Majority in UK want Charles to take over Queen's roles: Poll

January 27, 2014 17:38

A majority of Britons want Prince Charles to take over Queen Elizabeth II's current roles while she retires and prefer that the crown is passed to him than to Prince William, according to a new poll.

According to the poll for The Sunday Times by YouGov, 42 per cent Britons want the 87-year-old Queen to let Prince Charles take on her duties after 62 years as heir apparent, compared with 36 per cent who want her to continue.

For the first time in a decade, opinion has also swung decisively in favour of the crown passing to the Prince of Wales (53 per cent) rather than skipping a generation to Prince William.

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