King Charles’ tour of Australia was deemed a stunning success as a new poll shows the monarchy there is on a strong rise.
The king’s personal popularity has soared down there, with his approval rating rising from 50 percent last year to 58 percent today.
That makes Charles significantly more popular than Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who scored 43 percent.
And The Mail on Sunday’s exclusive poll shows that support for abolishing Australia’s monarchy in favor of a republic has fallen to just 41 percent.
That figure was 45 percent when Australians voted in a nationwide referendum 25 years ago.
Paul Smith, director of public data at YouGov, said: ‘Our polling shows that if the republic referendum were held today it would be defeated by a wider margin than in 1999.’
King Charles – accompanied by Queen Camilla – crammed in ten assignments a day during his whistle-stop tour.
He was greeted by tens of thousands of cheering well-wishers as they waited in the sweltering heat to see the monarch, with many saying they were deeply touched by his decision to travel so far despite his cancer treatment.
King Charles’ tour of Australia was deemed a stunning success as a new poll shows monarchy’s rise there
Nearly 45 percent of 1,500 Australians surveyed said the country should keep the monarchy after the king dies, up from 35 percent in 2023
The poll, carried out last week by YouGov, shows the tour has also increased support for the royal family and King Charles.
Nearly 45 percent of 1,500 Australians surveyed said the country should keep the monarchy after the king dies, up from 35 percent in 2023.
Queen Camilla’s favorable rating also rose by as much as eight percentage points to 44 percent.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, who visited Australia with a young Prince George in 2014, are still the most popular, with 74 and 73 percent respectively.
And Meghan Markle and Prince Andrew were the least popular royals, with 30 and 19 percent respectively. Lidia Thorpe, the senator who verbally attacked the king in the Canberra parliament, achieved a score of just 13 percent.
Royal biographer Hugo Vickers said: ‘This is certainly good news for the palace. There is enormous respect for the fact that the king made the long journey to Australia while he was ill.
“In fact, Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe shot herself in the foot with her protest because it provoked so many people to get upset and speak out in favor of the king.”
The YouGov poll found the majority of Australians surveyed supported King Charles for a republic
Philip Murphy, director of history and policy at the Institute of Historical Research, said: ‘Many people were concerned about what the Queen’s death would mean for the Commonwealth’s wealthy.
‘But King Charles’ low-key approach to royal visits, emphasizing warmth and humor rather than ‘glamour’, has proven ideally suited to the current climate.’