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Monarchy Support Falls to Record Low, British Social Attitudes Finds

The release lands days before President Trump’s state visit to Windsor.

King Charles III leads Prince William and Prince George as they leave Westminster Abbey following the Service of Thanksgiving for Prince Philip, on March 29, 2022.
King Charles III attends the Braemar Royal Highland Gathering at The Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park, in Scotland, on September 6, 2025.
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Overview

  • Only 51% of Britons say the monarchy is important in 2024, down from 86% in 1983, according to NatCen’s British Social Attitudes survey.
  • When forced to choose, 58% prefer keeping the monarchy and 38% favor an elected head of state.
  • Support for outright abolition has risen to 15%, up from 3% in 1983.
  • Views split sharply by age and party, with 16–24-year-olds favoring an elected head of state 67% to 30% and Conservative/Reform supporters most monarchist as Labour voters divide.
  • Regional and methodology notes: majorities in Scotland and Wales back an elected head of state, and the 2024 survey interviewed 4,120 UK adults, including Northern Ireland participants for the first time.