Michael Bloomberg’s family is anti-Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Another famous American dynasty has expressed its distaste for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, another clear sign that the Sussexes’ popularity in the US is starting to decline in earnest.
Weeks after Rockefeller heiress Kayla took aim at the ‘controversial’ Meghan, 41, and just days before Harry will attend his father King Charles’s coronation, the daughter of former New York mayor billionaire Michael Bloomberg has revealed that her family is also firmly in the fray – Sussex camp.
Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com on the Rescue Dogs Rock NYC Cocktails for Canines event in New York Georgina Bloomberg, 40, suggested it will be impossible for the Sussexes to reach the highest echelons of philanthropic success in the US – at least as far as her family is concerned.
When asked if she would ever partner with Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Foundation as part of her own charitable endeavors, the show jumper and author was quick to answer “no,” admitting, “My mom would never forgive me.”
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s daughter Georgina has revealed her family is anti-Sussex, telling DailyMail.com that her mother would ‘never forgive her’ if she worked with Meghan and Harry
40-year-old Georgina’s mother Susan Brown (pictured together in 2019) was born in the UK and raised her children in a very ‘traditional British way’, her daughter revealed
When asked if her mother was ‘anti-Sussex’, Georgina said emphatically: ‘Very’
Georgina’s mother, Susan Brown, is British and – according to her daughter – raised her children in a very ‘traditional British way’, while also passing on her personal distaste for the Duchess of Sussex.
When asked if her mother was ‘anti-Sussex’, Georgina said emphatically: ‘Very much.’
While many Americans initially supported Meghan and Harry, the show jumper noted that her mother had her concerns about the relationship “from day one.”
Georgina’s 81-year-old billionaire father Michael — who served as mayor of New York City for three terms, from 2002 to 2013 — has met Prince Harry in the past during a 2008 trip to the UK, where the pair had a 30-minute private conversation about the Sentebale charity of the royal family.
But chatting seems to have done little to improve his family’s feelings about the Sussexes, especially when it comes to his ex-wife Susan – who was born in Yorkshire.
Susan and Michael, co-founders of the financial information and media company Bloomberg LP and worth an estimated $94 billion, married in 1975 and had two daughters together — Emma, 43, and Georgina — before separating in 1993 .
Michael is heavily involved in philanthropy and his Bloomberg Philanthropies organization is estimated to have given away approximately $1.6 billion in 2022 alone, according to Fortune.
In stark contrast, it was revealed earlier this year that Meghan and Harry’s Archewell Foundation has raised more than $13 million since its inception after Megxit, $3 million of which has been donated to chosen causes.
Georgina’s dad Michael, 81 (seen with his daughter and partner Diana Taylor at the Met Gala on Monday) actually met Prince Harry on a 2008 trip to the UK
Mom-of-one Georgina, who is engaged to investment banker Justin Waterman, has followed in her father’s philanthropic footsteps and focused her efforts on animal rights through her rescue dogs rock NYC charity.
“Rescue Dogs Rock NYC’s goal is to raise awareness of the ever-growing plight of homeless animals in the United States, both in shelters and those abandoned on the streets,” she said of her organization.
“There are far too many wonderful animals being euthanized every day just because they are homeless.
“Rescue Dogs Rock NYC introduces these animals to the public and teaches them that unwanted companion animals are not damaged property or unworthy, but can be nurtured into wonderful pets.
“Unfortunately, the abuse, neglect, cruelty and medical cases cost shelters the most money, and are often the first animals to be euthanized.
“People who abuse or neglect animals are a******s.”
Georgina’s comments about Meghan and Harry come a few weeks after another scion of one of America’s most famous dynasties – Kayla Rockefeller – also railed against the Duchess of Sussex.
Last month, 23-year-old Kayla claimed that the Duchess of Sussex is now considered too “controversial” by many Americans. that chance’ of such a controversial figure.
“That would be controversial,” Kayla told DailyMail.com exclusively when asked about the possibility of Meghan wearing her designs.
“As a new jeweler, I couldn’t take the risk. I mean, I could, but people are so 50/50 [about Meghan].’
Yet Meghan and Harry have found support in another descendant of a large American family: Kerry Kennedy, who supported the Sussexes in December when she presented them with a human rights award on behalf of the RFK Foundation for their “heroic” struggle. against ‘structural racism’ within the Royal House.
The move sparked furious controversy, even within the Kennedy clan – with Kerry’s own brother Robert Jr. who called it a “mind-boggling choice” in an interview with DailyMail.com.
Harry and Meghan caused even more buzz weeks later with the release of their tell-all Netflix documentary, followed shortly after by the release of Harry’s bombshell memoir Spare.
In the book, and in the many TV interviews he did to promote it, 38-year-old Harry made several scathing accusations about his family – at one point accusing his brother William of grabbing him by the collar and throwing it on the ground during an altercation. at Nottingham Cottage.
Weeks after the book was released, a shock poll revealed that Harry and Meghan’s popularity in the US had fallen to an all-time low, making them less popular than the disgraced Prince Andrew.
Between December 2022 and February 19, when the research was conducted by Redfield & Wilton for Newsweek, Harry’s rating dropped by 48 points, while Meghan’s dropped by 40, giving them an approval rating of -10 and -17 respectively.
Meanwhile, Andrew’s rating stood at -2 at the time.