The Duke of Sussex is the second most popular member of the royal family among Americans, behind his brother the Prince of Wales, according to polling for The Times.
YouGov found that 56 per cent of those asked had a “very” or “fairly” positive view of Prince Harry and 21 per cent a “fairly” or “very” negative opinion.
Prince William, in top place among living royals, has a 63 per cent positivity rating and 10 per cent negative.
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Americans also had a more favourable view of the Princess of Wales (49 per cent positive, 6 per cent negative) and the King (48 per cent positive, 27 per cent negative) than of the Duchess of Sussex (41 per cent positive, 25 per cent negative).
The royals with the worst image in America are the Queen and Prince Andrew, who are both regarded positively by 26 per cent and negatively by 33 per cent, the only two senior royals with net negative polling.
By far the most popular royals in America are no longer alive: 79 per cent of Americans felt positively about Princess Diana and 73 per cent about the late Queen Elizabeth.
Prince Harry came top in a different category: he was the best-known living member of the royal family in America, with 77 per cent saying they were either “very” or “somewhat” familiar with him in the Times poll.
The next most recognisable member was the King (76 per cent), then Prince William (72 per cent) and Meghan (59 per cent). Again, they all scored lower than Diana and the late Queen.
A much higher number of Americans approved of Harry and Meghan’s move to the United States than disapproved.
YouGov, which polled almost 1,300 adults in the US, found that 42 per cent approved of the couple’s relocation to California and 19 per cent disapproved, with 37 per cent not sure.
The Duchess of Sussex had a net positive approval rating among those polled
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Most (61 per cent) said their opinion of Harry and Meghan had not changed since their move to the US, but 17 per cent said they had a worse opinion of the couple since the move and 10 per cent a better opinion.
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Most Americans (62 per cent) said the move has been neither good nor bad for the US, while slightly more said it had been good (11 per cent) than bad (8 per cent).
Just 3 per cent of Americans said it would be a good thing for the US to have a monarchy and 65 per cent said it would be a bad thing.
Less than half of Americans surveyed believed the US has “a special relationship” with the United Kingdom, while 20 per cent did not and 34 per cent were not sure.
Republicans (53 per cent) were more likely than Democrats (46 per cent) to think so. Men and those aged 65 and older were the strongest believers in the special relationship, and those aged 30 to 44 the weakest.
More Americans considered President Trump’s tariffs on British imports unfair (39 per cent) than fair (28 per cent) although 33 per cent were unsure.