William and Kate top new poll of Britain’s favourite royals – while Harry, Meghan and Prince Andrew remain the least favourite members of The Firm
A new poll has found that the Prince and Princess of Wales remain the most beloved members of the British royal family, while the disgraced Prince Andrew and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are the least popular with the public.
A new YouGov survey published today shows that 75 percent of people have a positive view of William and Kate.
Princess Anne is the only other royal who has a comparable popularity: 71 percent, or seven in ten respondents, have a positive view of her.
William’s younger brother Harry and his wife Meghan are apparently not held in high regard by the British public, with 60 percent of respondents having a negative opinion of Harry and 63 percent of Meghan.
But Andrew remains the least popular royal, with 87 percent of Britons saying they have a negative opinion of him and only 5 percent viewing him positively.
The Prince and Princess of Wales remain Britain’s most beloved royals, while the disgraced Prince Andrew and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are the least liked by the public, a new poll by YouGov has found.
Three quarters of Britons view Prince William and Princess Kate, pictured last year, positively
Three quarters of Britons are positive about William and Kate, according to a survey conducted this month.
The future king is the most liked, with 75 percent of respondents positive about him, beating Kate by one point, with 74 percent having a positive opinion of her.
But the Princess of Wales had the most people saying they had a “very positive” opinion of her – 45 percent. Forty percent of those polled said they had a “very positive” opinion of William and Anne.
Only three in ten Britons, around 30 percent, have a positive image of Harry and even fewer of Meghan. Only 23 percent say they judge her positively.
King Charles III, who has been on the throne for almost two years, is favored by six in ten Britons (about 63 percent), while 29 percent say they have a negative view of the monarch. Overall, the king has a favorability score of +34, the poll found.
Young adults, aged 18 to 24, do not appear to hold the monarch in high regard, with only 23 percent of them having a positive opinion of him. The majority of the group – 53 percent – say they view Charles negatively.
Between 38 and 52 percent of Britons think that Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh positive. However, 37 to 41 percent have no opinion or say they ‘don’t know’.
Prince Edward has a similarly positive assessment: 53 percent say they think positively about it, but many are also uncertain (28 percent).
Queen Camilla is well-liked by around half of the British public (49 percent), while 38 percent β ββor one in four β view her negatively.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, pictured on August 15 this year, are apparently not held in high regard by the British public, with sixty percent having a negative opinion of Harry and 63 percent of Meghan.
Prince Andrew, pictured in May 2017, remains the least popular of all the royals, with 87 per cent of Britons saying they have a negative opinion of him, while only 5 per cent view him positively.
Despite differing opinions about individual family members, it appears the British public still supports the monarchy.
Sixty-three percent say they have a positive image of the royal family as a whole and 59 percent are positive about the underlying institution of the monarchy.
That is about double the number of Britons who are negative about the family (30 percent) and sceptical about the monarchy (32 percent).
Two-thirds of Britons believe the UK should continue to have a monarch, while 25 percent prefer an elected head of state.