A poll carried out yesterday by Savanta makes for devastating reading for the royals.
Support for the monarchy has fallen below 50%.
And the poll shows most people say it's likely the royals knew what was going on before the stories broke in the press, and that there should be an inquiry into what they knew and when.The key findings are:
- Worryingly for the royals 61% say it's likely the family knew about Andrew's alleged behaviour before it was reported publicly, giving rise to concerns of a cover up.
- And 57% say there should be an inquiry into what the royals knew about the allegations.
- Even the late Queen comes out of the scandal badly, with 56% saying she did too much to protect Andrew
- 71% say they do not believe Andrew's claims of innocence.
- A whopping 77% say Andrew should face criminal investigation into allegations of sexual abuse, which so far the Met Police have refused to pursue.
- 70% say the police have not taken enough action against Andrew.
- 69% say Andrew losing his titles is inadequate punishment for allegations of sexual abuse.
- A huge 76% say the royals are not treated equally to the general public when it comes to breaking the law.
- Just 46% say they support the monarchy, with 39% saying they oppose it. That's down from 60% in a similar Savanta poll carried out in June.
The Savanta poll was commissioned this week by anti-monarchy campaign Republic.
Speaking for Republic Graham Smith said today:
"The monarchy is in serious trouble. This isn't just about Andrew, it's about all of them, the whole institution."
"No wonder the public don't believe Andrew, but it's worrying for the royals that people believe William and Charles knew about the allegations before they broke in the press."
"People clearly want a wider inquiry, and the authorities need to deliver. We need to know who knew what, and when. And why William and Charles protected Andrew rather than insist he face the consequences of his actions."
"It is devastating in a democracy to have so many believe we're not equal in law. And this is possibly part of the reason support for the monarchy has fallen below 50%."
"Our politicians are completely out of touch with public opinion on this. Clearly the loss of titles was never going to be enough of a punishment."
"We now need a full inquiry, criminal investigation and a national debate about the monarchy and why it is so obviously corrupt and corrupting. And we need to talk about the democratic alternative."
FULL RESULTS HERE: https://assets.nationbuilder.com/republic/pages/8818/attachments/original/1761317797/Savanta_Prince_Andrew_October_2025.xlsx?1761317797 [Excel download]
https://assets.nationbuilder.com/republic/pages/8818/attachments/original/1761318290/Savanta_Prince_Andrew_October_2025.pdf?1761318290 [pdf]
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