State school pupils back royals more than private

Key Facts

• The King's College London study found 66% of children in state schools, aged six to 12, had a positive view of the royals, compared with 56% in private.
• The findings on primary school children in England, Scotland and Wales were in "stark contrast" to the views of young adults, said researchers, with a YouGov twice-yearly poll showing that only 27% of 18 to 24-year-olds saw the monarchy as "good for Britain".
• But this latest university study has looked at an earlier stage and found a majority of primary school children had a positive response to the monarchy, in terms of making them feel "happy", "excited" or "proud".
• He says there has been a view that people become more "traditionalist" as they grow older and that is reflected in rising support for the monarchy.

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