Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are more popular than they have been so far this year, as they posted their best approval ratings seen so far in 2023 in the latest round of polling conducted by Redfield & Wilton for Newsweek.
Similar polling was carried out this time last year by the company to coincide with the release of their Netflix documentary series, which lifted the lid on their experiences in the Royal Family.
On December 5, last year, Harry had a net approval rating of plus 38 while Meghan’s was plus 23, with the first part of their series dropping on the streaming service three days later.
Harry’s memoir Spare, which was published in January, saw their approval ratings drop dramatically, leaving the Duke on -7 and the Duchess on -13.
However those figures have now crept back up, in spite of Omid Scobie’s Endgame bringing fresh scandal to the Firm and the Sussexes.
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A representative sample of 1,500 Americans were asked for the most recent polling if they viewed Harry and Meghan positively or negatively.
Harry was liked by 45 percent and disliked by 16 percent giving him a net approval rating of plus 29, a 17 point surge from September when he was on plus 12.
Meghan was liked by 38 percent and disliked by 23 percent putting her on plus 13, a swing of 15 points compared to September, when she was on minus 2.
Meghan appeared to be most popular amongst the younger generations, as 53 percent of millenials claimed to like her, while only 16 percent said they disliked her.
Boomers were the only age group where she was more disliked than liked, as amongst the over 59s only 27 percent viewed her positively while 38 percent viewed her negatively.
Newsweek speculated that the reason the couple may be more popular in the US than the UK is that those across the pond are less exposed to royal coverage.
Harry has also been at the High Court for a number of different cases this year, including his privacy lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Limited and his battle with the Home Office over his security detail being removed.
Royal experts have been speculating about what the next commercial move for the Sussexes could be, especially after the loss of their deal with Spotify this summer.
The couple still hold a contract with Netflix, and it is thought they are looking to produce a film adaptation of Carley Fortune’s novel Meet Me at the Lake.
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