Princess Kate and Prince William have secured their top spots in a popularity poll, despite scathing attacks on their work ethic.
According to a YouGov poll, the Prince and Princess of Wales ranked second and first for the most popular living royals in 2023.
Kate and William secure top spot in popularity poll despite scathing attacks on work ethic
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Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester completed 172 engagements in 2023 – the same number as Prince William, 41.
Many fans took to social media to slam the Waleses, claiming that as the future King and Queen, they should be attending more engagements like Princess Anne, who completed a whopping 457 this year.
One fan posted on Twitter: “128 engagements from the Princess of Wales. What. A. Joke. She should be ashamed.”
They added: “172 from William is also unacceptable. Should expect at least 250 from the heir to the throne.
“These are their prime years, they’re wasting them.”
Another wrote: “Yikes! The heirs being that low is not good. Both of them need to pick it up next year. It’s getting embarrassing.”
Despite these critiques, Kate has ended the year with a 71 per cent approval rating.
Prince William was not too far behind, having ended 2023 with a 69 per cent approval rating.
Queen Elizabeth II remains the most popular member of the Royal Family overall
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Queen Elizabeth II remains the most popular royal overall with an 80 per cent approval rating, despite having died over a year ago.
Even though she was crowned the “hardest-working royal of 2023”, the Princess Royal trailed behind the Waleses with a 64 per cent approval rating.
Meanwhile, royals like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ranked 11th and 12th, with a 24 per cent and a 23 per cent approval rating respectively.
Prince Andrew, 63, ranked in last place with a nine per cent approval rating.
