New polling reveals Britain’s favourite royal – it’s not Kate | Royal

Queen Elizabeth II continues to be the most popular member of the Royal Family four years after her death, new YouGov polling has found. The research, conducted ahead of what would have been the late monarch’s 100th birthday, found that an overwhelming 81% of Britons still have a positive view of the country’s longest-reigning monarch.

Princess Diana clinches the second spot, on 77%, with relatively little difference in opinion between generations. Prince William comes in third with 76%, making him the most popular living member of the Royal Family. His wife, Princess Catherine, follows closely behind on 75%.

As they embark on their tour of Australia, Harry and Meghan remain unpopular, with only 30% and 20%, respectively, having positive views. But it’s Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor who earns the bottom spot, with just 3% holding a positive view of him, his joint-lowest figure to date.

King Charles comes in sixth place, behind his younger sister Princess Anne on 70%, and is popular with 60% of Britons, but 34% have a negative view.

Next week will mark the centenary of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth, and the results show that fully 81% of Britons have a positive opinion of the former queen, including 51% with a “very positive” view.

This figure is consistent with attitudes towards the Queen during the last months of her reign, and puts her at the top of our royal favourability tables – a spot she consistently occupied previously.