In not-so-shocking news, the popularity of Prince Harry among British people is plummeting, with an increasing amount of the population finding him to be a “liability.”
We spoke about Prince Andrew on this episode of It’s Been A Big Day For…
According to a new poll, 38% of Brits see Prince Harry as a “liability” which is a huge jump from a YouGov poll in June 2012, which saw this number at only 9%. In addition to this, Harry was previously believed to be an “asset” to the majority of Britain (with 75% of pollers saying so) but now, only 35% of Brits are on his side. Presumably, the rise in numbers is as a result of his exit from the Royal family and his American adventures with Meghan Markle.
Speaking of Meghan Markle, she seems to be copping it much, much harder than him. Meghan Markle is seen as a liability by 51% of the British nation and is seen as an asset by only 24%. Sorry, did this poll only talk to the conservative peeps? What’s going on here?
And while the dislike of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle by the British public is not surprising, perhaps the poll numbers surrounding Prince Andrew, might ruffle your feathers. The poll found that 80% of British people saw that Prince Andrew was a liability. Only 80%? To break that down for you, that means that one in five poll-takers do not see him as a liability. Did we all watch the same BBC Newsnight interview?
Also, approximately 1 in 20 believe that Prince Andrew has something to offer the Royal family. We’re talking about the royal family member who had his public duties suspended for the “foreseeable future,” as a result of the Jeffree Epstein scandal. We’re going to assume this 1 in 20 have not seen the Netflix documentary, and that’s all we’ll say on that.
At this point, it’s just shocking to think that there was a time when more people on this earth were angrier at Meghan Markle than they were Prince Andrew. But, we’re glad the times have changed.
At the moment, a book is in the works which will supposedly spill all the tea on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s departure from the royal family.
The 368-page book is written by royal reporter Carolyn Durand and journalist Omid Scobie, and will uncover the reasons that these two quit their position as senior royals. While accounts from friends will be featured in the book, some believe that these authors have been given access to the royals themselves. We wonder if Prince Andrew will be in the book about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle…
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