Prince Harry’s popularity in America plummets after duke admits he ‘misses’ the UK amid family ‘rift’
The Duke of Sussex moved to the US in 2020 with wife Meghan Markle
Prince Harry and his popularity in America have been dealt a fresh blow, just days after losing a court case battle over his security whilst in the UK.
The Duke of Sussex’s popularity in the US has seemingly plummeted, just days after he admitted he “misses” his homeland.
Harry isn’t the most popular royal in America (Credit: CoverImages.com)
Prince Harry’s popularity in America takes a hit
Prince Harry, 40, has been dealt another blow this week, thanks to a new YouGov poll.
According to the poll, which was commissioned by The Times, Prince William is the most popular living royal in the US. The Prince of Wales, 42, has a 63% positivity rating and just 10% negative.
The late Princess Diana remains the most popular royal stateside, despite having passed away almost 30 years ago now. She has a positivity rating of 79%.
Meanwhile, the late Queen Elizabeth II, who died in 2022, has a 73% positivity rating.
Harry is the most well-known royal stateside, with 77% of Americans taking part in the poll saying they were “very” or “somewhat” familiar with him.
However, the royal only has a positivity rating of 56%, with 21% holding a “fairly” or “very” negative opinion of him.
Meanwhile, Meghan was ranked the seventh most popular royal, behind the king and Kate Middleton.
Harry and Meghan’s popularity has taken a hit (Credit: CoverImages.com)
Poll spells bad news for Harry and Meghan
Of the 1,300 US adults who were polled, only 42% of them approved of the Sussexes’ relocation to California. 19% had a negative reaction.
61% of those polled stated that their opinion of Harry and Meghan hadn’t changed since their US move. However, 17% admitted that their opinion of the couple had changed negatively.
At the other end of the scale is Prince Andrew, who holds just a 26% positivity rating.
Surprisingly, Queen Camilla only has a 26% positivity rating, however, this could be attributed to the fact that a larger portion didn’t know who she was compared to Andrew.
Harry did an interview recently (Credit: BBC)
Prince Harry admits he misses UK in BBC interview
The poll results come just days after Harry admitted in an interview with the BBC that he misses the UK. The interview came after he lost his court case regarding his security in the UK.
“I can’t see a world in which I will be bringing my wife and children back to the UK. They’re going to miss everything, I love my country. I miss the UK, I miss parts of the UK,” he said in the interview.
“It’s sad I won’t be able to show my children my homeland.”
He then said that he would “love” reconciliation with his family.
Harry added: “Of course, some members of my family will never forgive me for writing a book. But I would love reconciliation with my family.
“There’s no point in continuing to fight any more. Life is precious. I don’t know how much longer my father has.”
