EXCLUSIVE: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been warned that their
countrymen in America are "growing weary" of their constant media presence,
according to a royal expert.
Americans are "turning" on Meghan
Markle and Prince Harry because of the couple's endless media appearances
and "lack of actual work", a royal expert told Express.co.uk. The comments
come following blistering popularity polls for the Duke and Duchess in
recent months which appear to show that the Sussex fairy-tale may be fading
in the States.
Royal expert Christine Ross blamed Harry and Meghan's apparent "lack
of actual work or philanthropy" for the shift in American attitudes.
"Americans
used to fall into three camps. They were either passionately pro-Sussex or
firmly anti-Sussex, and everyone in between didn’t really care either way,"
the host of the Royally Us podcast told Gossip Life.
She continued: "Now, we’re seeing a real shift towards the negative
as Americans have been barraged with Meghan and Harry’s magazine interviews,
Netflix series, book, and press tour.
"The tide has shifted as
Americans are now growing weary of the drama and the lack of any actual work
or philanthropy."
In recent months, particularly since the
release of Prince Harry's tell-all memoir Spare, polls have show Meghan and
Harry's popularity in the States dropping fast.
The couple has
remained in the headlines following Spare, with comedians and talk show
hosts mocking the Duke and Duchess on primetime.
A recent episode of the hit satirical US TV show South Park
slammed the Meghan and Harry - in the show the Prince and Princess of Canada
- something which Ms Ross said was a "great barometer" for how the US
population felt about the pair.
"The recent episode of South Park
was a great barometer on what people who generally don’t think about the
royals think about the royals, and it’s generally not positive," Ms Ross
claimed.
In the episode, the Prince and Princess of Canada, who
closely resemble Meghan and Harry, go on a "worldwide privacy tour" and
demand everyone leave them alone while appearing on a talk show.
Not
only have they been mocked savagely in the media, polls show that patience
with the Duke and Duchess may be wearing thin in the US.
In February, a poll for Newsweek showed that Prince Harry had a
net approval rating of - 10, a drop of 38 points since December.
Similarly,
the Redfield & Wilton showed Meghan to have a net approval rating of
-17, a drop of 40 points.
Now focus has turned to King Charles's
Coronation and whether Meghan and Harry will attend. The two have received
an invite but are said to be in negotiations with Buckingham Palace over
what role they would play at the event.
