King Charles III's monarchy is in its deepest popularity slump ever recorded by a major research charity in 42 years of polling—eclipsing the downturn of the Princess Diana era.

In 1983, 86 percent of U.K. adults thought the royal family were important compared to 51 percent in 2024, according to the British Social Attitudes survey released by the National Centre for Social Research on Thursday.

At the same time, support for abolishing the Monarchy has risen from 3 percent to 15 percent during that time. Those who felt it was unimportant but who stopped short of backing abolition rose from 10 percent in 1983 to 31 percent in 2024.

Newsweek has contacted Buckingham Palace. The royals never comment on polling as a matter of policy.

Alex Scholes, research director at the National Centr

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