Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Remain Most Disliked Royal Family Members, February Poll Shows
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's favorability scores have remained the lowest among the royals.
According to YouGov's February poll, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, remained the most disliked royal family members, with only 33% and 27% positive scores, respectively.
Meanwhile, the Prince and Princess of Wales were still the most liked royal family members. Respectively, they tallied 77% and 74% positive views from the latest Feb. 6-7 data.
Per the survey's full results, the older and younger generations have different views toward Prince Harry.
Older Britons, those age 65+, gave him a high negative score. Meanwhile, the younger ones, especially 18-24 year olds, shared a positive view of him.
The royal's net favorability score from the young Britons was 16 compared to -62 from the older generation.
Prince Harry was also more favored in London compared to the other regions of England. Prince Harry received negative favorability scores in the North, Midlands and South.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex talks with students during a visit to Tupou College in Tonga on October 26, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on day 11 of their 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.
The same applied to his wife. Markle earned a favorability score of 14 from 18-24-year-olds and -69 from those aged 65 and above.
Interestingly, the demographic of those who seemed to like her was the same as her husband's. She also received negative favorability scores in the three regions of England, except for London.
Their scores were the complete opposite of Prince William and Princess Catherine's favorability scores. The couple tallied positive net favorability scores across all categories, such as gender, age, social grade, country and region.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex leave after a service of thanksgiving for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II at St Paul's Cathedral in London, Friday, June 3, 2022 on the second of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee.
Several articles and threads circulated online, discussing why the British people allegedly hate Markle so much.
In a thread on Quora, a netizen claimed that "Meghan Markle had no idea how things worked in Britain, let alone in the royal family."
The uploader also enumerated other reasons, such as the duchess "acting all f***ing high and mighty" and "lying around in public about what other family members said to one another."
Meanwhile, a Fortune editor talked about "Markle's real sin" that the British public can't forgive in a 2022 commentary.
Mohamed El Aassar claimed that "it's not about race... it's Meghan's attitude that is problematic." Many British people reportedly rejected the accusations of racism Markle and Prince Harry shared in their Netflix docuseries, "Harry & Meghan."
Another alleged reason the Brits loathed the Sussex couple was their exit from their senior royal duties in January 2020.
