英國：威廉王子成最受歡迎王位繼承人
Prince William pips Charles to post as favorite heir
Prince William
Britain favors Prince William over his father Charles as its next monarch, with widespread approval for William's girlfriend boosting his ratings, a poll shows.
More than half of 1,000 people polled said they would prefer the second-in-line to be the next to take the throne.
Prince William's popularity is greatest among the younger generation, with 70 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds favoring him as the next king, compared to just 47 percent of 55- to 64-year-olds.
The groundswell of support appears to have been helped by his rekindled romance with Kate Middleton.
Only 18 percent of those surveyed think she would not make a good addition to the royal family.
The nation is, however, split on whether Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall makes the grade, according to the survey for the Discovery Channel.
Just 42 percent regard Camilla as a good ambassador for the Royal family.
Although a third feel more warmly towards her since her marriage to Prince Charles, 68 percent said they preferred the late Princess Diana.
Former royal correspondent Jennie Bond said: "Prince Charles does seem to have a real image problem.
"Even though he is undoubtedly the best-trained heir to the throne we've ever had, the public seem reluctant to accept him as king.
"The damage to his image caused by the break-down of his marriage to Diana seems irreparable.
"I think it's sad; we should be more forgiving as a nation and accept that Charles is a far wiser head than a boy of 25 who still has much to learn and do."
The Discovery Channel will launch "History Night" on Wednesday, beginning with the "Monarchy" series.
一項民調顯示，威廉王子的支持率超過父親查爾斯王儲，成爲英國民衆最歡迎的下任王位繼承人。英國民衆對威廉女友的廣泛認可是威廉王子贏得支持的主要原因。
在一千名受訪民衆中，超過一半的人表示更希望王位第二繼承人威廉王子能夠成爲下一任君主。
威廉王子在年輕人中最受青睞，在18歲至24歲之間的年輕人中，有70%的人希望威廉能成爲英國的下任國王，而這一比例在55歲至64歲的受訪者中僅爲47%。
威廉王子與女友凱特•米德爾頓重燃愛火可能是他贏得高支持率的主要原因。
僅有18%的受訪民衆認爲凱特不可能爲王室增光添彩。
然而，據該項由《探索》頻道開展的調查發現，民衆對於康沃爾公爵夫人卡米拉的評價則是褒貶不一 。
僅有42%的民衆認爲卡米拉是個“不錯的”王室親善大使。
三分之一的民衆稱，卡米拉嫁給查爾斯後，對她的看法有所改善，但68%的人稱他們更懷念已故的戴安娜王妃。
前任王室事務記者珍妮•邦德說：“看來，查爾斯王儲的公衆形象確實存在問題。”
“查爾斯王儲無疑是王室歷史上最訓練有素的王位繼承人，但民衆似乎不太樂意接受他成爲國王。”
“查爾斯與戴安娜婚姻的破裂似乎給他的形象造成了不可彌補的損害。”
“我覺得這是個悲哀。作爲一個國家來說，我們應該更加寬容，並且應該認識到：與一個仍需要多加歷練的25歲男孩相比，查爾斯要老練得多。”
《探索》頻道將於下週三推出“歷史之夜”節目，並將首播“君主”專題系列。
rekindle:to light again（重新點燃）
make the grade:成功；達到規定目標
