Meghan Markle and Prince Harry 'alienated most Americans' in aftermath of California move

The couple subsequently settled in Meghan's native California with their then-five-month-old son, Prince Archie, now aged five.

In June 2021, the Sussexes welcomed their second child, a daughter named Princess Lilibet, now aged three.

Nile Gardiner, the director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation, spoke exclusively to GB News to explain what he views as an "extremely negative" reception in the US towards Meghan, 43, and Harry, 40.

He claimed: “Harry and Meghan are viewed as just massive narcissists who spend all the time trashing the Royal Family. Most Americans really admire the Royal Family.

"The Queen was hugely popular with Americans, and they don't take kindly to attacks on the Royal Family."

Despite these claims, a recent YouGov poll shows that 49 per cent of Americans hold a positive view of Prince Harry, compared to 24 per cent who have a negative view.

Following the Sussexes' move to the US, the couple infamously sat down for an explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021.

Meghan memorably claimed that Princess Kate "made her cry", and alleged that an unnamed member of the Royal Family raised "concerns" over Prince Archie's skin colour.

Following the interview, Prince William told reporters: "We are very much not a racist family."

As well as the interview, the Sussexes starred in a Netflix documentary about themselves, and Harry published a memoir titled "Spare" in 2023.

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Gardiner continued to claim: "The Royal Family is very much loved in America.

"All these attacks from Harry and Meghan, they've gone down very badly in the United States.

"They have alienated most Americans.”