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The focus is wrong in the poll. Aside of any personal popularities which can quite fluctuate (see Andrew, see Harry, see Charles) the core question is the desire of the people to keep the monarchy.
The question should not be; "Do you like Princess Anne?" The question should be: "Do you want to elect your own head of state? Or do you prefer the current hereditary system?" And response on that quite core question during the years shows a trend for maintaining a monarchy, which can be downward or upward. (In almost all monarchies the general curve from WWII to 2021 is slooooooooooowly, little bit by little bit, downward).
YouGov did ask questions on whether or not Britain should have an elected head of state, who should succeed The Queen and should The Queen abdicate. They did at one point of the analysis article mentioned about these results, but then, you're right, it puts the popularity of each royal family members on the heading & blurb. There is even a question on Camilla's title when Charles become King.
{Results shown as 21-22 November 2019 | 21-22 Apr 2021 for most of these questions, except for the second on The Queen}
Do you think Britain should continue to have a monarchy in the future, or should it be replaced with an elected head of state?
Should continue to have a monarchy: 63 | 63
Should have an elected head of state instead: 19 | 20
Don't know: 17 | 16
Looking to the future, do you think the Queen should remain monarch for as long as she lives, or do you think she should retire and let the throne pass to her heirs?
She should remain Queen for the rest of her life: 64
She should retire and step down from the throne: 19
Don't know: 17
Thinking about the future monarch, which of the following would you prefer?
Prince Charles should succeed as King after Queen Elizabeth II: 36 | 37
Prince William should succeed as King after Queen Elizabeth II instead of Prince Charles: 38 | 34
Neither - there should be no monarch after Queen Elizabeth II: 16 | 17
Don't know: 11 | 11
If Prince Charles does become King, should his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall ...?
Become Queen: 13 | 14
Have the title of Princess Consort: 41 | 44
Not have any title at all: 30 |26
Don’t know: 17 | 17
PDF of full results: https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/op5ota7eih/The Times Royal Favourability.pdf
Britons still want the Queen to remain in her post as the monarch turns 95
Despite the Queen being well beyond the age when most people retire, two thirds of Britons (64%) want her to remain in her job for the rest of her life. Only a fifth of the public (19%) say she should step down from the throne.
While William is a much more popular figure than Charles, public opinion on who should succeed the Queen is split. Approaching two in five people (37%) say Prince Charles should become King when she retires, while a similar number (34%) would like to see the throne go to grandson William. One in six people (17%) say there should be no monarch after the Queen.
Britons are split on who should succeed the Queen
Younger people are generally more likely to say there should be no monarch, with three in ten 18-24 year olds (28%) preferring this option. But between father and son, a greater share prefer William at (25%), while 16% choose Charles. Among those aged 65+, half (50%) say Charles should become king while a third (33%) would rather see William do it.
If Charles becomes king, only 14% of Britons would like to see wife Camilla, whose popularity is low, become queen. Over two fifths (44%) prefer her to have the title of Princess Consort, while a quarter (26%) say she shouldn’t have any title at all.
YouGov analysis article: https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politic...27/public-opinion-most-senior-royals-improves