If you are one of those camped outside the next known
location of a royal visit and know the royal news before anyone else seems to,
you may well call yourself a royalist. The term ‘royalist’ means to support a
particular monarch or head of state, and although Kate Middleton isn’t Queen,
many would today state that they are royalists due to being a particular fan of
her. Interest and support of the royal family has always been there, but also
peaks and dips at certain times. The wedding of Prince William and Kate was one
of the more dramatic peaks, and now it seems Kate has her very own following.
Her Royal engagements always see her being well received, and her recent visit
to Bletchely Park was no exception. Kate was invited to re-open Bletchely Park,
following an £8 million renovation project. As always, she greeted the public
with smiles, and received flowers from children. Maybe the fact that she is not
from royal birth makes her more relatable to the public, or is it actually a misconception
that she is more loved by the public than the other royals?
Despite this apparent love for Kate, both in
the public and in the media, it seems her husband is actually the Nation’s
favourite royal. A recent survey of ‘Britain’s favourite faces’ was answered by
over 2000 people, and found that 68% of people expressed a ‘favourable’ view of
Prince William, coming above the Queen who got 63%. The royal family as a whole
came up far above many other faces of Britain, with the closest person to a regal
score being Brian Johnson at 41%. So the question is why: do we like the idea
of the royal family, or is it what they do that gets our support? Obviously
everyone isn’t in the same boat with their support for the royals, but the
whole country getting a bank holiday for the royal wedding probably gained them
a few more.
What do you think?...
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