The Prince and Princess of Wales remain Britain’s most loved royals, while disgraced Prince Andrew and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are least favoured by the public, a new poll has revealed.
A new YouGov survey published today found 75 per cent of people have a favourable view of William and Kate.
Princess Anne is the only other royal to maintain a similarly high level of popularity, with 71 per cent – or seven in ten survey takers – looking at her positively.
William’s younger brother Harry and his wife Meghan are seemingly not held in high regard by the British public with sixty per cent having expressed unfavourable opinions of Harry and 63 per cent for Meghan.
But Andrew remains the least popular of all the royals, with 87 per cent of Britons saying they have a negative opinion of him and only 5 per cent viewing him positively.
The Prince and Princess of Wales remain Britain’s most loved royals , while disgraced Prince Andrew and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are least favoured by the public, a new YouGov poll has revealed
Three-quarters of Britons view Prince William and Princess Kate, pictured last year, positively
Three-quarters of Britons view William and Kate positively, the survey conducted his month has revealed.
The future King is the most favored with 75 per cent of survey takers expressing positivity towards him. He edged out Kate by one point, with 74 per cent having positive opinions of her.
But the Princess of Wales had the most people say they had a ‘very positive’ view of her – at 45 per cent. Forty per cent of survey takers said they had a ‘very positive’ view of William and Anne.
Only three in ten Britons, roughly 30 per cent, have a positive view of Harry and even less of Meghan, with only 23 per cent saying they view her favourably.
King Charles III, who is approaching two years on the throne, has the favour of six in ten Britons (roughly 63 per cent), whereas 29 per cent say they hold a negative view of the monarch. Overall the King has a favourability rating of +34, the poll revealed.
Young adults, aged 18 to 24, do not seemingly hold the monarch in high regard as only 23 per cent of them have a positive opinion of him. The majority of the group – 53 per cent – say they view Charles negatively.
Between 38 to 52 per cent of Britons view Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh positively. However, 37 to 41 per cent hold no view or say they ‘don’t know’ about them.
Prince Edward has a similar favourability rating, with 53 per cent saying they view with positively, but many are also unsure (28 per cent).
Queen Camilla has the favour of about half of the British public (49 per cent) while 38 per cent – or one in four – see her negatively.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, pictured on August 15 this year, are seemingly not held in high regard by the British public with sixty per cent having expressed unfavourable opinions of Harry and 63 per cent for 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 and only 5 per cent viewing him positively
Despite their varying opinions of individual family members, the British public is seemingly still in support of the monarchy.
Sixty-three per cent say they have a positive view of the royal family as a whole and 59 per cent view the underlying institution of the monarchy favourably.
That is roughly double the number of Britons who view the family negatively (30 per cent) and who are sceptical of the monarchy (32 per cent).
Two-third of Britons say they believe the UK should continue to have a monarch, while 25 per cent say they would prefer an elected head of state instead.