King Charles major victory as shock poll reveals Australians' true feelings ahead of tour
The King and Queen Camilla will be flying to Australia on Friday for their royal tour.
King Charles is more popular in Australia than some may think after the results of a new poll were released this week.
The survey by NewsCorp’s Pulse of Australia platform revealed that one in three survey respondents believe Australia should become a republic, while 45 per cent think Australia should remain a monarchy.
The Telegraph reported that 22 per cent said they were unsure. The poll also revealed that since taking to the throne, views of King Charles and Queen Camilla had changed.
In the survey, it was found that one in four respondents had a more favourable view of King Charles now than they did before he was crowned in 2023.
The results also showed how one in five of those asked said they also had a more favourable view of the Queen.
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Despite this, 40 per cent of the 1,049 Australians surveyed said they would prefer a visit from the Prince and Princess of Wales instead.
The new poll results come ahead of the King and Queen Camilla’s royal tour in Australia and Samoa, which is set to begin next week.
The couple will fly to Australia on Friday October 18 and have some rest before undertaking a jam-packed schedule of engagements.
However, while the visit is the first made by the King to Australia since the start of his reign, there are fears he has been “snubbed” by some Australian politicians who will not be there to welcome him and Camilla in Canberra on October 21.
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This includes Queensland Premier Steven Miles, who has claimed he has to work on his re-election campaign, and Tasmania's Jeremy Rockliff.
This has been met with criticism from the Australian Monarchists League, whose spokesperson, Bev McArthur, called it a "slap in the face" for Charles.
She told the Herald Sun: "All premiers and ministers have sworn allegiance to our monarch, Charles III, and it is a monumental insult that they now spit in his hand extended in friendship.
"This is a historic opportunity to unite Australia, to focus on charitable work and to give back to communities. Yet our immature politicians are clearly choosing to play politics."
