Some 52 percent of the British public would prefer to see Prince William succeed Queen Elizabeth rather than Prince Charles.

Prince Charles

Prince Charles

That is according to a new poll conducted by Opinium Research, which found that just 27 percent of people would like to see Prince Charles become the King, while the report also revealed that 65 percent of UK adults still support a hereditary monarchy.

James Endersby, Managing Director of Opinium Research, said: "The monarchy clearly retains the support of the British public, and our tracker indicates that the institution is as popular now as it ever was.

"However, young people are not as invested as the older generation and this does raise questions about the future of the monarchy after the Queen - will the institution survive without one of history's most respected sovereigns?"

The research also found that a mere 19 percent of UK adults hope Britain will become a republic in the future.

This comes shortly after it emerged that Prince William "won't do as much" as his father Prince Charles, despite giving up his job as an Air Ambulance pilot in favour of becoming a full-time royal.

Prince William reportedly doesn't want to appear to be "elbowing his father out of the way".

A friend of the Prince said recently: "Some people may question why William still won't do as much as Princess Anne but he is dead set on not queering his father's pitch.

"He sees that Charles will probably be in his seventies before he becomes king and he doesn't want to be seen as elbowing his father out the way."

A source said Prince William will instead use his time to focus on issues that matter to him, such as tackling homelessness and raising awareness about mental health issues.

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