Prince Andrew is consistently ranked as the least popular member of the British Royal Family in recent public opinion polls, with very high negative favorability ratings (around 90%) due to his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and sexual abuse allegations, which led to him stepping back from royal duties and losing titles. While Prince Harry and Meghan Markle also face significant disapproval, Andrew's negative ratings remain the lowest.
Prince Andrew is the least popular member of the Royal family, with seven in ten Britons expressing an unfavourable opinion of.
The Prince of Wales is the most popular with a 75% approval rating and is closely followed by The Princess of Wales with a 72% 👑🇬🇧 . The latest poll was published on May 14th 2025.
King Charles III has been named the hardest-working member of the British Royal Family in 2025, completing 532 official engagements despite ongoing cancer treatment. This surpasses his sister, Princess Anne, who undertook 478 engagements—although she worked more individual days (186).
Prince William is in the top of the list this time with a rate of approval of 75% , followed by Catherine with an approval rate of 74%. Princess Anne comes in third position with a 71% followed by King Charles with a 63%.
A whopping 66% of respondents reported feeling favorably toward Kate, while only 10% had an unfavorable opinion of the Princess of Wales.
Yes, Prince William and Kate Middleton sleep in the same bed, often with their dog Orla, a revelation Prince William shared, highlighting a more modern, relatable approach to royal life compared to past generations who sometimes used separate beds for status or privacy. While they have separate bedrooms for some downtime and might use separate beds when traveling on the royal train due to its layout, their usual arrangement at home is together, with their dog as a regular bedfellow.
While "nicest" is subjective, polls consistently show Prince William and Princess Catherine (Kate) as the most popular and positively viewed royals, often praised for their warmth, dedication, and resilience, with Princess Anne frequently cited for her down-to-earth, no-nonsense, and hardworking nature, making her a strong contender for "nicest" in terms of perceived authenticity.
The most famous royal to refuse to be king, or rather, to abdicate the throne, was Edward VIII of the United Kingdom in 1936, choosing to give up the crown so he could marry the American divorcée Wallis Simpson, a union considered unsuitable for a monarch at the time. While he didn't refuse to be king initially, his decision to abdicate put his younger brother, Albert (later King George VI), in the position he never expected to hold.
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Perhaps the hardest people for Camilla to win over have been members of the royal family, who may not have accepted her initially. “The queen didn't want Camilla around in the early days because their relationship was so damaging to the monarchy, but on a personal level, she has always liked Camilla,” Junor says.
Queen Elizabeth II's Life and Reign. The Queen ruled for longer than any other Monarch in British history, becoming a much loved and respected figure across the globe.
In October 2025, 21 percent of people in Great Britain had a favorable impression of Meghan Markle. Meghan Markle has steadily become less popular among the British public since October 2019, when 55 percent of British people reported having a positive opinion of her.
Ingrid Seward says in a new interview with Gb News that Prince Philip felt like Meghan was just like King Edward IV's wayward wife, Wallis Simpson. Apparently, he felt like Meghan was going to do some major damage before she caused any damage.
Yes, there are openly gay royals, most notably Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a cousin of the British Royal Family who made history as the first to come out and have a same-sex marriage, but LGBTQ+ royalty has existed across history and the globe, with figures like King James I of England and Princess Isabella of Parma speculated to have had same-sex relationships, and contemporary royals like Norway's granddaughter Maud Angelica Behn coming out.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's departure from public life began when he surrendered his Duke of York title in October 2025. In the weeks that followed, King Charles III stripped him of his remaining titles, military honors, and HRH styling.
No, King Charles and Queen Camilla generally sleep in separate bedrooms, a common practice among the British upper class and royals, including the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, as it helps maintain their relationship and allows for personal space, with both having their own rooms at residences like Clarence House and private country homes.
Edward I was know as the English Justinian (Image Credit: Public Domain). Edward and Eleanor were, by all accounts, truly in love. Historians have often sought to demonstrate the success of their 36 year marriage, by the fact that Edward, unlike other medieval kings, never had a mistress.
It is Prince Andrew, however, who remains the least popular royal, with nine in ten Britons (89%) now seeing the Duke of York negatively.
British royal family news divulges that the late Queen Elizabeth was so fond of Prince Edward's wife, Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh that some claim she was the monarch's favorite Dil.
Yes, a Lord (a member of the peerage, like a Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, or Baron) is a higher rank than a Sir, which is an honorific for knights or baronets (hereditary knights); the peerage title takes precedence, so a knighted peer is styled as "Lord," not "Sir".
Typically, because Prince William is next in line to the throne and the most senior royal of the Waleses, it's expected that his wife and children walk a pace or two ahead of him as a mark of respect.
The "baby brain" comment refers to a widely reported incident from Prince Harry's memoir Spare, where Meghan Markle allegedly told Kate Middleton she must have "baby brain because of her hormones" following Kate's birth of Prince Louis in 2018, causing a significant rift because Kate found the comment offensive, leading to a dispute about appropriate ways to speak within the Royal Family, although Meghan viewed it as a lighthearted comment she'd use with friends.