Nearly half of Brits would object to same-sex royal wedding, YouGov poll finds

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement on Monday
Alexandra Richards29 November 2017

Nearly half of people living in Britain would object to a same-sex royal wedding, a poll has found.

A poll conducted by YouGov after Prince Harry announced his engagement to Meghan Markle, revealed that 48 per cent of Brits would be opposed a member of the Royal Family marrying someone of the same sex.

When asked: “Do you think it would or would not be acceptable for a member of the Royal family to marry someone of the same sex?”

Just under half said that it would not be acceptable while 52 per cent said it would not be an issue.

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A breakdown of the data revealed that different demographics had alternate views.

There was a huge gap between the younger and older generation.

Only 13 per cent of over-65s would support a same sex wedding compared to 66 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds.

Of those who voted for Brexit, 29 per cent thought that a royal marrying someone of the same sex would be unacceptable, whereas among those who voted to remain, 63 per cent saw nothing wrong with it.

The YouGov poll also surveyed the public’s opinion on other hypothetical marriage scenarios.

Of everyone asked, 16 per cent objected to the royal spouse being of a different religion, 12 per cent would not like it if a royal married someone older than themselves and 18 per cent rejected the idea of a royal marrying a single parent.

The YouGov poll also found that the majority of Brits had no issue with a royal marrying someone of different ethnicity.

The Prince and Ms Markle are due to undertake their first joint royal engagements in Nottingham on Friday.

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