Carlos III, an old king who leaves many young people indifferent

“For us, it is simply not something important”. Millie, 18, will spend Saturday watching movies at home, and like her, many young Britons are indifferent to the coronation of the king charles.

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Tens of thousands of visitors will come to London for the event, which will be followed by millions of people around the world. But young Britons are not exactly overflowing with enthusiasm for this ceremony that will consecrate the 74-year-old king.

“There’s nothing special to us, because we weren’t raised on the idea that members of the royal family are fantastic.”, explains Millie Harvey, a nursing student in London, to AFP.

According to a survey of YouGov carried out on April 17, barely one in four young people between 18 and 24 years old (26%) think that the monarchy is a good thing for the United Kingdom, when in the whole of the adult population questioned that opinion was shared by 53% .

The data for April contrasts with that for July 2019, when 48% of young people between the ages of 18 and 24 considered the contribution of royalty to the country to be positive.

A year earlier, in 2018, the United Kingdom had celebrated the marriage of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, a mixed-race American actress who brought a breath of fresh air to the institution.

But then scandals followed.

Prince Andrew, younger brother of Carlosfaced a lawsuit for sexual assault in the United States, which he settled by paying several million dollars to the woman who accused him.

And Henry, the king’s youngest son, has not stopped fighting his family since he moved to California in 2020.

According to pauline maclarana professor at Royal Holloway University, the most resonant criticism of Enrique arose from a 2021 interview when the couple said that a member of the royal family asked about the skin color of their children before they were born.

Enrique later denied accusing the family of racism, referring to “unconscious bias.”

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excite the young

“One of the great concerns of the monarchy is to generate more enthusiasm among young people”the teacher pointed out. “It is very important to win over this generation if the monarchy wants to survive. And attacks like these are very unwelcome.”

Aisha Dosanjgh, 23, says she and her friends are “quite indifferent” Regarding the coronation ceremony.

“I don’t know if it is because we feel distant from the monarchy. But it seems to me that we don’t have much interaction with the royal family, so I don’t see why I should be concerned.”

Carlos III does, however, have some arguments in its favor, such as its long-standing commitment to the environment, one of the great concerns of Generation Z.

Your charity The Prince’s Trust has helped over a million young people in the UK since it was founded in 1976.

Some 400 young members of associations supported by the royal family are invited to Westminster Abbey on Saturday.

But the ceremony, full of traditions, may not say much to the young. Proof of this low appeal is that Generation Z stars, such as Harry Styles, decided not to participate in the concert scheduled for the weekend.

The great figures heralded, such as Lionel Ritchie and Andrea Bocelliare more popular with their parents.

A few days before the coronation, a poll of YouGov for the BBC revealed that 38% of young people between the ages of 18 and 24 prefer to have an elected head of state.

small consolation for Carlos: the whole of the adult population remains favorable to the monarchy.

“The institution retains the support of a majority. There are more who disapprove of Enrique’s campaign than who support it (…) But the polls clearly show that the support of young people has fallen sharply over the years and continues to fall “analyzed John Humphrys for YouGov.

In his opinion, “This is something that should worry even the most confident of monarchists.”

Source: Elcomercio

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