18 Feb BOOST FOR COVID-HIT CAMILLA, AS POLL GIVE QUEEN CONSORT A POSITIVE RATING
THE Queen Consort has been handed a boost after a new poll indicated the public holds a positive view of the job she is doing alongside the King.
The People Polling for GB News poll asked whether people have a favourable or unfavourable view of Camilla, Queen Consort.
Thirty three per cent gave a favourable answer and 30% an unfavourable answer (a net rating of +3). Among 18–24-year-olds, Camilla’s net rating is -20, and among 65+ it is +18. Among Conservative voters, Camilla’s net rating is +34, whereas it is -21 among Labour voters. The figures will be a relief to Buckingham Palace and come in the week it emerged Camilla had been hit by Covid.
Commenting, polling expert, Professor Matt Goodwin said: “These numbers will be a relief in Buckingham Palace. We find that, overall, Camilla has a positive net rating among the British public, which underlines what a long way she has come in the public mindset since the 1990s. This is especially the case among older voters who are far more supportive than the younger voters from Gen-Z”.
The story comes days after it emerged Camilla will wear Queen Mary’s crown at King Charles’s coronation, without the controversial Koh-i-Noor diamond over concerns it would serve as an unwelcome reminder of the British Empire.
The crown has been removed from display at the Tower of London for modification work ahead of the ceremony in May.
This is the first time in almost three centuries that an existing crown will be used for the coronation of a consort instead of a new commission being made.
Camilla, who has cancelled her engagements this week after testing positive for COVID, is said to have made the decision to wear the Crown of Queen Mary in the interests of sustainability and efficiency.The crown was originally commissioned for the coronation of Mary of Teck as Queen Consort at the coronation of King George V, the present monarch’s great-grandfather, in 1911.
Some changes and additions will be made by the Crown Jeweller, in keeping with the tradition that jewels are inserted uniquely, especially for the occasion, and to reflect the wearer’s individual style.
She will pay tribute to the late Queen by replacing the Koh-i-Noor gem with the Cullinan III, IV and V diamonds, which were often worn as brooches by the previous monarch.
