![]() ![]() The prince, who moved to California with wife Meghan Markle after stepping down from royal duties in 2020, launched a legal battle after his right to guards was withdrawn. More than a quarter of people (28 per cent) thought he shouldn't get police protection at all, as his judicial review case rumbles on. It comes as a YouGov poll this week showed that more than half of the British public believe Harry should have protection from the state - but 37 per cent through he should pay for it himself. 'They’ll cross that bridge when they come to it.' 'They do not have any insight,' a friend said of their looming decision. If either Harry or Meghan, 41, visit the UK for the ceremony, it is understood that their visit would be 'brief.' It is also possible that neither makes an appearance. They will then decide if they will go to the historic event together or if Harry, 38, would attend without Meghan. The couple's friends say they will not make a decision about attending the Coronation until a formal invitation arrives at their home in California. The insiders claim it's a 'complicated' decision because the couple may be accused of 'snubbing' the family by not attending but also risk 'being booed or labelled hypocrites.' The King's Coronation is due to held in London on May 6 Harry wants to be by his father's side on 'pretty much the most important day' and hopes to salvage his strained relationship with the Royal Family, sources close to the Duke told The Daily Telegraph. It comes as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are both said to be 'weighing up' whether or not to fly over to Britain for the King's Coronation on May 6, according to The Spectator.įriends of the couple said this week they are 'in limbo' and considering the 'million different variables' impacting their decision.Īnd royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams said fears over security and a 'seismic drop' in popularity since the publication of Harry's memoir mean they could stay at home. However, 44 per cent held a negative sentiment towards Meghan, compared with 42 per cent for Harry and just 28 per cent for Andrew. Some 32 per cent felt positively about Harry, compared to 27 per cent about Meghan and 26 per cent about Andrew. Respondents were also asked if they felt positively or negatively towards Harry, Meghan and Andrew, with the results likely making sober reading for the couple. However when it came to Andrew, who has been keeping a low profile, some 32 per cent of respondents had a 'neither favorable nor unfavorable' view, while another 13 per cent answered 'don't know' - meaning a total of 45 per cent did not have a strong opinion either way, perhaps making him a less polarising figure. ![]() The figures mean that only 25 per cent of respondents expressed no strong feelings either way about the duke, and 28 percent about the duchess. Some 20 percent were on the fence about Meghan and just 8 percent did not have an opinion. This week's poll shows that 18 per cent of US respondents felt neither favorably nor unfavorably about Harry, while 7 percent replied 'don't know'. However, a spokesperson for Harry, 38, and his wife slammed speculation that they are planning to sue South Park creators, blasting the rumors as 'boring and baseless' in a statement given to Newsweek.īut the latest survey suggests the increased attention and scrutiny of the Sussexes, brought on by their six-part Netflix docuseries, Harry's memoir Spare and a spate of bombshell interviews, has only turned larger portions of the public against them. The couple were lampooned in an episode aired on February 15 - four days before the latest poll - which was entitled The Worldwide Privacy Tour and depicted them embarking on a publicity blitz to promote the Prince's new book, Waaagh.Īfter the show aired, reports surfaced suggesting that 41-year-old Meghan had been left 'upset and overwhelmed' by the couple's less-than-flattering portrayal - while one royal commentator claimed that the Sussexes' lawyers were 'casting an eye' over the animated series. The Sussexes' nosediving popularity across the pond comes just days after they were royally mocked by South Park - a satirical cartoon famed for having its finger on the pulse of American culture. While Andrew is still viewed negatively following his New York civil trial against his sex accuser Virginia Roberts - which he settled out of court - his net approval rating sits at -2, with 26 per cent of Americans saying they like him compared to 28 per cent who do not. Since December last year, Harry has sunk 48 points and Meghan 40, giving them net approval ratings of -10 and -17 respectively, according to a survey by Redfield & Wilton for Newsweek, conducted on February 19. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's popularity has slumped to an all-time low in the US, where they are now less popular than the disgraced Prince Andrew, a shock poll has found. ![]()
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