The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have suffered a rough year, according to a royal commentator
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In has been a big year for the Royal Family with the Coronation taking place and Prince Harry's tell-all memoir being released.
According to commentator Rafe Heydel-Mankoo the Duke of Sussex has had a bit of a 'disastrous' year but it was all due to his own actions.
He told GB News: "I think this has been a disastrous year for the Montecito duo topping and tailing with two disastrous books, Spare as you said, which made them into a laughing stock globally that and South Park their worldwide privacy tour.
"We saw them being mocked by Family Guy in every late night talk show. And ending the year also with Endgame written by Omid Scobie.
Meghan and Harry have courted many controversies over the past year
GETTY"Their poll ratings took a nosedive. They'll be very happy to see an end to this year."
He also discussed the poll and said that there are "new challenges" for the monarchy including the "left wing radically woke."
However he disagreed with the view that the Royal Family's popularity was dwindling. He said: "Now there are challenges. We have the most radically woke, left wing youth in history and they're not becoming more conservative, they don't have as much support for the monarchy.
"And of course, we now have 4.2 million people who've arrived in the last decade. So immigration is another problem
Spare was released at the start of the year
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"They don't have the same cultural attachments or emotional attachments or historical knowledge. So those are two big challenges for the future."
He added: "With the public we've seen the success through the last year shows public interest in the monarchy.
"Last year's Christmas speech was the most watched Christmas speech of the 21st century. The Coronation was the most watched event of the year.
He also highlighted that this year the Christmas speech was the most watched TV show.
The Royal Family may be facing some new challenges
Royal Family"Why we need to go to have this discussion, I have no idea.
"The King is trying to set the tone for his reign and also reveal to the public the sort of King he's going to be. And I think he's done that very well.
"I think the Coronation really symbolizes his attitude towards the monarchy.
"It retained the service, retained all of its majesty in its dignity, but it was tweaked to make it more relevant and more reflective of the modern world around us.
"And I think that's really how the King views the monarchy under his reign. And of course we've seen also you know internationally he's been a huge success and proven himself to be every bit the a worthy successor to his mother."