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Prince William celebrates his 44th birthday with a photo and emotional-support survey

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June 21 was Prince William’s 44th birthday and Father’s Day. On their social media, Kensington Palace released this Matt Porteous photo of William and Princess Charlotte to celebrate, along with the message: “Happy Birthday and Father’s Day to the best dad in the world! We love you so much. C, G, C and L.” My first thought was… oh, William has seen how many photos the Duchess of Sussex has posted of Prince Harry and Lily. Like, you can really tell Lily is a daddy’s girl, and Harry barely lets Lily’s feet touch the ground. The message appears to be: “It’s my duty to be a father to a girl, Harold!”

This photo wasn’t the only birthday present for William. We knew it was coming and here it is: a brand new emotional-support survey. While the headline is quite negative — support for the monarchy has fallen to a 30-year low, lmao — they made sure to say that William is still the most popular member of the family.

Public support for the royal family is at its lowest level in more than 30 years, according to polling. The number of Britons who still want the monarchy to remain in the country has fallen by 11 percentage points over the past three years to 55 percent.

The figure, which reflects declining support for the monarchy among younger age groups, is the lowest in the 33 years of Ipsos polling on the royal family.

The public reported a 69 percent approval rating in 1993, the year Elizabeth II talked about her “annus horribilis”, symbolized by the devastating fire at Windsor Castle and the end of the marriages of three of her children. It reached a peak support level of 80 per cent at the time of the late Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, after which it gradually fell to 60 per cent a year before her death in 2022. In 2021, the Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor scandal was ongoing and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had their Oprah interview and Netflix documentary.

Now, six in 10 people surveyed say the monarchy has an important role in Britain’s future, while 30 percent believe it does not. The number of respondents preferring the republic was 27 percent.

Six in 10 people believe the king is doing a good job, with 71 per cent saying the same about the Prince of Wales.

The Ipsos survey of 1,062 British adults was conducted in March 2026, shortly after Mr Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The polling company reported that it had changed its methodology from June 2025, using an online random probability panel instead of a quota telephone survey, and said that “comparisons with previous waves need to be made with caution”.

The biggest decline in support has occurred among the youth. The survey found that 33 percent of 18 to 34-year-olds support the monarchy today, compared to 74 percent in 2013. More than half of people aged 35 to 54 support the royal family as an institution, while 74 percent of people aged over 55 support the royal family as an institution.

Gideon Skinner, senior director of UK political research at Ipsos, said: “Ipsos’ latest research on public attitudes towards the monarchy reveals an ongoing trend that the royal family should not ignore. The monarchy still has its strengths, and King Charles and especially Prince William remain personally popular, with satisfaction ratings that most politicians can only dream of. But convincing young people, especially, to change this trend will take “will require that the monarchy still have an important, relevant role in the country’s future.”

(from The Telegraph)

It is absurd for most British people to think that William did a better job than Charles. Of course, timing is important here – this survey was conducted in March, which was quite a low point for the institution, especially as Prince Andrew’s arrest was fairly fresh, as were the revelations in the Epstein files. But no, I don’t believe that 70% of Britain thinks William does a good job or supports him as Scooter King. We call them emotional-support surveys for a reason, because the reality never matches the numbers. If William had had that kind of support, he would not have wandered behind empty barricades wherever he went, and he would not have been so constantly rebuked and harassed.

Photos courtesy of Matt Porteous, cover image and Avalon Red for Kensington Palace, KP.




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