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Princess Anne took a huge lead over the Prince and Princess of Wales in Britain's UK royal family approval ratings.
During the 2026 third quarter poll result, the Princess Royal overtook Prince William and Kate Middleton, who usually top the list of favourite royals.
According to YouGov Ratings data, all three royals were substantially more liked than disliked, which gave them positive net approval ratings.
Why the poll results matter?
Royal are not depended on elections; however the monarchy aim to work to preserve its popularity and legacy for the future.
YouGov Ratings obtains opinions throughout the year and presents the results quarterly.
Prince William and Princess Kate's 2026 ratings
In the first three months of 2026, Kate was liked by 75 per cent and disliked by 10 per cent, which gave her a net rating of plus 65 per cent in a survey conducted throughout the quarter.
However, in the next six months, Kate's rating dropped, with the result showing that she had a favourable score of 64 percent and unfavorability of 8 per cent, leaving her with a balance of plus 56 per cent.
Meanwhile, William started the year with 74 per cent of favourable votes, which dropped to 62 percent and negative votes reached 12 percent, giving him a net rating of 50.
Princess Anne's 2026 Ratings
Over the same time period, however, Princess Anne saw an increase in support.
Over the first quarter of 2026, she was liked by 62 per cent and disliked by 7 per cent, putting her on plus 55.
In the third, she was liked by 67 per cent and disliked by 7 per cent giving her a net approval rating of plus 60, four points higher than Kate and 10 points higher than William.
King Charles experienced a boost over the same time period, taking him from 47 per cent positive and 26 per cent negative in the first quarter to 53 per cent positive and 22 per cent negative in the third.
That represented a jump from a net approval rating of plus 21 to plus 31 over a six month period.
