Queen Camilla may have impressive charity work but she is not helping King Charles’ popularity in new reign
Queen Camilla is unable to help her husband King Charles as the newly crowned couple struggles to gauge the attention of the young Britons that they reign over.
According to royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams, the monarch can appeal to younger and new audiences by showing a keen interest in issues especially the environment.
Fitzwilliams told Express.co.uk, “Charles has impeccable
environmental credentials which, in theory anyway, should appeal to younger
Britons. He can, however, no longer be an activist.”
Of his wife,
Queen Camilla, the expert claimed that she is “supportive and also her
charitable work is impressive” but the young are “unlikely to think of
comparisons to Diana, though The Crown, which many watch, is unhelpful in
this regard.”
The expert acknowledged that getting the attention
of the younger generation was a potentially “big challenge” for Charles
since all the poll show that the “monarchy’s appeal to the young is
extremely limited.”
He said, “It also remains the case that, of the working members
of the royal family, only four are under 70.”
As the Prince of
Wales, Charles had been a champion for environmental issues but as King, he
has to now observe and maintain political neutrality.
The outlet
detailed that Charles has spent years campaigning for organic farming,
conservation and has been vocal about the deforestation of rainforests.
His
past work has led to him being seen as a leading climate advocate – with
funding charities and campaigns that have held global significance.
Panorama
commissioned a new YouGov opinion poll showed that a majority were in favour
of the monarchy. But there is a sharp contrast in support between different
generations - with only 32 percent of 18-24-year-olds in support of the
monarchy, compared to 78 percent of over-65s, via the outlet.
