Are Britons still in favor of the Queen? Harry and Meghan Markle's popularity tanks after Oprah interview: Polls
The Meghan Markle and Prince Harry interview on CBS Primetime special with iconic interviewer Oprah Winfrey has been the center of attention since it first debuted as a CBS Primetime special. The former royals had dropped quite a few bombshells during the interview speaking of racism present in the monarchy, Markle's row with suicidal thoughts, and how their son, Archie doesn't have the title of a prince.
The accusations against the royal family were shocking, to say the least, and sparked a huge and fiery debate on racism in British royalty. Many people around the world tuned into this interview and while many did come forward and support the duke and duchess as they recounted their personal experience with the royal family, it seems that the duo's popularity ratings have now dropped to their "lowest" since their shocking interview as per a YouGov survey.
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Are Britons still in favor of the Queen?
It seems that while the world watched the interview, most eyes were on the British and American audiences' reactions since Prince Harry is British and his wife is American. As per The Daily Mail, the British public didn't react to Sussex's interview positively, with the publication reporting that the Prince's popularity had dropped 15 points since the interview was broadcasted as per the survey. His wife, Markle's popularity on the other hand, has dropped 13 points in the past 10 days as per the figures. The survey also says that Britons continue to support the Queen with 80% "liking her", allowing her to still be the most popular royal there is along with her grandson Prince William and his wife Kate who are also popular as per the poll. The publication also revealed that while the Duke and Duchess's popularity tanked, Prince Andrew is still the "most unpopular royal" with the poll revealing an 82% negative view when it comes to him.
Before the interview was aired this past Sunday night, the public opinion on the Duke was positive, but more than 1,600 Britons between the dates of March 10 and 11 now have a negative opinion of Prince Harry, 45% of Britons have a positive opinion, while 48% have a negative one. As for the duchess, 31% of Britons have a positive opinion on her, while 58% have a negative one. The publication revealed that the net popularity rating of Prince Harry is -3 and Markle sits at -27. The YouGov survey revealed that "more people than not now have a negative view of Prince Harry, while public opinion of other senior royals largely remains unchanged."
The hype from the interview is yet to die down, but it seems as Britons have made their opinion pretty clear when it comes to how their opinion of the former members of the royal family since their interview with Winfrey.