Becoming king of the United Kingdom after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, Charles III has had to deal with a few incidents since his arrival on the throne. But does that mean he’s unpopular?
A long time, Prince Charles was not Queen Elizabeth II’s most popular child. As an adult, his marriage to Princess Diana and the birth of Princes William and Harry allowed him to win the hearts of the British for a time. But their divorce and the revelations that followed, including his affair with Camilla Parker Bowles, eroded his image. The Princess’s death in 1997 left for many years an almost indelible imprint on the image of the future Kingto the point that some called for him to abdicate in favor of his eldest son.
Since September, the new King Charles III has had to face a few storms. In November in York, in Milton Keynes, on February 16, then in Colchester, on March 7, as recorded by BFMTV, the King and his wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, suffered throwing eggs and insults. placards with the inscription “Not my King“(Not my King), are regularly shown during their engagements. But phlegmatic, Charles seems not affected by these protests and continues to take walkers. Nor did he respond to the attacks of his younger brother proclaimed in his Memoirs, which had the gift of reassure his subjects.
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Charles III is not unpopular
For the specialist of the royal family, Richard Fitzwilliams, “Charles is reasonably popular” since the sovereign has 56% favorable opinions against 12% of people who do not like it. And he adds: “King Charles III was never expected to be instantly as popular as the late Queen Elizabeth.” If his start to his reign was not obvious between personal controversies – those with his son and daughter-in-law Meghan Markle, but also with his brother, Prince Andrew – and public ones like his meeting with Ursula von der Leyen in February which has been strongly criticized, his discretion is appreciated by the public. Philip Turle, British journalist and international columnist at France 24, confirmed: “There was a real fear that his reign would be a disaster. (…) The British are rather pleasantly surprised at the start of Charles III’s reign.” And this one to conclude with simplicity: “So far Charles has handled his mother’s retinue very well. The British are grateful to him for that. They don’t like Charles III, but he has made a very good start to his reign so far.”