Americans are losing their previously insatiable appetites for all things Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
In fact, many are no longer able to stomach the couple as they continue to open their royal traps and spill juicy behind-the-scenes details on the Royal Family.
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Harry’s memoir, Spare, may be the fastest-selling non-fiction book of all time but it’s come at a cost.
According to a new poll from Redfield & Wilton, Harry and Meghan have plummeted in popularity – in the country where they were previously well-liked.
Harry now has an approval rating of -7, compared to +38 in early December, Newsweek reported, while Meghan fell to -13 compared to +23.
While it’s evident Meghan is less popular in the eyes of Americans, a quick glance shows that in one month, Harry’s numbers saw a bigger decline, dropping 45 points compared to his wife’s 36.
The poll, which was comprised of 2,000 eligible voters, was taken six days after Harry’s book hit shelves.
About 44% of Americans said Harry was wrong to include details of private family conversations in the book, while 26% argued he was free to do as he pleased.
Meanwhile, two-thirds of Americans had heard either a “slight,” “fair” or “significant” amount about Spare compared to 34% who had heard nothing.
When respondents were asked whether their opinion of Harry had changed since the book and his and Meghan’s Netflix docuseries were released, 16% said they had a more positive view, 24% had a more negative view, 37% recorded no change, and 23% said they did not know, the outlet reported.
Among men, 27% liked Meghan compared to 26% of women, while 38% of men disliked her compared to 40% of women.
In the early stages of their relationship, the couple was quite popular in the U.K. until they decided to walk away from the royal duties and move to America.
They are now more unpopular in America than they were in Britain in 2019, in spite of the negative articles about them.
Considering how much of Harry and Meghan’s narrative rests on their account of how the British media unfairly portrayed them, it makes the latest data particularly awkward.
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