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Meghan Markle is less popular in US than Prince William, Kate Middleton and Prince Harry, according to a poll by Newsweek. Meghan Markle was liked by 43 percent of Americans and disliked by 20 percent of Americans, giving her a net approval rating of +23, in the polling.
The polling shows that Meghan Markle is currently significantly more popular in America than in Britain, where polling for YouGov in November showed she was liked by 28 percent and disliked by 60 percent, giving her net figures of -32.
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However, Meghan Markle was less popular in America than her husband, Prince Harry, as well as Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Kate Middleton was liked by 52 percent and disliked by 9 percent, giving her a net approval of +43, 20 points higher than Meghan Markle’s.
Prince William was liked by 51 percent of Americans and disliked by 11 percent of Americans, giving him a net approval rating of +40. While, Prince Harry was liked by 52 percent of Americans and disliked by 14 percent, giving him a net approval of +38.
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Meghan Markle fared better than King Charles III, however, and significantly better than Camilla, the Queen Consort. King Charles was liked by 31 percent and disliked by 19 percent, putting him on +12, while Queen Consort Camilla was liked by 22 percent and disliked by 24 percent putting her on -2.
Earlier, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle both remained comfortably in positive numbers with the American public.
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