Yesterday's announcement by Clarence House, the household of Prince Charles, that Prince William has successfully proposed to his long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton has turned the topics 'Prince William', 'Royal engagement' and 'Kate Middleton' into overnight TellYouGov leaderboard sensations as people rush to comment on the news, both positively and negatively.
Have your say: The TellYouGov keywords for this topic are 'Prince William', 'Kate Middleton' and 'Royal engagement'
- At the time of writing, the volume score for 'Prince William' has risen to 238 points, while his sentiment score is on a respectable 76 points and rising, indicating increasingly positive sentiment. Indeed, 'Prince William' and 'Kate Middleton' are both on 76 points, making them joint first on the leaderboard by sentiment score.
- However, while the volume score for the 'Royal engagement' topic is on a hugely inflated 871 (up 836 points in the past 24 hours), suggesting a massive influx of comments, the sentiment score for this is on a more modest 52, with many negative comments pushing the total down. Some are genuinely pleased with the news, and many TellYouGov users, or ‘tyggers’, have simply given their congratulations.



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