestyles of members of the Royal Family were too extravagant. Only 39% thought they were about right and just 1% that they were too modest.

Similarly, 57% thought the state gave the monarchy too much money - but the older generation more generous with 47% of the over 50s saying it was too much against 66% of the under 30s.

[gWaPito]

Love them to bits. I'll never forget Princess Diana's funeral. Her poor poor boys walking behind. I admit, I shed a few tears that day. We see that family grow up.

I'm a royalist through and through.