Americans rate Prince William higher than Harry, Charles in new poll

Prince Harry moved his family to the United States nearly five years ago, but that hasn't made him more popular among Americans than his older brother and heir to the British throne, Prince William, a poll released Monday found.

The YouGov poll, conducted for The Times of London, gauged Americans' views of the British Royal Family, finding William, the Prince of Wales, is the most popular living royal with a 63 percent positive rating to 10 percent negative.

About 56 percent of Americans surveyed said they have a favorable view of Harry, the Duke of Sussex, to 21 percent negative.

Among all of the royals, Americans most fondly view Princess Diana (76 percent favorable), who died in 1997, and Queen Elizabeth II (67 percent favorable), who died in 2022, the poll found.

William's wife Kate Middleton, who is formally known as Catherine, the Princess of Wales, followed Harry at 49 percent positive to 6 percent negative. King Charles came in fourth among the living royals at 48 percent positive to 27 percent negative.

Queen Camilla and Prince Andrew, who is the King's brother holding the title Duke of York, were the least popular on the royal roster in Americans' eyes. About a quarter surveyed viewed each of them positively and about a third viewed them negatively, making them the only two royals polling underwater.

Harry and his wife, former actress Meghan Markle, who holds the Duchess of Sussex title, live in California with their two children. The Duchess polled at 41 percent positive to 25 percent negative, according to the YouGov survey.

The YouGov poll surveyed 1,296 adults across the U.S. April 21-23. It has a margin of error of 4.4 percentage points.