ONE in three Britons wants the Queen to abdicate within two years, making way for Prince William and Kate Middleton to become the next monarchs, according to a poll.
As Middleton-mania grips the nation, a majority believes that the young couple, rather than the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, should become the next monarchs.
The Panelbase survey of 2,000 adults detected a “fairytale effect”, with support surging for Kate and William, particularly among young women, since the couple’s engagement in February.
Among the population as a whole, 59% favour tearing up convention to enable William to bypass Charles, while 41% want the Prince of Wales to ascend the throne.
Among women aged 18-34, 78% said they regarded the young couple as more suited to the role compared with the 22% who want Prince Charles to succeed the Queen.
The poll, conducted between Tuesday and Thursday last week, found that 33% of adults want the Queen, who turns 85 on April 21, to give up the throne within two years.
Support for her abdication rises to 42% among young men and 39% among young women.
Before the engaged couple’s faultless first public engagement, dedicating a new lifeboat in Anglesey, polling suggested that the public would have preferred Charles to be the next king by a narrow margin.
Ivor Knox, managing director of Panelbase, said: “There are some signs of a fairytale effect.”
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary yesterday.
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