Unit 2: The Crown at a crossroads (2nde_gr2)

Unit 2: The Crown at a Crossroads – The British Monarchy, an unshakable institution.

Axe: The past in the present

The document under study is a video from BBC news, published in 2023. It is about the polls that were conducted on the British population 2 weeks before the coronation of King Charles III. We have learned that the majority of the British population wants the monarchy to continue. However, throughout the years the public opinion has changed a lot and now less than a third of the young people are supporting the monarchy. Most of the adults interviewed tend to like the monarchy, nevertheless, there has been a decrease in the monarchy’s popularity going from 75% to 58% in ten years. In the meantime, an anti-monarchy movement has emerged. In fact, in ten years there has been an increase of 9%. The people against the monarchy think the royal family costs too much to the country. On top of that, with the majority of young people they want an elected head of state, meaning a republic for the country. To finish with, people from ethnic minority background think that the crown/the royal family has a problem with race and diversity.

Homework: Learn the lesson.