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Meghan Markle’s popularity is in the gutter – her monetisation of royals was last straw, warns expert after damning poll
Prince Harry has also been hit by the results
A ROYAL expert has revealed Meghan Markle's popularity is in the gutter because of her "monetising" of royals.
The Duchess of Sussex popularity took a significant hit with a new poll unveiling she's not that popular among Brits.
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The Ipsos poll, marking the first anniversary of King Charles' Coronation, showed a whopping 75 percent percent of Brits are not fans of Meghan.
Prince Harry has also been hit by the results, languishing near the bottom of the popularity table with only 31 per cent approval rating.
Meghan and Harry and the royal family have parted company and done so with so many public appearances that have caused problems
Richard Fitzwilliams
Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams dubbed Meghan's popularity as "absolutely terrible".
He told The Sun Online: "She is the only member of the royal family that has actually gone down."
Mr Fitzwilliams blames much of Meghan and Harry's popularity woes to their post-royal public life.
He slammed the couple for "capitalising" on their royal connections.
The expert added: "The problem is that when the Sussexes ceased to be senior working Royals, they started attacking the royal family and monetised their royal connections.
"That seems to me to be so destructive. They should have had more publicity conscious decisions a great deal earlier."
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But the poll also shows that couple seems to resonate more with younger generations - with Meghan boasting 42 percent among 18 to 34 years-olds.
However, the expert is convinced the overall sentiment remains negative.
He added: "Obviously, there was support during the period of the Oprah interview and Meghan is an American.
"But I think that people's eyes have been open to the fact that they exploit the connection they have with the Crown and yet they also attack the Monarchy.
"If they weren't royals, I don't think there would be any specific interest in them."
He claims the consequences of these actions are evident after Meghan's decision not to attend Harry's upcoming service at St Paul's Cathedral to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games.
The royal commentator said: "Harry is very wise not to bring Meghan to the Invictus Games’ anniversary because it just simply wouldn't work."
The couple's rift surrounding Omid Scobie's comments and their previous incendiary interviews have done little to repair the their fractious relationship with the Palace.
He added: "But is the way that Meghan and Harry and the royal family have parted company and done so with so many public appearances that have caused problems.
"I don't think that the royal family is particularly concerned with Harry and Meghan's popularity.
"I think it’s the Sussexes who should be concerned by the lack of it, because it's very low in Britain. And it's also low in the United States.
"They’ve been pretty brutal personal attacks. Personal things have been said about the Prince of Wales about William’s supposed attack on Harry which made the last headline in Spare."
Even if Meghan did offer an olive branch to the Palace, it does not mean she is likely to give up her new life in California, he said.
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The former Hollywood actress and Harry are focused on their various media projects - including their non-profit organisation Archewell.
Mr Fitzwilliams added: "There's absolutely no question that the rest would never have got to this stage if they stopped or hadn't started to attack the royal family since they believe they got such a raw deal when they were members of it."
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