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Jennifer Newton

Harry and Meghan's popularity hits record low ahead of Queen's Jubilee, poll shows

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's popularity in the UK has slumped to a new low ahead of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, a new poll has revealed.

The couple is due to travel to Britain this week alongside their children Archie and Lilibet to take part in the Jubilee celebrations.

However, the latest polling by YouGov has shown that the couple's popularity has dropped once again with the public, with popularity scores for both royals hitting new lows.

Harry's popularity has fallen with just one in three (32 per cent) seeing him in a positive light compared to over half (58 per cent) who think of him negatively.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have seen their popularity in the UK slump, according to a new poll (Getty Images for the Invictus Ga)

Likewise, Meghan's favourability has also dropped. Only 23 per cent of the public hold a positive outlook on the Duchess of Sussex while approaching two in three (63 per cent) have a negative view.

However, the Sussex's remain positively seen among the young, but by a narrower margin.

Some 42 per cent of those aged 18 to 24 see Harry positively, and 33 per cent see him negatively.

This age group are more closely split over Meghan as 38 per cent view her positively and 36 per cent negatively.

The Queen remains the most popular royal, the poll shows (PA)

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Meanwhile, the most popular royal, according to the poll, is the Queen, with eight in ten Brits (81 per cent) holding a positive opinion of her, versus the 12 per cent who see her negatively.

Three in five (60 per cent) of those aged 18 to 24 have a positive view of the Queen, while just one in five (18 per cent) hold a negative opinion.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, it is those aged 65 and over who hold the Queen in the highest regard (92%). The Queen also has a significantly higher favourability score among women (70%) than men (57%).

Following the Queen, the second most popular royal is Prince William, followed by his wife Kate.

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They are followed by Prince Charles and Camilla and the lowest ranking of all the royals is Prince Andrew.

Meanwhile, the data also shows that the public is split 34 per cent to 37 per cent on whether Charles should succeed as king after the Queen, or whether the crown should pass down in favour of the more popular William.

According to YouGov, the British public tend to think both princes will make good kings should they ascend to the throne.

But there is significantly more confidence in William than Charles as 77 per cent of the public thinks William will do a good job as king, compared to 57 per cent for Charles.

In addition, seven in ten Britons (72 per cent) say that William is a good role model for the young, compared to only six per cent who think he is not.

Yet, when it comes to his brother, YouGov says people are split. Three in ten (31 per cent) think Harry is a good role model, while 36 per cent think he is a bad one, and 25 per cent say neither.

YouGov conducted the poll of 1,692 adults in the UK earlier this month.

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