What a difference a pop concert makes

A British poll finds that its royal family is enjoying record popularity with 69 percent in favour, the largest support recorded since 1997, but only 39 percent wanted the throne to pass to Charles, 48 percent preferring it to go straight to William. However, those figures reversed in just a fortnight with 48 percent favouring Charles ahead of William (38 percent) after Charles stood in for his sick father at Jubilee events and made a warm and witty speech to “Mummy” at the pop concert outside Buckingham Palace. [Guardian/ICM poll May 2012].  Those interpreting the poll say that despite the Queen’s popularity in Britain, things gets could get much more complicated after she leaves the scene but only 10 percent of Britons want an elected head of state after her death.