But, in a ComRes poll commissioned by the Church of England and published ahead of Mothering Sunday, the majority (60 per cent) said there was no ideal mother.
Asked, ‘Thinking of well-known mothers, either fictional or real, or from the past or present – what one person would you name as the ideal mother?’, five per cent chose the mother of Prince William and Prince Harry.
The Virgin Mary came eighth on the list, with one per cent of the vote – behind ‘my own mother’, Mother Teresa, The Queen, Michelle Obama, Molly Weasley and Mary Poppins.
The survey, involving 2015 UK adults, also found that a third of people cited readily available support was the most important thing their mother had done for them.
Teaching their child to do the right thing (18 per cent), illustrating the value of hard work (eleven per cent), providing for everything they need (eleven per cent) and being a positive role model (seven per cent) completed the top five.
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