Meghan Markle has been dealt a major blow as recent polling suggests she ranks below members several members of the Royal Family in the US.
Only 41 per cent of those polled said they regarded the Duchess of Sussex positively, while a full quarter of respondents revealed they viewed her negatively.
The damming numbers leave Meghan lagging behind royals such as Princess Kate, Princess William and King Charles.
49 per cent of the 1,296 US adults polled felt positively about the Princess of Wales, while only 6 per cent were left with a negative impression.
A bombshell poll has revealed Meghan is lagging in popularity.
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The King emerged with just under half of those asked approving of him, with a 27 per cent strong contingent of respondents did not regard him in the best of lights.
Prince William proved to be the most popular living royal with a huge 63 per cent backing him against only 10 per cent that did not.
Intriguingly, Meghan’s husband Prince Harry found himself in second place – just edged by his older brother.
The Duke of Sussex scored an impressive 56 favourability among the US respondents, with 21 per cent had a negative opinion.
The Duchess of Sussex found herself less popular than several major royals.
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The survey also quizzed US respondents on their opinions of the Sussexes and their move to the US, with 42 per cent supporting their exit from the UK with 19 per cent disapproving.
Five years on, the move has seemingly done little to change the stance of most of the couple - with 61 per cent admitting they had not been swayed one way or the other since.
Conversely, 17 per cent responded that their opinion of Harry and Meghan had deteriorated since their flight, while only 1 in 10 said it had improved.
However, the YouGov poll undertaken on behalf of The Times was conducted between April 21 and 23 – weeks before Prince Harry’s bombshell BBC interview.
The poll also revealed the majority had not had their minds changed by the Sussex's move to the US
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The poll was conducted before Prince Harry's bombshell BBC interview
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In the interview from May 3, The Duke of Sussex expressed his wish for reconciliation with the Royal Family after suffering legal defeat over security arrangements in the UK.
"I would love reconciliation with my family there's no point in continuing to fight anymore, as I said life is precious," Prince Harry said.
The Duke also revealed he had "forgiven" his family members.
In a particularly controversial moments, Harry conceded he did not "know how much longer my father has left" - in reference to the King’s ongoing cancer treatment.
How the fallout from the landmark interview will affect his popularity, both in the UK and the US, remains to be seen.
Not all was doom and gloom for the Sussex's in the new poll, which showed both maintaining higher popularity among Americans than Queen Camilla, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew.
The Queen struggled at only 26 per cent approval rating, with a daunting 33 per cent responding negatively - the same as the disgraced Duke of York.
