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Updated · The Daily Beast · Aug 24
68% of Britons Reject Taxpayer-Funded Security for Prince Harry as Only 27% Back Return
Updated
Updated · The Daily Beast · Aug 24

68% of Britons Reject Taxpayer-Funded Security for Prince Harry as Only 27% Back Return

3 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · Aug 24

Summary

  • 68% of respondents said Prince Harry and Meghan should pay for their own security, while only 2% backed taxpayer-funded protection in a new Mail on Sunday poll.
  • 27% approved of the couple returning to Britain after six years overseas, versus 34% who disapproved, underscoring the difficulty of any move to rebuild support.
  • 22% said their homecoming would weaken the monarchy and 8% said it would strengthen it; only 16% wanted them restored as working royals.
  • 43% also said Harry and Meghan should apologize for implying members of the royal family were racist, compared with 26% who said no.

Insights

Can Harry and Meghan forge a new private identity, or will demands for an apology permanently derail their British comeback?
With public funding fiercely opposed, how will the Sussexes finance their controversial UK return and unprecedented security demands?
Will enrolling their children in UK schools force a royal reconciliation, or just deepen the bitter rift with Prince William?