When they married Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, was a ‘commoner’, i.e. she did not come from an aristocratic or royal background – do you think this is better, worse, or makes no difference?

When they married Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, was a ‘commoner’, i.e. she did not come from an aristocratic or royal background – do you think this is better, worse, or makes no difference? Published on 28 April 2021 → Survey conducted on 28 April 2021 on 5055 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Better that she didn’t come from an aristocratic or royal background

31%

Worse that she didn’t come from an aristocratic or royal background

Makes no difference

59%

Don’t know

Better that she didn’t come from an aristocratic or royal background

31%

Worse that she didn’t come from an aristocratic or royal background

Makes no difference

59%

Don’t know

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