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I was looking at various opinion polls on the Queen, taken by pollsters over the last few years (so not affected by her death). A few snippets (taken from different polls):
98% of people polled know who the Queen of England is.
82% of people polled think she does a good as monarch.
8% of people polled dislike the Queen.
62% believe the monarchy is a positive thing to be protected and continued.
12% of people polled think the monarchy is a negative influence on society.
The Queen is/was popular. The Monarchy is popular (although becoming less so over time).
While I see the monarchy as a relatively harmless curiosity, I respect the fact that a lot of people are really attached to it and are probably grieving to some level at the moment. So fuck it, maybe Arsenal vs Everton being postponed isnt such a bad thing in the grand scheme of things.