Prince George May Soon Outshine Prince William, Kate

Prince William and Princess Kate could see their popularity eclipsed by Prince George and his siblings, following a trend that has seen the couple crowned Britain’s most popular royals ahead of William’s own father, King Charles III.

A new poll conducted for the Mail on Sunday by Ipsos this month has shown that William and Kate are outshining Charles with a matching approval rating of 69 percent. The survey of 2,166 British adults gave Charles a 56 percent approval rating. All have increased since May 2023.

Discussing the results during an appearance on Good Morning Britain on May 6, Newsweek‘s chief royal correspondent, Jack Royston, and royal commentator Emily Andrews reflected on William and Kate’s broadening appeal and that the Wales children could prove to be royal stars waiting in the wings.

“I think it’s reality,” Royston said of William and Kate outshining Charles. “The monarchy can choose to embrace that reality and try to make an asset out of it and use William and Kate as the kind of royal superstars that they are, or we can all just deny reality and say that the king’s not outshining them.”