New Royal Family power ranking: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle dealt crushing blow
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle continue to be among the least popular royals, new rankings reveal.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are still not quite popular in the UK (Image: Getty)
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s popularity in the UK continues to be plunging despite their efforts to reverse the decline, the latest ranking show.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex saw their popularity go into the gutter after their sensational exit from the Royal Family and move to the US in 2020.
Harry and Meghan’s initial bombshell claims about the royals did not resonate well with the public, who have steadily distanced their support from the Montecito couple.
And now according to the latest ranking by YouGov, the Sussexes still remain among the least popular royals in the third quarter of 2024.
Prince Harry’s popularity is at 27 percent, seven points down from what it was back in June when the Daily Beast published its Royal Power List, which showed Prince Harry’s popularity at 34 percent.
Meghan Markle’s popularity in the UK is even worse than it was back in July (Image: Getty)
Meanwhile, Meghan’s popularity plunged to 23 percent from 26 percent in June.
It is worth noting that on the same platform, YouGov, Prince Harry’s popularity reached 23 percent in July 2024, which makes the latest ranking an increase by four points.
The duchess’s popularity saw a worse decline as it was 31 percent in July, eight points higher than the latest 23 percent.
Princess Kate remains the most popular living royal with 73 percent popularity, an increase by 2 points from July’s 71 percent, followed by Princess Anne and Prince William, both with a popularity score of 70 percent.
Just less than three in ten Brits hold a favourable view of Prince Harry (Image: Getty)
The most popular royal of all time is Queen Elizabeth with a score of 77 percent.
Her son, King Charles, came fifth with 62 percent, while his wife, Queen Camilla, ranked ninth with 49 percent – a 3-point increase from July’s 46 percent.
Prince Andrew remains the least popular royal with a popularity score of 14 percent, which is a striking increase of 2 points from July’s 12 percent.
