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A vast majority of Canadians \u2014 including the prime minister \u2014 think that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, brother to King Charles III, should be removed from the line of succession to the crown. It\u2019s a position Andrew still holds in spite of having been\u00a0stripped of his royal titles, something that happened even before his arrest last month on suspicion of misconduct in public office.<\/p>\n
The Angus Reid Institute<\/a> polled more than 1,600 Canadians, asking: \u201cIf it were up to you, would you support or oppose removing Andrew from the line of succession?\u201d Almost three-quarters (73 per cent) said they would strongly support the move, while another 11 per cent would moderately support it.<\/p>\n Only three per cent moderately opposed the move, while four per cent said they strongly opposed it. A further 10 per cent said they were unsure.<\/p>\n Prime Minister Mark Carney added his voice<\/a> to the debate over the weekend.\u00a0Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Carney said of Andrew: \u201cI certainly think his actions are deplorable and have caused him to be stripped of his royal titles. It merits \u2014 necessitates is a better word \u2014 his removal from the line of succession. Even though he is well down the line, the point of principle stands.\u201d<\/p>\n Carney\u2019s remarks came a day after he met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who wrote a letter to British Prime Minister Kier Starmer last month<\/a> on the subject.<\/p>\n \u201cMy government would agree to any proposal to remove him from the line of royal succession,\u201d Albanese wrote.<\/p>\n Australia also decided, upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II, not to replace her image with that of King Charles III on its $5 note, though he remains the \u201chead\u201d on Australian coins. Canada has chosen to put the King on the $20 bill but says those notes won\u2019t start circulating until next year.<\/p>\n The Angus Reid poll also found that a large number of Canadians see the monarchy as irrelevant, and have for some time.<\/p>\n To the question \u201cThinking about the royal family, how relevant is it to you personally these days?\u201d just over half of Canadians (51 per cent) said it was no longer relevant at all. Another 26 per cent said it was becoming less relevant, while 21 per cent chose \u201cas relevant as it used to be.\u201d<\/p>\n Just two per cent said it was more relevant than ever. All these percentages have remained relatively flat over the last five years of polling by the institute.<\/p>\n