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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-02T14:24:37.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nKing Charles has dropped in the Royal Family opinion polls, despite his seemingly successful State Visit to the US this week.\n\n\"He’s a great King,\" Donald Trump said on Thursday, as the conclusion of the monarch's trip loomed. \"The greatest King, in my book.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nIt bookmarked the end of a pretty prosperous State Visit, with a particular highlight coming on Tuesday when the King gave a 30-minute address to Congress.\n\nIn which he demonstrated characteristic wit, humour and poignancy, with a nod to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and also giving the President a friendly nudge that what he says in the media can have consequences.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTruthfully, the whole visit was littered with genuine light-hearted moments; namely, when the President revealed his famously royal-loving mother \"had a crush\" on a young King Charles.\n\nPresident Trump also lavished praise upon the monarch throughout the trip, repeatedly calling him \"fantastic\" and highlighting the \"special\" bonds between Britain and the United States.\n\nHe later revealed that the US will lift Scottish whisky tariffs, adding: \"The King and Queen got me to do something that nobody else was able to do, without hardly even asking!\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe reaction from both the US President and the media has been resounding, which is important, because, while the trip was billed as a celebration of the US's 250th anniversary of independence, it also sought to improve the damaged relations between the two nations, given Mr Trump's incessant media barrage of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.\n\nHowever, despite this, according to YouGov, the monarch has actually seen his popularity decrease.\n\nHe now sits as the fifth most popular in the Royal Family with 47 per cent, dropping down one place.\n\n### LATEST ROYAL NEWS\n\n\n\n\n  * Prince and Princess of Wales release new footage of Princess Charlotte uncovering hidden passion\n  * Beatrice and Eugenie enjoy London lunch together in rare outing\n  * King ends first full day in Bermuda with garden party\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHis younger brother, Prince Edward, has leapfrogged him into fourth place with 50 per cent popularity.\n\nThe Duke of Edinburgh, along with his wife, Sophie, who sits sixth on the list, has built a sturdy reputation as a reliable and dependable working royal.\n\nAbove him sits Princess Anne on 62 per cent, who historically has been widely-regarded as the hardest-working royal.\n\nThe Princess Royal marked Anzac Day at the end of last month by attending an early morning commemorative service at Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner, arriving before the 5am start time.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nClaiming the top two spots are the Prince (74 per cent) and Princess of Wales (75 per cent).\n\nThe couple are often seen as the modern face of the Royal Family, with the heir to the throne reportedly taking a driving seat in important decisions behind closed doors.\n\nBeyond the top five, Zara Tindall and Queen Camilla occupy seventh and eighth after the Duchess of Edinburgh in the subsequent rankings.\n\nThe Duke and Duchess of Kent also feature, though the latter passed away at 92 last year.\n\nPropping up the list is Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, with just 11 per cent.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "King Charles sinks in opinion polls despite rousing speech on US State Visit"
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