THE GUARDIAN: Support for royals remains constant but royal wedding greeted by tolerant scepticism, Guardian/ICM poll findsBritain is a nation made up of moderate monarchists and reluctant republicans, according to a Guardian/ICM poll published today.
More people are looking forward to an extra day off work than watching the royal wedding – but support for the monarchy has nonetheless climbed notably since the crisis following Princess Diana's death. The country is in no mood for a revolution.
The poll shows a large majority think the monarchy is still relevant to national life, makes Britain more respected around the world and is better than any alternative. But there seems to be tolerant scepticism rather than royalist hysteria around the wedding itself. » | Julian Glover | Sunday, April 24, 2011
THE OBSERVER: Royal Wedding: Enjoy the day - but the monarchy's out of date: As William and Kate wed, a liberal democracy has no need to treat dissent as tantamount to treason » | Editorial | Sunday, April 24, 2011
