In her column (Are you siding with Harry or the palace? Either way, you fall into the royalist trap, 9 January), Polly Toynbee wrote: “The monarchy’s popularity has declined for years: more 18- to 24-year-olds would now prefer to have an elected head of state, while only 53% of 25- to 49-year-olds are in its favour.”
No mention was made of older folk, but I’ll soon be 84 and was more disappointed than I can express that Charles, in his maiden speech as king, didn’t do what I so hoped he would and announce that he would have the monarchy dissolved completely before his reign ended.
