Public attitudes towards King Charles, Kate and Meghan Markle remain unchanged

Prince Harry’s popularity with the British public has plummeted to an all-time low, while attitudes towards members of his own family, including King Charles, remain much the same amid the fallout from his Spare memoir bomb , according to a new survey.

Nearly two-thirds of Britons have a negative opinion of the Duke of Sussex, up from 58 percent in May, and just a quarter view him positively, the YouGov survey shows.

Harry’s net preference among the public is at an all-time low of -38, with his wife Meghan registering -42.

Meanwhile, 60 per cent have a positive opinion of his father Charles, about whom Harry has been scathing in his incendiary book, which includes descriptions of his medical ailments and the fact that the King carries his teddy bear with him, while almost eight in ten Britons regard William, whom Harry calls his ‘arch-nemesis’, favorably overall.

The unpopularity of the King, Meghan and Kate remains unchanged at 28, 64 and 15 per cent respectively.

Nearly two-thirds of Britons have a negative opinion of the Duke of Sussex, up from 58 percent in May, and just a quarter view him positively, the YouGov survey shows.

Harry’s book has generated headlines amid claims he was physically attacked by the Prince of Wales, his revelation that he killed 25 Taliban members during the Afghanistan war, admissions to having used drugs including cocaine, cannabis and shrooms. magical, and having lost her virginity in a field behind a pub to a ‘horse enthusiast’ cougar when she was 17.

Regarding his father, Harry said his ‘dad’ was ‘never cut out’ for single parenthood but had tried, telling Tom Bradby in an interview broadcast on ITV on Sunday night, that he will ‘always love ‘ to your father.

Recounting his autobiography, the Duke said: “Over dinner one night at Highgrove, Papa and I talked quite a bit about what he had been through.

Harry, Meghan, William and Kate at Windsor Castle in September last year

King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla attend Christmas Day service

I gave him the details, told him story after story. Towards the end of the meal, she looked down at her plate and said quietly, “I guess it’s my fault.” I should have gotten you the help you needed years ago.” I assured him that it wasn’t his fault, but I appreciated the apology.

He also questioned whether Charles had the “patience” and “time” to be a father.

He had always seemed unprepared for fatherhood: the responsibilities, the patience, the time. Even he, though he was a proud man, would have admitted it. But single parenthood? Dad was never made for that. To be fair, he did try,” he wrote.

Speaking of his affection for Charles, Harry told Bradby: ‘Of course, he’s my father. I will always love him.’

Harry describes the King as liking “his routines”, adding: “He wasn’t the kind of father to play endless rounds or throw a ball long after dark.”

But when a photo of Harry frolicking naked in Las Vegas, just weeks before his deployment to Afghanistan, appears in the newspapers, he says that Charles, to his surprise and relief, was nice.

“He felt sorry for me, he said, he’d been there, even though he’d never been naked on a cover,” Harry said.

The King’s youngest son’s net favorability score among 2019 Labor voters is minus seven, while among 18-24 year olds the ratio of positive to negative views on him was equal (41 per cent).

Meghan still has a net positive favorability score of 10 among 18-24 year olds, but it’s down from 55 in 2017.

Harry and his father, the King, and their wives Meghan and the Queen Consort as they follow the late Queen Elizabeth II’s hearse after the state funeral.

He has a score of -11 among 2019 Labor voters and -30 among Remain voters, with -81 and -72 among 2016 Conservative voters and Leave voters respectively.

In television interviews, the duke said he is “not texting” his brother, described the queen consort as “the villain” and criticized “family members” for a “really horrible reaction” when the queen he died.

He spoke to Bradby, denying calling the royals racist and accusing his family of “getting in bed with the devil.”

YouGov surveyed 1,693 adults in the UK at the end of last week.