Within a week his popularity has fallen by six percentage points, to -44%.
London, Thanasis Gavos
THE popularity of Duke of Sussex Harry among Britons has fallen to an all-time low following revelations and allegations against the royal family through his autobiography and television appearances.
A more recent poll by YouGov on behalf of the Times newspaper shows that only 24% of respondents have a positive view of Prince Harry, compared to 68% who now have a negative opinion.
That is, within one week his popularity has fallen by six percentage points, to -44%.
As the poll points out, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle are now so disliked among Britons over 65 that their popularity in that age group is even worse than that of Prince Andrew, who has essentially been sidelined by the royal family because of his involvement in the Jeffrey Epstein child molestation scandal.
Specifically, 60% of the older generation of Britons dislike Andrew, while the corresponding figure for Harry and Meghan is 73% and 69%.
Among those over 65, only 9% have a positive view of the Duke of Sussex, although among those under 25 this percentage is significantly higher and reaches 39%.
41% of those polled believe that Harry’s motivation for publishing the autobiography with the title “Reserve” was money. 21% accept the prince’s explanation that he wanted to present things from his side.
As the Times comments, the results of the poll will bring relief to the Palace, as despite the criticism of Harry’s book the popularity of King Charles and the Princely couple of Wales William and Kate has not been affected – on the contrary, it has been slightly strengthened.
The popularity rates of the royal wife Camilla, who received several of Harry’s arrows in the book and in the interviews, recorded only a small drop.
Now the most popular member of the royal family is Princess Anne, with a net popularity rating of +59%, followed by Kate Middleton with +50% and William with +49%.
However, the percentage of those who state that they are “ashamed” of the institution of the monarchy in the country has increased from 15% to 21%, mainly among the 18-24 year olds.
About three out of five citizens say that they think the institution of the monarchy is good for Britain and 64% answer without hesitation that they want it to be preserved.
But when asked if Britain will still have a monarch in 100 years, only 12% answer “definitely” yes and 35% “probably”.
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