What does Britain really think of the Royal Family and which royal events have transformed public opinion?

In this episode, we look back at an extraordinary year for the royals, from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s dramatic fall and King Charles’s major US state visit to the Princess of Wales’s return to the international stage, Prince George’s next chapter at Eton and Prince Harry’s continuing battles over security and the British press.

Then we dive into years of YouGov polling to uncover what the numbers tell us about William, Harry, Kate, Charles, Camilla, Meghan and the wider Royal Family.

The findings are fascinating. Prince Harry was once Britain’s joint-most-popular royal... so when did public opinion change? Why has Prince William remained remarkably resilient? And why does Diana continue to have such a powerful effect on perceptions of her sons, King Charles and Queen Camilla decades after her death?

We also discuss Harry and Meghan’s standing in America, the public response to the King and Princess of Wales’s cancer diagnoses, and what could happen to royal popularity as the 30th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death approaches.

00:00 Introduction: The biggest royal moments of the year

 00:24 Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s dramatic fall

 04:44 King Charles takes America

 07:47 Princess Kate returns to the international stage

 10:13 Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling’s royal wedding

 11:54 What Prince Harry has lost

 14:11 Prince George prepares for boarding school

 18:03 Why Eton makes sense for George