One estimate by SEO agency Loopex Digital found the coronation budget could cover the total energy bills of around 39.962 medium-sized households in the UK.

The pomp and ceremony should be something of the past and it is not of value to the taxpayer.' 'This could be used on much more beneficial things to this country, like our NHS, schools and eradicating poverty. 'Charles is someone that has been born into a very privileged family and has got into the position he is in through luck,' he says. The fallout of Princess Diana and then-Prince Charles' marriage impacted the future king's ratings in the polls (Picture: Mirrorpix) Jay Richards, the co-founder of Gen Z market research platform Imagen Insights, says Buckingham Palace should meaningfully address the 'issues' at hand. Nearly half of the Commonwealth - including Canada, Australia, the Bahamas and Jamaica - would vote to become a republic if a referendum were held tomorrow, per a Tuesday poll by Tory party deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft. 'As a person of colour and as a first-generation immigrant in the UK, I believe that the monarchy in itself is a hypocritical entity which propagates British values of honesty and integrity when in reality the entirety of the monarchy is built on the back of unethical colonisation and systematic deprivation of third world countries equality,' he says.īritain's former colonies are asking similar questions. Karim, 23, who lives in London, feels it's hard to think of the future of the royal family - and Charles too - without thinking of their spotty past. The monarchy's spotty past is a major thorn for Gen Zers, who feel the royals have never meaningfully addressed it (Picture: Robert Perry/Getty Images) As a kid, my parents really loved the royals, so this seeped into the family. 'My view of the royal family has changed over the years,' Farhana says. Others say they feel burned by royal scandal after royal scandal they've seen growing up and feel Charles will never live up to his deeply-admired mother. Some struggle to get into the pomp and pageantry of it all amid the cost-of-living crisis.

On Wednesday, the research firm found only 36% of young Brits want to keep the royals compared to 40% hoping for an elected head of state instead.įor Farhana, as well as other young people .uk spoke with, there are a fair few reasons why Gen Z aren't that into the Firm. In 2013, YouGov found 72% of 18-24-year-olds wanted to keep the monarchy. Support for the royals among young people has been especially withering. In 2012, 73% of Brits said the monarchy was good for the UK, but that figure has slipped to 53%.

This indifference comes hand-in-hand with the gradual drop in support for the monarchy. King Charles III isn't exactly the most popular monarch, polls show (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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