Culture / 05 February 2024
Royal roly-polling
They say you don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone, and it seems the threat of losing one or more of the British royals has made the public reconsider their value… A new poll shows the recent health scares of both King Charles and Princess Kate gave them a boost in the popularity stakes. Both jumped 3% in their ratings while undergoing treatment in hospital, as did Queen Camilla, who kept calm and carried on in their absence. Kate is now just one point behind heir/hubby Prince William, who continues to be the most popular with 62% of people feeling good about him. The same can’t be said for his brother, though, as both Harry and Meghan’s popularity dropped, with 47% of people saying they have an unfavourable opinion of the Spare. With the working royals riding high, is it any wonder some Aussies are champing at the bit for our official portrait of the King…
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