Spare, Harry and Meghan Markle “are shocked” by the collapse of their popularity

After the bomb memorial Shootthe popularity of the prince Harry and of his wife Meghan Markle is plummeted. Both in Great Britain, as expected, and, surprisingly, in the United States, the country that has hosted them since they said goodbye to the royal family. Even the New York Timeswho even at the beginning looked at the “rebel” couple with sympathy, after Harry’s constant attacks on the royal family he defined the prince’s narration “repetitive and boring». A boomerang effect which the Sussexes just didn’t expect. On the contrary. According to the royal expert Victoria Arbiterthe two would beshocked» from the many negative reactions triggered by the book: «Harry wrote Shoot to tell his side of the story, but the memorial was not as well received as he had hoped. Of course, there are people who remain in solidarity with the prince. Most of the public, however, criticize it. A consequence that he certainly hadn’t foreseen.’

According to Arbiter, Harry and Meghan Markle they expected that Shoot it would have increased American sympathy for them. Armed with one certainty: after the shocking interview a Oprah Winfrey, the one in which they had attacked the royal family even accusing them of racism, most Americans had taken their side. However, history – despite their predictions – did not repeat itself. On the contrary. In the States, later Shoot, Harry lost 45 liking points to -7, Meghan plummeted to -13. Numbers that would have left the Sussex dismayed.

But what decreed the unexpected thud of the dukes? According to a recent survey by Newsweek44 percent of Americans found it particularly unpleasant Harry’s decision to reveal private details conversations with his family. Many, then, got tired of the Sussex’s constant public complaints against the royal family. The Netflix docuseries Harry&Meghan, the bombshell memoir and the new TV interviews created an “accumulation effect” that tired even those who previously felt sympathy for the “rebel couple”. A scorn that Harry and Meghan just did not expect, according to Arbiter. The Telegraph in recent days he has provided a different version of the facts. It seems that the duchess has always been « wary of Shoot». And that she gave the go-ahead to her literary project just so as not to displease her husband. True or not, Markle has disappeared from the spotlight since the book came out.

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Source: Vanity Fair

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