Harry and Meghan also disappointed the Americans. The couple’s popularity rating has fallen in the United States since their multiple outings, according to a Redfield & Wilton poll commissioned by the magazine. news week.
According to this survey carried out six days after the publication of Harry’s memoirs, the prince lost 45 popularity points and Meghan 35 points in just over a month.
private conversations
In the United States, as in the United Kingdom, the public seems to reproach him for the breadth of his revelations. 44% of respondents believe that Harry was wrong to quote private conversations with members of his family. Especially since the couple have continued to complain about the revelations of the British press about them, and asking to be able to live in peace, away from the attention of the media.
news week He also recalls that the couple were very popular at the end of 2019, before they left for the United States, despite the negative articles about them that had already been published in the British press. The paper also notes that the couple is much more unpopular in the US today than it was in the UK in 2019, when the press was particularly fierce.
record sales
The survey says that a quarter of respondents (24%) had a lower opinion of the Sussexes since the Netflix documentary aired. harry and meghan beginning of December, and the publication of the book alternate.
But if the public is disappointed by Prince Harry’s attitude, that doesn’t stop them from buying his book. alternate Thus, since January 10, the date of its official publication, it has broken sales records.
Publisher Penguin Randon House, which publishes the book, revealed on January 11 that Prince Harry’s memoir had sold 1.4 million copies in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada, a record number for a nonfiction book.
In France, it was reprinted three times and sold 85,000 copies in five days.
Source: BFM TV
