It looks like the British public already made their decision about who among the members of the royal family should be funded and not. In the recent YouGov poll, a major part of the masses believed Meghan Markle and Prince Harry shouldn't receive public funding at all. Will they be cut off this royal privilege?
According to The Sun's poll, 44 percent believed that the Sussexes shouldn't receive public money. However, about 38 percent deemed it was okay for them to be publicly funded, while 17 percent were undecided.
A lot of them disapproved the £2.4 million public money that was spent to renovate Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Frogmore Cottage home. Royal author Phil Dampier said that it is not surprising that people think that the royal couple should pay things on their own because of their actions.
He revealed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's popularity already suffered. People didn't want to be lectured by the couple about climate change when all they did were to ride private jets. They also didn't want to be told that they couldn't see the christening of their son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, when they paid for their house's refurbishment.
Compared to Kate Middleton, who received 77 percent rating and fourth in popularity, Meghan Markle only received 44 percent. Their husbands, Prince William and Prince Harry, were the most famous royals with 81 percent rating, a point higher than their grandmother's 80 percent rating, ranking her third on the poll.
Prince Andrew, on the other hand, came to be the least favorite. Dampier said the Duke of York should try to save what's left of his reputation.
Two-thirds of the British public wanted Sarah Ferguson's former husband to pay for his own needs. About 67 percent said that he shouldn't get a penny from the taxpayers' money.
Although the large majority believed that the sovereign grant should be removed, after costing £67 million of tax money last year, a lot still deemed Britain should retain the monarchy. Seventy-one percent said it's okay for Queen Elizabeth II to receive public funding, while only 18 percent disagreed. Aside from the monarch, it's also fine for the public to fund Prince Charles and Prince William.
The poll came after the nation now sees Prince Charles as one of the most favorite royals, per Daily Mail Online. He now receives the public's trust and respect after decades of scrutiny due to his divorce from Princess Diana. Royal columnist and author Victoria Arbiter believed that the tables now turned as his role as the heir to the throne and desire to do good now paid off.
