Over half the women in Britain have shed a tear or two over the death of the Queen, a recent survey has revealed.
The YouGov poll, which asked 3,282 adults several questions about Her Majesty’s death, concluded that 55 per cent of females in the country have welled up since her passing. Compare that to just 32 per cent of men, while more than half of people aged 50-plus have also become emotional.
The study also revealed that the largest political-supporting group to have cried are the Conservatives, with 59 per cent, with Labour on just 37 per cent and Liberal Democrats 45. The area of Britain that had the least criers was Scotland with 36 per cent, with London only having two per cent more, while the ‘Rest of South’ came out on top with 48 per cent.
Despite there being blanket coverage on TV of the Queen since her passing, the nation seems split on whether there was too much, with 49 per cent agreeing there was and 41 saying not. Over half of males, though, thought there was, with 53 per cent saying so, with 46 per cent of females saying it was about right.
The cancellation of sporting and cultural events has been slammed throughout the country, but those asked by YouGov seemed to be slightly in favour, with 52 per cent agreeing it was the correct move. Only 36 per cent claimed it was wrong.
Tellingly, 14 per cent more males than females thought it was wrong to cancel the events. And the older the recipient, the more they thought it was the right thing to do.
The one question that got an overwhelmingly positive response was whether there should be a bank holiday on Monday 19 September. Of those polled, 86 per cent came out in favour and just six against.
Also, 80 per cent had watched or listened to any of the coverage of Her Majesty’s death, with 90 per cent of Conservative voters in the affirmative, as opposed to 78 per cent of Labour.
And 85 per cent of people over the age of 50 also ticked the yes box. For the 18-24 year-olds, this figure dropped to 68 per cent.
Finally, newspapers, though, don’t seem to have benefitted from including pages and pages of coverage, if this survey is anything to go by, with just seven per cent of people who didn’t normally buy a paper saying they had bought one in the aftermath of the Queen’s death. The ‘have nots’ tallied 77 per cent, while those who normally bought one was only at 14 per cent.
The results come as hundreds were seen wiping away tears while they paid their respects at royal sites across the country. A colour sea of floral tributes continued to build at Buckingham Palace as thousands of emotional mourners flocked in their droves to pay their respects.
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