King Charles III faces a crucial challenge
as he prepares to be crowned in the solemn ceremony on 6 May at Westminster Abbey:
the one represented by the young British subjects who are increasingly moving away from the monarchy.
The symbolic institution of the United Kingdom according to a survey carried out by YouGov for the BBC Panorama program resists in terms of popularity if all age groups are considered: 58% want to continue to have a sovereign and not change him with a head of state elected in a republic, preferred instead by 26% of the interviewees, and 16% do not pronounce.
On 6 May the coronation of King Charles
But while 78% of those over 65 support the monarchy, only 32% of those aged 18 to 24 feel the same way.
Among the under 24s, 38% prefer an elected head of state, with 30% remaining silent.
In addition to a growing opposition to the current form of government in the younger generations, the
great threat to King Charles is represented by a widespread indifference towards the royal family.
Not only that: among the youngest, the sovereign is considered far from the problems of ordinary life of the less privileged subjects by 45% of the sample
, against 36% who think in the opposite way.
King Charles' Treasury
A not reassuring picture, representative of a trend apparently consolidated for some time, with shadows that hover not only over the popularity of a "transitional" king like Charles, who became sovereign on the threshold of 75 years and after the very long reign of his mother Elizabeth II, but also on the monarchical institution as such.
There are several reasons for this falling out of love, starting with the embarrassing events that concerned the Windsors, such as the involvement in the Epstein sex scandal of Prince Andrew, the younger brother who fell into disgrace of Charles III.
But the controversies triggered by the tear from the Royal Family and the subsequent transfer to the US of Harry, his majesty's youngest son, with his wife Meghan, also weigh.
In addition to the tarnished image of the same heir to the throne William, older brother of the 'rebel' prince, targeted most of all with the future queen Kate in the pages of 'Spare', explosive bestselling autobiography recently published by the Duke of Sussex.
Furthermore, from the beginning of the reign of Charles III, the protest, albeit limited, of the anti-monarchist group Republic intensified, especially in view of the coronation, with the 'Not my King' campaign and criticisms addressed both to cost of maintaining the royal family paid by taxpayers both to the private fortune belonging to the sovereign,
However, the king intends to represent a sober and modern monarchy in hard times for his subjects, which should be reflected in the coronation ceremony itself.
Charles III, coronation robes presented at Buckingham Palace
