This survey of British attitudes found that Britons shared a strong
national pride, with 61% saying they would rather be a citizen of
Britain than any other country. When asked to select icons that made
them proudest to be British, the public chose the NHS (45%), the armed
forces (40%), and Team GB (38%). When asked to select the anniversary in
2013 that made them proud to be British, the 65th birthday of the NHS
topped the poll, followed by the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s
coronation and the 60th anniversary of the discovery of the structure of
DNA.
