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Prince & Princess of WalesQueen Elizabeth II

The Queen is the 'most moral leader' followed by William and Kate

<![CDATA[The Queen has been voted as providing the best moral leadership for Britons, ahead of church leaders and politicians. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge came in second.
A YouGov survey, undertaken for The Sunday Times, asked 2000 respondents to pick three or four names from a list that they considered the strongest moral leaders. Her Majesty topped the poll with 34% of those surveyed. Interestingly, the question was posed before The Queen’s speech was broadcast on Christmas Day, which topped the TV viewing chart.

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The Queen, and The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge fared well in the poll of moral leaders


The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also faired well, with 600 votes (30%), showing The Royal Family and their work has earned them respect with the British Public, who consider them to be morally guided.
Girls education campaigner and Taliban shot-survivor Malala Yousafzai and the Archbishop of Canterbury came into third and fourth respectively.
The Prince of Wales came in at 5th place, with 8% of the vote, tying with Prime Minister David Cameron.
Leader of the opposition, Ed Milliband, however, came in at joint 15th with Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, just 5% of those polled thinking they were strong moral leaders. This was behind names like David Beckham and Dame Judi Dench.
The top 5 were as follows:

  1. The Queen (34%)
  2. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (30%)
  3. Malala Yousafzai (19%)
  4. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury (15%)
  5. David Cameron, and The Prince of Wales (8%)

Feature photo: cropped Mikepaws and other image Keith Laverack via photopin cc]]>