One Couple Soaring. Two Names Sinking. A New Yougov Poll Puts William And Kate On Top—While Andrew And Meghan Hit All-Time Lows

The Prince and Princess of Wales are the most popular members of the Royal Family, with both Andrew Mounbatten-Windsor and Meghan plunging to all-time lows.

Around three quarters of those polled (74-77 per cent) have a favourable impression of the future king and queen.

This contrasts markedly with relatives languishing at the bottom of the YouGov poll.

As speculation mounts that she might return to the UK this summer for the first time in four years, it has emerged that just 19 per cent of people have a positive view of the Duchess of Sussex. It is the lowest figure recorded by the pollsters for her, ever.

Two thirds (66 per cent) have a negative view of Prince Harry’s wife.

Opinion towards the Duke of Sussex himself remains similarly negative, with just 31 per cent seeing Harry positively and twice as many seeing him negatively (60 per cent).

Talk about a possible return to the UK comes as Harry awaits the results of an official review of the decision to pull his UK-based, taxpayer funded security detail when he quit the country and royal duties. A decision is due later this month.

Only one person ranks lower than Meghan in the January poll and that, unsurprisingly, is the former Duke of York, who was stripped by the King of his remaining titles last year over the continuing fall-out from the Epstein scandal.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, pictured last week, are the most popular members of the Royal Family, according to a new YouGov poll

The Duke of York, pictured in September, was stripped by the King of his remaining titles last year over the fall-out from the Epstein scandal and has the lowest favourability rating

Just three per cent of Britons see Andrew in a favourable light, again the lowest recorded figure by YouGov so far.

Nine in ten (90 per cent) see the former Duke of York negatively.

King Charles will take heart that people are twice as likely to have a positive opinion of him than a negative one (60 per cent versus 31 per cent).

And 64 per cent of Britons believe the UK should continue to have a monarchy, with 58 per cent believing it is good for Britain, seemingly demonstrating that the fall-out from Andrew’s many scandals has not damaged the monarchy irrevocably.

Positivity is also high and unmoved towards Princess Anne, with 70 per cent of the public having a good opinion of the late Queen Elizabeth’s hard-working daughter.

The public also tend to be fond of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, with around half of Britons (50-51 per cent) having positive opinions of Prince Edward and his wife Sophie (compared to only 19 per cent and 12 per cent respectively who hold negative views).

However Queen Camilla has seen her popularity drop slightly in the last few months, with 42 per cent of Britons now having a positive view of the King’s wife. While it is only a small drop, it is still the lowest recorded figure by YouGov since March 2021.

Attitudes towards the family and monarchy as a whole remain mostly positive, with nearly six in ten Britons (57-59 per cent) seeing the royal family in general and the institution of the monarchy in a favourable light, though a persistent third (33-34 per cent) see both negatively.

It has emerged that just 19 per cent of people have a positive view of the Duchess of Sussex, pictured with Prince Harry

Half of the public (51 per cent) feel the monarchy are good value for money, compared to a third (33 per cent) who feel that the country is seeing a poor return from the Sovereign Grant.

Additionally, nearly half of Britons (47 per cent) say they are outright proud of the British monarchy, with just 19 per cent who feel outright embarrassed, with a further 31 per cent saying they are neither proud nor embarrassed of the institution.

Overall, there’s little desire to see the monarchy come to an end, with 64 per cent of Britons believing the UK should continue to be a Kingdom, a figure that has remained largely consistent since Charles acceded to the throne.

Around a quarter of the public (23 per cent), would rather the UK had an elected head of state instead.