Kate Middleton Should Be Next Queen Consort Instead Of Camilla, Poll Suggests

The public may prefer Kate Middleton over Camilla Parker Bowles as the next queen consort.

Daily Star recently conducted a poll involving nearly 8,000 people to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Operation Ritz in order to gauge if the people’s perception about Camilla has already changed. The survey asked people if they agree that the Duchess of Cambridge should skip over the Duchess of Cornwall to the top job, which means that Prince William will be taking over the throne instead of his father, Prince Charles. They can also opt for Britain to be a republic.

The results showed a landslide victory for Middleton. Seventy-eight percent of the people who answered the poll want Middleton to be the next queen. Meanwhile, only 11 percent voted for Camilla. Another 11 percent prefer Britain to be a republic.

The publication noted that the public support for Prince Charles’ second wife had been at an all-time low from the start as Brits also struggled to move on from Princess Diana’s death.

The late Princess of Wales said in an interview that her relationship with Prince Charles didn’t work because “there were three of us in this marriage,” implying about his illicit affair with Camilla. The people sided with Princess Diana at the time, especially after Prince Charles made his relationship with Camilla public.

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall made their relationship official when they attended her sister Annabel Elliot’s birthday bash. The couple arrived and left the event together. They were spotted by about 200 photographers and journalists walking down the grand staircase to a chauffeur-driven royal car and sat in the backseat together.

Reports have it that Prince Charles’ spin doctor, Mark Bolland, tipped his contacts at the Sun and Daily Mail about the duo’s presence in that event. It was their way to introduce Prince Charles and Camilla’s “T-Day” or together day. Palace aides called it the “Operation Ritz.”

Between Camilla and Middleton, the latter becoming a queen consort is guaranteed. But according to Christopher Wilson, Prince Charles and Camilla’s marriage may hinder the Duchess of Cornwall’s chance to be crowned as queen consort.

“Critics argued that Charles should have been barred from marrying in a register office by two statutes — the Marriage Act of 1836, which prohibits royals from marrying in register offices, and the 1949 Marriage Act,” Wilson explained.

“The legitimacy of his marriage might put a stop to Camilla being crowned,” he added.