The rating of British Prince Harry and his wife Megan among British residents fell to a record after a scandalous interview with American TV presenter Oprah Winfrey. This is evidenced by a study by YouGov, which was conducted on March 10-11, 1664 respondents took part in it.
As the results of the study show, 45% of respondents stated a positive attitude towards Prince Harry, and 48% – a negative one. According to the company, on March 2, his rating was 53%. In addition, the number of Britons who view Prince Harry negatively for the first time has surpassed the number of those with whom he enjoys recognition.
The British also began to treat the Duchess of Sussex Megan worse. As the research data show, only three out of ten people (31%) assess it positively, while the majority of respondents – 58% – negatively. At the beginning of the month, 39% of respondents said they had a positive attitude towards Prince Harry’s wife.
In an interview with the famous American TV presenter Oprah Winfrey, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex who had retired from royal duties made several sensational statements that hurt the royal family and the image of the British monarchy. In particular, Markle said that one of her husband’s relatives (later Winfrey clarified that it was neither Elizabeth II nor Prince Philip) expressed concerns about the skin color of her unborn child and that she herself had thoughts of suicide, and she help was denied. She also said that she was offended by the wife of Harry’s older brother, the Duchess of Cambridge Kate. Prince Harry, in turn, told how his father, Prince of Wales Charles, did not answer his calls, refusing to discuss his son’s problems.
The British royal family, just two days after the broadcast of the interview in the United States, said that it is serious about the words of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle about racism, noting that “some memories may diverge.” Buckingham Palace has promised to solve all the issues raised, and especially racial, in a private way.