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The royal family has not had an easy time in the last few years, and their favorability scores are starting to reflect that. King Charles’ favorability has taken a dip, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s relationship with the British public continues to be complicated. They aren’t the only ones who should be concerned, though. Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are losing their own battle to win back the British public, and some royal commentators say even the King can’t save them now.

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are not being backed by private citizens

Beatrice and Eugenie have failed to win back the public. According to YouGov’s latest tracker, Beatrice, 38, is liked by just 29% of people and disliked by 31%, giving her a net score of -2. Eugenie, 36, fared slightly worse, liked by 28% and disliked by 31%. A large share of respondents, 41%, said they simply “don’t know” how they feel about the sisters.

The sisters’ popularity fell rapidly amid the scandal surrounding their father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who denies wrongdoing, and slipped further as their mother, Sarah Ferguson, faced her own wave of negative headlines. In response to their family’s upheaval, the sisters have kept a very low profile in 2026. They notably missed the Easter service at Windsor and were no-shows at Royal Ascot and the Buckingham Palace garden parties. In fact, their only major royal outing came in June. They attended the wedding of their cousin Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling.

Some commentators argue that even the King’s support is unlikely to help their numbers. He may have little room to offer it. After all, he is dealing with his own popularity drop. Some observers believe the fallout from his brother’s scandal and the steps the palace took to distance the royal family from Andrew have played a part. Other insiders believe his troubles with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are also to blame.

The biggest test of how the royal family will handle Beatrice and Eugenie moving forward could come at Christmas. If the sisters aren’t included in the festivities, it may be even harder for them to win back public support. How the family chooses to move forward remains unknown.

While several royal family members have work to do to regain public support, Eugenie and Beatrice land somewhere in the middle. The York sisters are neither the least popular nor the most popular royals. They are closely linked to the least popular person in the survey, though.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal titles, remains by far the least popular royal. According to YouGov’s tracker, just 4% of Britons view him positively and 89% negatively. The numbers come as no surprise, given his ties to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Andrew has denied any wrongdoing.

At the other end of the scale, the Princess of Wales continues to enjoy plenty of support. She has a 72% positive rating score. Princess Anne isn’t too far behind her. 68% of Britons view her favorably.

Neither Beatrice nor Eugenie has commented on the polling.

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