Princess Beatrice and Eugenie humiliated in bombshell poll as Harry’s popularity revealed
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson’s daughters have seen their popularity drop.
Beatrice and Eugenie’s popularity seems to have suffered (Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images for The Anti Slavery Collective)
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have been left humiliated today after a new YouGov poll found they were now less popular than their cousin Prince Harry. The sisters, who have kept a low profile this year after scandals surrounding their parents, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson, will no doubt feel disappointed to see that they are almost at the bottom when it comes to their family’s popularity.
The YouGov poll, which took place between July 21 and July 22, found that while a lower percentage of people had a negative view of Andrew’s daughters than they did Prince Harry, a lower percentage, also had a positive view of them compared to their controversial cousin. This is because many of the respondents said they “don’t know” how they feel about the sisters. While 33% of the 2063 adults surveyed had a positive view of Harry, only 30% had a positive view of Beatrice, and just 29% felt this way about Eugenie.
Meanwhile, 34% of people said they had a negative view of Beatrice, and 34% said they had a negative view of Eugenie.
A large 36% said they don’t know how they feel about Beatrice, with 37% saying this for Eugenie.
On the other hand, 58% had a negative view of Harry, while 9% said they didn’t know.
These results meant that on the overall popularity scale, Harry – who quit royal life in 2020 and criticised the Royal Family – was ranked above Beatrice and Eugenie.
Prince Harry ranks higher in popularity than Beatrice and Eugenie in this latest poll (Image: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIME)
This was not the case in previous polls, suggesting that either Harry’s recent UK trip saw his popularity soar – which could have been the case – or Andrew’s daughters have seen their popularity drop dramatically as a result of their parents’ actions.
While the sisters may therefore be less popular than their controversial cousin, they still remain more popular than his wife Meghan Markle, whom many people in Britain do not seem keen on.
This is because YouGov found that only 22% had a positive view of Meghan.
The only royal ranked below her was Beatrice and Eugenie’s father, with just 2% of people having a positive view of him and 92% having a negative opinion.
