Just over half of British people still want the country to remain a monarchy - its lowest level since Ipsos polling on the Royal Family began more than three decades ago15:05, 22 Jun 2026Support for Britain retaining the monarchy has fallen to its lowest level in 30 years, a new poll has shown.‌Just over half of people in the UK still want the Royal Family to remain in place, with 55 per cent supporting it. However, this represents an 11 per cent drop since 2023 - and is the lowest level in 33 year, since Ipsos began polling on the royals‌It also highlights a marked change as in 2012, at the time of the late Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, support for the monarchy was at 80 per cent; this dropped to around 60 per cent at the time of her death in September 2022.‌According to Ipsos, the drop in support for the monarchy has been driven by young people as just 33 per cent of 18 to 34-year-olds support a monarchy, while 45 per cent would prefer a republic. However, older people aged over 55 are more in support of the royals, with 74 per cent supporting a monarchy compared to 14 per cent who would like a republic.When it comes to the King, 60 per cent say they are satisfied with the job he is doing as monarch, which Ipsos is ‘broadly in line’ with his ratings since he took the throne.‌However, it points out that these ratings are lower than those of his mother, the late Queen, who averaged 79 per cent satisfaction between 1992 and 2022.Prince William ’s approval ratings are higher than his father’s, with 71 per cent satisfied with the job he is doing - although Ipsos points out this is lower than 2012 when he reached a peak of 89 per cent. Meanwhile, six in ten (60%) still say the monarchy has an important role to play in the future of Britain, while 30 per cent does not.‌The research, which saw 1,062 UK adults polled, was carried out in March 2026, just weeks after the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office.The polling organisation points out that it has changed its methodology in June 2025, saying that “comparisons with previous waves need to be made with caution".However, Gideon Skinner, senior director of UK political research at Ipsos, said: “Ipsos’ latest research on public attitudes to the monarchy reveals an ongoing trend that the Royal Family should not ignore. While the majority of the country remains pro-monarchy, and outnumbers republicans by 2:1, support for the institution is the lowest we have measured for 33 years.‌“This is underpinned by a growing age gap in views, with younger generations now more republican than monarchist, and even middle-aged people much less supportive than at the peak of the Royals’ popularity in the Diamond Jubilee year of 2012.“The monarchy still has its strengths, and King Charles and especially Prince William remain personally popular with satisfaction ratings that most politicians could only dream of.Article continues below“But to turn this trend around will require convincing young people in particular that the monarchy still has an important, relevant role to play in the future of the country.”