The Princess of Wales is Britain’s favourite member of the Royal Family, new study finds.
The Princess of Wales has been crowned Britain’s favourite royal, according to a new poll. Princess Kate, along with Prince William, still remain the most popular royals in the UK, with more than seven out of ten Britons (74%) admitting they have a positive view of them both.
But when it comes to net favourability – the number emerging after the negative answers are subtracted from the positive ones, Kate reigns supreme as she beats her husband by four points.
Kate gathered a positive score of 74%, while less than two out of ten (15%) said they hold a negative view of her, and 11% said they “Don’t Know”, which brought her net score to +59%. Meanwhile, while William was also liked by 74% of those polled, 19% said they have a negative view of him, which made up a score of 55%.
YouGov polled 2,231 Brits from February 20 until February 21 to reveal the latest favourability rankings regarding the Royal Family.
Nearly as popular as the Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Anne did not fall far behind the top couple, with 70% of the public seeing the Princess Royal in a positive light and her net favourability reaching 56%.
King Charles came fourth as he is seen positively by six in ten Britons (59%), but negatively by a third (34%).
While this net favourability score of +25 is noticeably better than any leading politician, it is down from +33 in December and is Charles’s lowest rating with YouGov since he became King.
At the bottom of the list are the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, along with the Duke of York.
Prince Harry’s net favourability plunged to -31, as six in ten (61%) said they held an unfavourable view of him and just 30% a positive one.
Meghan Markle emerged second to last, with 68% of negative votes and just 21% of positive ones, which brought her net score to -47.
Prince Andrew remains the least popular royal, with nine in ten Britons (89%) now seeing the Duke of York negatively and his net score dropping to -85.
