Kate Middleton most loved royal

Mallika Soni

King Charles’ approval rating dipped but he is doing a good job, a new poll ahead of the monarch’s historic coronation ceremony revealed. In the poll, Prince William’s wife Kate Middleton emerged as the most liked member of the royal family.

The Ipsos poll found 49% of Britons believed King Charles was doing a good job versus 9% thinking otherwise. Close to a third had no view either way. This marks a dip in the monarch’s approval rating from 61% last September after he succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth II.

Kelly Beaver, chief executive of Ipsos UK and Ireland said, “With less than two weeks until the coronation, King Charles may be happy to know that half of Britons think he is already doing a good job, numbers recent prime ministers would envy.”

“It’s a good start for Britain’s new King and something he will no doubt want to continue to work on once the coronation quiches are eaten and the bunting is down,” Kelly Beaver added.

Another Ipsos survey found that 57% of Britons were satisfied with how King Charles was doing his job- a dip of 8 percentage points from May last year.

Kate Middleton is the most liked royal, followed by Prince William, “any of the king’s grandchildren”, and King Charles’s sister Princess Anne, the poll revealed. The least favourite members were Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle. King Charles’ second wife Camilla, now the Queen Consort, is also highly disliked, the poll revealed.