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Canadians are a lot more forgiving to a constitutional monarchy originating in another continent when there’s a handsome little prince to look forward to being ruled by, the first major poll since the birth of baby George has found.

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A new Forum Poll for the National Post suggests Canadians are now much more supportive of the monarchy after the birth of Prince George Alexander Louis compared to earlier this year.

“It’s astonishing the salutary effect a little bundle of Royal joy will have on attitudes to the monarchy,” Forum Research President Lorne Bozinoff said.

But Canadians also prefer royal youth, with Prince William almost three times as popular as his father, Prince Charles, when it comes to choosing our next king.

Nearly half of Canadians, 48%, now want to keep the monarchy after the death of the current Queen, compared to 37% who would like to see the monarchy done away with (presumably peacefully).