01 Jan Meghan Markle and Prince Harry a ‘laughing-stock’ after ‘disastrous 2023’
The Duke of Sussex and Meghan have had a disastrous year according to a leading Royal expert.
Rafe Heydel-Mankoo told GB News: “I think this has been a disastrous year for the Montecito duo, topping and tailing with two disastrous books, Spare, which made them into a laughing stock globally, South Park and their worldwide privacy tour.
“We saw them being mocked by Family Guy in every late-night talk show. And it ended at the end of the year with Endgame written by Omid Scobie.
“Their poll ratings took a nosedive. They’ll be very happy to see an end to this year.”
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
“They don’t have the same cultural attachments or emotional attachments or historical knowledge. So those are two big challenges for the future.”
“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. 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 a worthy successor to his mother.”
