Overview
- YouGov’s July 2026 royal tracker, published Thursday, found 68% of Britons say King Charles III is doing a good job, the highest approval recorded in the series.
- Charles’s personal favourability is about 62% positive versus 31% negative, a level that has stayed broadly steady over the past two years.
- A clear majority of the public, roughly 64%, say the UK should remain a monarchy and a slim majority judge the institution good value for money.
- Senior royals show mixed ratings: Prince William and Princess Catherine are most popular at about 74–76% favourable, Queen Camilla is evenly split at 43%/44%, Prince Harry has risen to 33% favourable while Meghan remains low at 22%, and Prince Andrew records just 2% positive.
- Approval breaks strongly by party: 90% of 2024 Conservative voters back the King’s performance while Reform UK and Green supporters show much higher levels of disapproval, a split that could shape political debate about the royal role.