Fresh YouGov Royal Family tracker data shows Prince Harry’s public standing has improved notably, with a third of Britons, 33 per cent, now viewing him positively, a six-point climb since May 2025.
Negative perceptions of the Duke of Sussex have simultaneously dropped five points to 58 per cent.
The Duchess of Sussex has not enjoyed a similar bounce, however, with just 22 per cent of the public regarding Meghan favourably against 65 per cent who hold an unfavourable opinion.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, meanwhile, has plumbed new depths of unpopularity.
Fresh YouGov Royal Family tracker data shows Prince Harry’s public standing has improved notably, with a third of Britons, 33 per cent, now viewing him positively, a six-point climb since May 2025.
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The former Duke of York’s positive rating has sunk to a record-low 2 per cent, while 92 per cent of respondents view him negatively.
Broader attitudes towards both the Royal Family and the monarchy as an institution remain solidly favourable, with between 57 per cent and 60 per cent of the public expressing positive views of each, though roughly a third consistently take the opposite position.
Over half of Britons, at 54 per cent, consider the monarchy good value for money, despite 31 per cent judging the Sovereign Grant a poor return on public spending.
Pride in the institution outstrips embarrassment by a wide margin: 47 per cent say they feel genuinely proud of the monarchy, compared with just 17 per cent who report feeling embarrassed, while a further 33 per cent express neither sentiment.
The former Duke of York’s positive rating has sunk to a record-low 2 per cent, while 92 per cent of respondents view him negatively.
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The proportion who believe he is doing badly has fallen by four points, to just 16 per cent — roughly one in six adults.
The findings suggest a sustained period of public goodwill towards King Charles, whose personal favourability rating has held steady between 59 per cent and 63 per cent over the past two years, with 62 per cent currently viewing him positively against 31 per cent who hold an unfavourable opinion.
Support for retaining the monarchy stands firm at 64 per cent, with the public showing scant appetite for abolition.
This figure sits comfortably within the 61 per cent to 67 per cent range recorded throughout King Charles’s time on the throne.
Roughly one in four Britons, at 23 per cent, would prefer to see the country adopt an elected head of state instead.
This figure sits comfortably within the 61 per cent to 67 per cent range recorded throughout King Charles’s time on the throne.
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Additionally, 68 per cent of the British public now consider the King to be performing well in the role, a figure that has risen six points since the spring.
William and Catherine, the Prince and Princess of Wales, continue to occupy the top spot among senior royals, with roughly three-quarters of the public — between 74 per cent and 76 per cent — regarding them favourably.
Princess Anne commands similarly robust support, with 70 per cent of Britons expressing a positive view of the Princess Royal.
Prince Edward and Sophie, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, also enjoy warm public sentiment, with 51 per cent to 53 per cent holding favourable opinions of the couple and negative views limited to just 18 per cent and 14 per cent respectively.
Queen Camilla, however, remains a polarising figure, with opinion split down the middle as 43 per cent viewing her positively and 44 per cent taking an unfavourable view.