Platinum Jubilee weekend: Prince Harry and Meghan’s popularity at an all-time low
The public has spoken! A new poll reveals how Britons feel about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ahead of their arrival in London.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s popularity has hit an all-time low, according to a new poll released today ahead of their arrival in London.
The YouGov poll of 1692 adults in the UK taken earlier this month asked whether they held a positive or negative opinion of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Prince Harry’s favourability score dropped from -25 in March to -26 in the latest survey, with just 32 per cent of respondents taking a positive view of the royal and 58 per cent a negative perspective.
Similarly, Meghan’s favourability dropped from -39 in March to -42, with only 23 per cent of respondents holding a positive view of the Duchess and 63 per cent negative.
The Sussexes are due to fly to London from California for the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations where the Queen will reportedly meet their baby girl Lilibet in person for the first time.
It is believed the monarch will meet Lilibet, who was named after the Queen, for the first time at the toddler’s first birthday, which will be held at Frogmore Cottage.
Prince William an Kate Middleton, meanwhile, will miss the child’s party as they will be 210km away, meeting performers and crew involved in a special Platinum Jubilee Celebration Concert taking place within the grounds of Cardiff Castle.
Members of the royal family will travel to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland over the Platinum Jubilee weekend, with the main Platinum Jubilee celebrations taking place in London.
The Earl and Countess of Wessex will carry out two engagements in Northern Ireland, where they will join members of the public as they celebrate the Queen’s reign.
Princess Anne, accompanied by her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, will visit Edinburgh Zoo and then the HMS Albion, where she will inspect a Guard of Honour, on Friday.
It comes as pictures emerge of the Sussexes and a child believed to be their young son Archie at a barbecue at a ritzy polo club in California.
The Duchess of Sussex donned a naval-themed dress in the images, captured by her friend Delfina Blaquier, who is married to Prince Harry’s close friend and polo teammate Nacho Figueras.
In one Instagram shot, the Duchess can be seen wearing the $1800 dress by Emilia Wickstead, who is a favourite designer of the Duchess of Cambridge.
The barefoot Duchess had her long black hair in a ponytail as she stood beside Prince Harry, who was also barefoot, at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club.
A young child, believed to be their son Archie, could be seen a short distance from the couple with his back to the camera.
The little boy, who turned three this year, was wearing a white shirt, with a mop of brown hair on show.
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